To believe is to create. (Creer es crear) / English version + Audio

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Thank you very much for being here participating in this podcast about Spanish, a language that we love and that today summons us. I am Eduardo Satorno, Spanish teacher at SpanishUp2U and manager of Unique Trips, your travel agency.

 

I am Malena Algorta, Spanish teacher at Spanish in Cabo and at SpanishUp2U. If you want to know more about your Spanish this web site for practicing click here and you will see all the podcasts, videos and lessons that we prepare for you, so you can master Spanish. We are in 5 minutes of Spanish and this is episode number 121.

 

Welcome! Thank you for being with us week after week, for your comments, for listening and participating in this family that is Spanish in Cabo. Again, we will speak in Spanish, if you need the English version click on the image of Bruno Pegoretti's painting, thanks for your art Bruno!

 

 

But, if you listen to us week after week, you don't need the English translation anymore; you don't have to click on Bruno's fantastic chicken, do you?

 

 

Of course not, try to understand the context, not word for word, remember that Spanish has many cognates, that is, similar words in other languages, such as English and French, once you identify them it is easier.

 

Exactly, and today we are going to talk about a saying that has to do with art, since we mentioned painting.

 

We are artistic today.... what is the phrase or saying?

 

It is not a saying exactly, it is two verbs that together have a very nice meaning that inspires and forms the phrase: To believe is to create.

 

To believe and to create are two very similar verbs in grammar. The verb creer (to believe) in the first person is conjugated: yo creo and the verb crear (to create) is also yo creo. But beyond that, they are important verbs and logically confuse those who speak Spanish as a second or third language, which is your case, right?

 

 

Not only are they two important verbs, but they are also powerful, what unites them is intention. If you believe in something you have to act or create.

 

      

If you wake up and say "Oops, I slept badly, I am tired, today everything is going to go wrong... everything is going to go very wrong.

 

 

Well, but if you listen to us, you don't wake up with that attitude, you say good, today is a spectacular day, I have my Spanish class, the SpanishUp2U workshop, a lot of things to eat... and you create a very good day.

 

 

I heard comer, that's a good verb.

 

 

You don't create good health if you eat badly.

 

 

Exactly, I'm joking with the food again, to believe is to create, it's a good phrase, when you are convinced of something you act to achieve it and that's very good. And in grammar these two verbs which are differentiated by a and e, are regular in conjugation, so they are easy.

 

 

 On the other hand, crear is cognate in English and French, it changes the pronunciation. Creer is only cognate with French.

 

 

Regarding pronunciation; it is important in Spanish to pronounce all the vowels:

 

Believe in yourself; we believe in this project; I thought I could make it but I didn't.

 

 

Let's go to some synonyms.

 

 

Synonyms for believe: think, accept, affirm, suppose and there are more. examples?

 

 

I think this podcast will be very useful to you or I think podcast 121 will be useful to you.

 

 

Synonym for create?

 

 

To produce, to establish, to found, to prepare.

 

 

A phrase we say a lot?

 

 

 

I don't believe it!  ¡No lo puedo crrer!

 

 

I can't believe it, the 5 minutes are up! Strange... time flies.

 

 

 

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