Saber means "to
know" and is used in a number of common expressions.
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| saber |
to know |
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(pretérito) |
to find out |
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(plus verb) |
to know how to |
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| saber a |
to taste like |
| saber a demonio(s) |
to taste awful |
| saber amargo |
to taste bitter |
| saber cuidar de sí mismo |
to know how to take care of oneself |
| saber de + noun |
to know a lot about something |
| saber de un sitio muy bueno |
to know of a very good place |
| saber ir |
to know the way |
| saber más que Briján |
to be very intelligent |
| saber orientarse por el ciudad |
to know one's way around town |
| saberle mal a alguien |
to not like |
| saberse algo de memoria |
to know something by heart |
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| no saber de alguien |
to have not heard from / had news about someone |
| no saber demasiado bien |
to not taste very good |
| no saber nada de + noun |
to not know anything, to know nothing about + noun |
| No saber ni papa |
to not know the first thing about something |
| no saberle mal a alguien |
to not mind, not be bothered by |
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| a saber |
namely |
| a saber dónde |
I wonder where |
| a saber si realmente |
I wonder if ___ really ___ed |
| anda a saber |
God (only) knows, your guess is as good as mine |
| Cada uno sabe dónde le aprieta el zapato |
Everyone knows his/her own weakness |
| cualquiera sabe si |
It's anybody's guess whether |
| cuando lo supe |
when I heard / found out about it |
| ¡de haberlo sabido! |
If only I'd known! |
| demasiado bien sé que |
I know only too well that |
| en cuanto lo supe / supimos |
as soon as I / we found out |
| hacer saber algo a alguien |
to let someone know something |
| lo dudo, pero nunca se sabe |
I doubt it, but you never know |
| Logró / Lograron saber el secreto |
He / They managed to learn the secret |
| lo sé |
I know |
| El motivo de esta carta es hacerle saber que |
I am writing to inform you that |
| ¡No lo sabes bien! |
(inf) |
You're not kidding! That's not the half of it! |
| No sabía dónde meterse |
He didn't know what to do with himself |
| para que lo sepas |
let me tell you, for your information |
| pocos campeones saben perder |
few champions are good losers |
| que sepamos |
as far as we know |
| ¡Qué sé yo! |
How should I know? |
| que yo sepa |
as far as I know |
| ¡Quién sabe! |
Who knows! |
| ¿Quién sabe? |
Who knows? Who can tell? |
| Quiero hacerle saber que |
I would like to inform you that |
| sin saberlo yo |
without my knowledge |
| ¡Si lo sabré yo! |
I should know! |
| ¿Tú qué sabes? |
What do you know? |
| Tú sabrás (lo que haces) |
I suppose you know (what you're doing) |
| ¡Vete a saber! |
God (only) knows, your guess is as good as mine |
| Vete tú a saber |
Your guess is as good as mine |
| ya lo sabía yo |
I thought as much |
| ¡Yo qué sé! |
How should I know? |
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| Eso ya me lo sabía yo |
I already knew that |
| Es una persona que sabe escuchar |
He/She is a good listener |
| no sabe, no contesta |
(survey) |
don't know, n/a |
| No se sabe |
Nobody knows |
| No se saben las causas |
The causes are unknown |
| Nunca más se supo de él / ellos |
He was / They were never heard from again |
| Quién es Ud., si se puede saber? |
Who are you, may I ask? |
| ¿sabe Ud.? |
(filler) |
you know? |
| Se las sabe todos |
(informal) |
to know every trick in the book |
| ¿Se puede saber si...? |
Can you tell me if...? |
| Se supo que... |
It was learned that... |
| Según mi leal saber y entender |
(formal) |
To the best of my knowledge |
| Sépase que... |
Let it be known that... |
| Ya se sabe que... |
It is known..., We all know... |
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| el saber hacer |
know-how, savoir-faire |
| el saber popular |
folk wisdom |
| un no sé qué |
a certain something |
| un no sé qué de afectado |
a certain affectation |
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Saber is one of two
verbs that mean to know
Saber
conjugations More Spanish Expressions
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Saber
- To Know - Spanish Expressions
