About This Lesson
Use Basic invitations and shared action to practice Spanish conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
Vamos ahora.
BAH-mohs ah-OH-rah Let us go now.
B
Comamos juntos.
koh-MAH-mohs HOON-tohs Let us eat together.
A
Empecemos ahora.
ehm-peh-SEH-mohs ah-OH-rah Let us start now.
B
Paremos aquí.
pah-REH-mohs ah-KEE Let us stop here.
A
Ven conmigo.
behn kohn-MEE-goh Come with me.
B
Espérame.
ehs-PEH-rah-meh Wait for me.Word by Word
Vamos
In this dialogue, “Vamos” means “let’s go”: it proposes that the speaker and listener go together. It is a form of the verb ir, “to go,” used here for a shared suggestion. A useful pattern is the dialogue phrase “Vamos ahora,” used when proposing to go at once.
ahora
In “Vamos ahora,” “ahora” means “now” and specifies when the proposed action should happen. It is used after the action word in this dialogue to add the time. Use “ahora” when you want to say that an action is happening or should happen at the present time.
Comamos
In this dialogue, “Comamos” means “let’s eat”: it suggests eating together. It is a form of the verb comer, “to eat,” used for a shared suggestion. The pattern “Comamos juntos” is useful when inviting someone to eat with you.
juntos
In “Comamos juntos,” “juntos” means “together” and shows that the participants should eat as a group. It adds the idea of shared action to the suggestion. Use “juntos” with an action when emphasizing that people do it together.
Empecemos
In this dialogue, “Empecemos” means “let’s start”: it suggests beginning an activity together. It is a form of the verb empezar, “to start,” used for a shared suggestion. The pattern “Empecemos ahora” is useful when proposing that an activity begin immediately.
Paremos
In this dialogue, “Paremos” means “let’s stop”: it suggests that the speaker and listener stop what they are doing. It is a form of the verb parar, “to stop,” used for a shared suggestion. The pattern “Paremos aquí” is useful when proposing to stop at a particular place.
aquí
In “Paremos aquí,” “aquí” means “here” and identifies the place where the participants should stop. It follows the shared-action suggestion and gives the location. Use “aquí” to point out the place where an action happens or should happen.
Ven
In this dialogue, “Ven” means “come,” directing one person to move toward the speaker while accompanying the speaker. It is a form of the verb venir, “to come,” used as a direct request. The pattern “Ven conmigo” is useful when asking someone to come along with you.
conmigo
In “Ven conmigo,” “conmigo” means “with me” and identifies the speaker as the person to accompany. It expresses accompaniment in the invitation to come. Use “conmigo” after an action or movement expression when asking someone to be with the speaker.
Espérame
In this dialogue, “Espérame” means “wait for me”: it asks the listener to remain until the speaker arrives or catches up. The form combines the request to wait with a reference to the speaker as the person being waited for. Use “Espérame” when asking someone not to leave before you.
Grammar Points
Presente de subjuntivo para expresar «vamos a…»
Comamos juntos ahora.
koh-MAH-mohs HOON-tohs ah-OH-rahLet's eat together now.
En español, las formas de nosotros como comamos y empecemos expresan una propuesta: «let's…».
Pronombre unido al imperativo afirmativo
¡Espérame!
ehs-PEH-rah-mehWait for me!
Con una orden afirmativa, el pronombre me se une al verbo: espérame.
Spanish Vocabulary
ahora
adv
ah-OH-rah
now
Vamos ahora.
aquí
adv
ah-KEE
here
Paremos aquí.
comamos
verb
koh-MAH-mohs
let's eat
Comamos juntos.
conmigo
pron
kohn-MEE-goh
with me
Ven conmigo.
empecemos
verb
ehm-peh-SEH-mohs
let's start
Empecemos ahora.
espérame
verb
ehs-PEH-rah-meh
wait for me
Espérame.
juntos
adj
HOON-tohs
together
Comamos juntos.
paremos
verb
pah-REH-mohs
let's stop
Paremos aquí.
vamos
verb
BAH-mohs
let's go
Vamos ahora.
ven
verb
behn
come
Ven conmigo.
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Let us go now.
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Vamos ahora.Let us eat together.
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Comamos juntos.Let us start now.
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Empecemos ahora.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
let's stop
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paremosnow
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ahoralet's start
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empecemoslet's go