Ch 26 · Lesson 20Spanish · Chapter 26 · Lesson 20 · Phrase session
Giving advice
Six ways to tell someone what to do, from a gentle hint to a firm recommendation.
Why these go together
Advice is where the grammar of the last few chapters pays off: the conditional (), the subjunctive after a recommendation ( ) and the if-clause ( ). is the everyday favourite in Spain, and it needs no subjunctive at all.
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If I were you, I would tell him.
Literally: I that you, I would tell it to him
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You should rest more.
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I recommend you go to the doctor.
Literally: I recommend you that you go to the doctor
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Why not try again?
Literally: why do you not try it another time
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You'd better talk to her.
Literally: it is better that you talk with her
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If I were you, I would not wait.
Matching
0/6Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/6Put the missing word back.
Yo que tĂș, se lo . (If I were you, I would tell him.)
descansar mĂĄs. (You should rest more.)
Te que vayas al médico. (I recommend you go to the doctor.)
¿Por qué no lo otra vez? (Why not try again?)
Es mejor que con ella. (You'd better talk to her.)
Si yo tĂș, no esperarĂa. (If I were you, I would not wait.)
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