Module 4 of the free Spanish course (CEFR A2, completed), lesson 9 of 30: The no goes in front of the whole reflexive: No me levanto temprano los sábados. On this page: 7 words with their genders and respellings, the rule, a watch-out line and the audio — the study notes behind the workbook's QR.
| Spanish | English | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| yo no me levanto temprano | I do not get up early | yoh noh meh leh-BAHN-toh tehm-PRAH-noh |
| ¿a qué hora te levantas? | what time do you get up? | ah keh OH-rah teh leh-BAHN-tahs |
| yo me levanto tarde | I get up late | yoh meh leh-BAHN-toh TAR-deh |
| ¿no te acuestas? | are you not going to bed? | noh teh ah-KWEHS-tahs |
| apurarse | to hurry | ah-poo-RAR-seh |
| ¡apúrate! | hurry up! | ah-POO-rah-teh |
| antes del desayuno | before breakfast | AHN-tehs dehl deh-sah-YOO-noh |
Respellings follow the course’s say-it key; the stressed syllable is in capitals. Print this lesson’s flashcards (PDF) — the words on the front, the English and respelling on the back.
The no goes in front of the whole reflexive: No me levanto temprano los sábados. ¿No te acuestas? The pronoun stays glued to its verb, and the no stands before both.
Questions as ever: ