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Thursday, November 4, 2010 (read 4388 times)
Tocar vs. Jugar
by KimberlyThis is exerpt from our weekly newsletter with vocabulary from the Canary Islands. With our newsletters you can can receive weekly Spanish lessons as well as the latest information what is going on at don Quijote, including give-a-ways, special offers, and much more!
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El uso de los verbos tocar y jugar se confunde en ocasiones por la influencia de otros idiomas, como el inglés, en los que hay solamente una palabra para ambos verbos.
(Sometimes we find problems when using the verbs tocar and jugar. It is due to the influence of other languages, such as English that have just one word for both meanings -to play basketball / to play an instrument).
Tocar:
Utilizamos el verbo tocar cuando hablamos de instrumentos.
(In Spanish we use tocar when we are talking about music instruments)
Toco la guitarra.
María toca el violín en la orquesta de su ciudad.
Ana está aprendiendo a tocar el piano.
Jugar:
Utilizamos el verbo jugar cuando nos referimos a deportes o juegos.
(We use the verb jugar when talking about sports or games)
Juego al fútbol.
Podemos jugar una partida al Monopoly.
Este fin de semana iré a jugar al tenis.
Pedro juega muy bien al ajedrez.
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Keywords: tocar,jugar