Usages of saber
No sé la respuesta.
I do not know the answer.
El profesor sabe la respuesta.
The teacher knows the answer.
Sé la verdad.
I know the truth.
¿Sabes la verdad?
Do you know the truth?
No sé la hora.
I do not know the time.
Sé hablar inglés.
I know how to speak English.
¿Sabes leer en español?
Can you read in Spanish?
El niño no sabe escribir.
The child doesn't know how to write.
Sabemos hacer la cena.
We know how to make dinner.
Sé leer, pero hoy no puedo: estoy cansado.
I know how to read, but today I can't: I am tired.
¿Alguien sabe si este autobús es tan seguro como el metro?
Does anyone know if this bus is as safe as the subway?
Sé que la experiencia de mi abuelo es peor.
I know that my grandfather's experience is worse.
Nadie supo cómo él logró ese resultado.
No one found out how he achieved that result.
Las chicas supieron el resultado y estuvieron contentas.
The girls found out the result, and they were happy.
Nadie supo del éxito del nuevo proyecto.
No one found out about the success of the new project.
No sé el número del pedido. ¡Dímelo!
I do not know the order number. Tell it to me!
Se sabe que los lobos no muerden aquí.
It is known that wolves do not bite here.
Si mi hermano ve el faro, sabe el rumbo.
If my brother sees the lighthouse, he knows the course.
Di la verdad si no sabes el rumbo.
Tell the truth if you do not know the course.
¿Vienes a la fiesta? Pues no lo sé.
Are you coming to the party? Well, I don't know.
¡Socorro! ¡Mi hijo no sabe nadar!
Help! My son can't swim!
No sé pronunciar esta palabra.
I don't know how to pronounce this word.
No sé dónde está el sitio.
I do not know where the place is.
Todo el mundo lo sabe.
Everyone knows it.
Pronto sabremos el resultado.
Soon we will know the result.
Ayer alguien supo cómo adelantar la tarea.
Yesterday someone found out how to bring the task forward.
Sin la brújula, ¿cómo sabría usted orientarse?
Without the compass, how would you know how to orient yourself?
La jefa sabría orientarse en este valle.
The boss would know how to orient herself in this valley.
Ella sigue fingiendo que no sabe nada.
She keeps pretending that she knows nothing.
Es fundamental que sepas que la puntualidad es importante.
It is fundamental that you know that punctuality is important.
Es mejor que sepas la respuesta.
It is better that you know the answer.
Es necesario que sepas tu obligación y que haya respeto.
It is necessary that you know your obligation and that there is respect.
La jefa quiere saber quién es el fotógrafo hoy.
The boss (f.) wants to know who the photographer is today.
Necesito saber cuándo llega el proveedor con la decoración.
I need to know when the supplier arrives with the decoration.
Quieren saber cómo prepara el catering este banquete.
They want to know how the catering prepares this banquet.
Ella quiere saber cuándo empieza la música en directo durante el evento.
She wants to know when the live music starts during the event.
La organizadora no sabe cuándo llega el fotógrafo al local.
The planner does not know when the photographer arrives at the venue.
Queremos saber cómo van a organizar el evento.
We want to know how they are going to organize the event.
¿Supiste que la sesión era tan larga?
Did you find out that the session was so long?
Nos encerró hasta que supiéramos la respuesta del enigma.
He locked us in until we knew the answer to the riddle.
Mienten para que la competencia no sepa la verdad.
They lie so that the competition does not know the truth.
No sé por qué lo engañó.
I don't know why she cheated on him.
No sabía nada del encuentro, pero supe la verdad ayer.
I knew nothing about the encounter, but I found out the truth yesterday.
Supimos la verdad cuando ella reveló el engaño.
We found out the truth when she revealed the deception.
Yo quería saber la verdad, pero su reacción fue terrible.
I wanted to know the truth, but his reaction was terrible.
Mi amigo íntimo supo el secreto hace un año.
My close friend found out the secret a year ago.
Ayer supe la mentira del chico, no fue una coincidencia.
Yesterday I found out the boy's lie, it was not a coincidence.
¿En serio? No lo sabía.
Seriously? I didn't know.
El detenido dice que no sabe nada del robo.
The detainee says that he doesn't know anything about the robbery.
Me gustaría saber el sueldo bruto que ella viene a ganar anualmente.
I would like to know the gross salary that she roughly earns annually.
No sé si el importe viene a cubrir la suma entera.
I do not know if the amount roughly covers the entire sum.
¡Tienes que empadronarte, ya que sabes lo importante que es!
You have to register with the municipality, since you know how important it is!
Pretende que yo sepa la respuesta. ¡Ni que fuera adivino!
He expects me to know the answer. As if I were a fortune teller!
La niña sabe una adivinanza que es rápida de contestar.
The girl knows a riddle that is quick to answer.
La mujer astuta siempre sabe el truco.
The astute woman always knows the trick.
Mi abuelo sabe una adivinanza pequeñita y muy intrigante.
My grandfather knows a very intriguing little riddle.
