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Leed la nota, sacad la basura y preguntad al vecino.

Leed la nota, sacad la basura y preguntad al vecino.
Read the note, take out the garbage, and ask the neighbor.
From Lesson 61:Affirmative commands (tú, vosotros)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Leed la nota, sacad la basura y preguntad al vecino.

Why do the verbs leed, sacad, and preguntad all end in a "d"?
They are commands for a group of people, using the vosotros (plural "you") form used in Spain. To make this command, just take the infinitive verb (like leer, sacar, or preguntar), remove the final -r, and add a -d. It is a very easy and regular rule!
If I wanted to give these commands to just one person, what would the verbs be?
You would use the tú (singular "you") command form. For regular verbs, you just use the normal he/she/it form of the present tense. The sentence would become: Lee la nota, saca la basura y pregunta al vecino.
Why is it al vecino instead of just el vecino?
In Spanish, you direct a question "to" someone, so the verb preguntar is usually followed by the preposition a (to). Since vecino (neighbor) is masculine, it uses el (the). When a and el are next to each other, they always combine into the single word al.
What does the verb sacar usually mean?
Sacar means "to take out" or "to remove." So sacad la basura literally translates to "take out the garbage," which is exactly how you talk about this chore in Spanish.

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