{"id":4651,"date":"2012-04-17T06:59:27","date_gmt":"2012-04-17T10:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=4651"},"modified":"2012-04-17T06:59:27","modified_gmt":"2012-04-17T10:59:27","slug":"spanish-lesson-intermediate-32-the-spanish-verb-parecer-parecerse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanish-lesson-intermediate-32-the-spanish-verb-parecer-parecerse\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Lesson Intermediate 32 The Spanish Verb Parecer \/ Parecerse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spanish Lesson Intermediate 32 The Spanish Verb Parecer Parecerse\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mmQDSBAnBwU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Hola a todos!<\/p>\n<p>Hoy vamos a ver los diferentes usos del verbo \u201cParecer\/Parecerse\u201d. Today we will see the different uses of the Spanish verb \u201cParecer\/Parecerse\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Parecer\/Parecerse is a useful, commonly used Spanish verb that, as is very often the case, doesn\u2019t have one simple English translation. It takes time to remember the various uses of Spanish verbs, to understand the subtle differences and when exactly to use one Spanish verb structure over another in any given moment.<\/p>\n<p>In this lesson I will show you exactly how to use Parecer\/Parecerse with many example practice sentences to help clarify my explanations.<\/p>\n<p>So let\u2019s get started\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Parecer: To talk about the appearance of something\/someone:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Ana parece cansada: Ana seems tired<br \/>\n\u2022 Pareces m\u00e1s joven de lo que eres: You seem younger than you are<br \/>\n\u2022 Pareces extranjero \u00bfde d\u00f3nde eres?: You seem to be foreign, where are you from?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Parecerse: To talk about similarities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Elena y Sonia se parecen mucho: Elena and Sonia look very alike<br \/>\n\u2022 Yo me parezco a mi madre: I look like my mother<br \/>\n\u2022 Mi hermana y yo nos parecemos mucho: My sister and I look very alike<\/p>\n<p><strong>To ask and give opinions (third person of the verb with an indirect object pronoun):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00bfQu\u00e9 te parece la pel\u00edcula?: What do you think of the film?<br \/>\n\u2022 Me parece que es muy divertida: I think it is very entertaining<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00bfQu\u00e9 les parece la fiesta?: What do you think of the party? (formal\/group)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Me parece + adjective + que + subjuntivo:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Me parece muy bien que vayas a Barcelona: I think it\u2019s great that you are going to Barcelona<br \/>\n\u2022 Me parece fatal que Antonio no haya estudiado nada: I think it\u2019s awful that Antonio hasn\u00b4t studied at all<br \/>\n\u2022 Me parece fant\u00e1stico que hayas ganado la loter\u00eda: I think it\u2019s fantastic that you have won the lottery<br \/>\n\u2022 Me parece rid\u00edculo que te enfades: I think it\u00b4s ridiculous that you get angry<br \/>\n\u2022 Me parece exagerado que Carmen y Jos\u00e9 se divorcien por una discusi\u00f3n: I think it\u00b4s excessive that Carman and Jos\u00e9 are divorcing because of one argument<\/p>\n<p><strong>Me parece + adjective + infinitive:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Me parece aburrido ir a la playa: I think going to the beach is boring<br \/>\n\u2022 Me parece interesante estudiar Medicina: I think studying medicine is interesting<br \/>\n\u2022 Me parece maravilloso vivir en Espa\u00f1a: I think living in Spain is marvellous<br \/>\n\u2022 Me parece interesante ir a ese museo: I think going to that museum is interesting<br \/>\n\u2022 Me parece raro nadar en el mar en invierno: I think it\u2019s odd to swim in the sea in winter<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let\u00b4s talk in more detail now about how to discuss and compare similarities in Spanish:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Se parece a&#8230; : He\/She looks like &#8230;<br \/>\nPedro se parece a Brad Pitt: Pedro looks like Brad Pitt<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Se parece en: He\/She is similar in &#8230;<br \/>\nAna se parece a su padre en el car\u00e1cter: Ana is similar to her father in character<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Es id\u00e9ntico\/a a\u2026\/ Es clavado\/a a \/ Es igual a\u2026: He\/She is identical to\u2026<br \/>\nPedro es clavado a su hermano: Pedro is identical to his brother<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Son como dos gotas de agua: They are like two peas in a pod<br \/>\nCarla y su hija son como dos gotas de agua: Carla and her daughter are like two peas in a pod<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 No se parece a\u2026: He\/She doesn\u00b4t look like\u2026<br \/>\nMar\u00eda no se parece a su madre: Mar\u00eda doesn\u00b4t look like her mother<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 No se parece en nada a \u2026: He\/She doesn\u00b4t look like \u2026 at all<br \/>\nMar\u00eda no se parece en nada a su madre: Mar\u00eda doesn\u00b4t look like her mother at all<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all for today\u2019s Spanish lesson.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see there are many different uses of the Spanish verb Parecer\/Parecerse. Give yourself time to absorb them all and don\u2019t get too worried about remembering everything all at once.<\/p>\n<p>I have said this various times before, but I would like to repeat that you should be careful never to fall into the trap of trying to translate everything back word for word to your mother tongue. The most fluent and accurate foreign language speakers are those people who are open minded and relaxed enough to leave their own language aside and ride the roller-coaster of a new language wherever it may take them. You can, of course, set your own goals and limits and be very proud once you achieve a good level of speaking, writing, listening and reading.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Que tengais un buen dia y hasta la proxima clase!<\/p>\n<p>I hope you are enjoying my weekly Spanish lessons. 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