Perdone, ¿sabe dónde están las cuchillas?
Excuse me, do you know where the razors are?
El niño no sabe atarse los cordones.
The boy does not know how to tie his shoelaces.
¿Sabes sincronizar tanto los archivos como los datos?
Do you know how to synchronize both the files and the data?
Que yo sepa, este monstruo no existe en el folclore español.
As far as I know, this monster does not exist in Spanish folklore.
Que yo sepa, el abuelo no cuenta el relato.
As far as I know, the grandfather does not tell the tale.
Que yo sepa, la tradición oral es muy antigua.
As far as I know, the oral tradition is very old.
Que yo sepa, la historiadora no cree en las criaturas mitológicas.
As far as I know, the historian does not believe in mythological creatures.
Que yo sepa, la guerrera es inmortal.
As far as I know, the warrior is immortal.
Que yo sepa, la abuela cuenta el relato más antiguo.
As far as I know, the grandmother tells the oldest tale.
Que yo sepa, esa creencia antigua se transmitió de forma oral.
As far as I know, that ancient belief was transmitted orally.
Que yo sepa, ese centauro fue un dios.
As far as I know, that centaur was a god.
Que yo sepa, aquel príncipe salvó a la princesa.
As far as I know, that prince saved the princess.
Que yo sepa, el centauro y el unicornio son mitológicos.
As far as I know, the centaur and the unicorn are mythological.
No sabemos cómo solventar esta crisis; en cualquier caso, nadie perderá su empleo.
We do not know how to resolve this crisis; in any case, nobody will lose their job.
Desde que está ausente, nadie sabe su paradero.
Ever since he's been absent, nobody knows his whereabouts.
La activista sabe que con hacer activismo en internet no ganamos.
The activist knows that we don't win just by doing activism on the internet.
¡Vaya soplón! Nos delató sin que lo supiéramos.
What a snitch! He betrayed us without us knowing it.
No vamos a saber la participación hasta que termine el sondeo.
We are not going to know the turnout until the poll finishes.
¿Sabes programar el lavavajillas?
Do you know how to program the dishwasher?
A mí no me engañas: sé que estás triste.
You can't fool me: I know you're sad.
No sé meter la marcha atrás.
I don't know how to put it into reverse gear.
Que yo sepa, nadie ha visto nunca un unicornio.
As far as I know, nobody has ever seen a unicorn.
Que yo sepa, los historiadores ignoran quién escribió el relato.
As far as I know, historians don't know who wrote the tale.
No sé la respuesta. ¿Me das una pista?
I don't know the answer. Will you give me a hint?
¿Ya sabéis el sexo del bebé?
Do you guys already know the baby's sex?
Yo, que soy su madre, no sabía nada.
I, who am his mother, didn't know anything.
Tú, que lo sabes todo, ¿qué harías?
You, who know everything, what would you do?
Si lo sabías, ¿por qué no me lo dijiste?
If you knew, why didn't you tell me?
Si lo hubiera sabido, te habría llamado.
If I had known, I would have called you.
Pareces saber mucho de vinos.
You seem to know a lot about wines.
Nadie sabe adónde ha ido Luis.
No one knows where Luis has gone.
Pese a saberlo, no dijo nada.
Despite knowing it, she didn't say anything.
Sé que es difícil. Aun así, voy a intentarlo.
I know it's difficult. Even so, I'm going to try.
Te lo dije para que lo supieras.
I told you so that you would know.
Hasta hace poco no sabía nadar.
Until recently I couldn't swim.
No sabía que hablabas alemán.
I didn't know that you spoke German.
No sabía que Luis vivía en Madrid.
I didn't know that Luis lived in Madrid.
Perdona, no sabía que estabas aquí.
Sorry, I didn't know that you were here.
No sabíamos que la tienda cerraba los lunes.
We didn't know that the shop closed on Mondays.
No sabía que existiera algo así.
I didn't know that something like that existed.
No sabía que aquí se pudiera fumar.
I didn't know you could smoke here.
No sabía que el museo fuera gratis.
I didn't know that the museum was free.
No sabía que fuera tan fácil.
I didn't know that it was so easy.
En el momento en que la vi, supe que era ella.
The moment I saw her, I knew it was her.
Apenas sepa algo, te llamo.
As soon as I know something, I'll call you.
Ni mi hermana ni yo sabemos cocinar.
Neither my sister nor I know how to cook.
¿Vendrás a la fiesta? — No sé, ya veremos.
Will you come to the party? — I don't know, we'll see.
¿Sabes qué soñé? Que éramos famosos.
Do you know what I dreamed? That we were famous.
Lo cierto es que nadie sabe la respuesta.
The fact is that nobody knows the answer.
¡Cuánto sabe tu abuelo!
How much your grandfather knows!
Lo peor es que ya lo sabía.
The worst thing is that I already knew it.
Insistió en que él no sabía nada.
He insisted that he didn't know anything.
Sabemos el qué, pero no el cuándo ni el dónde.
We know the what, but not the when or the where.
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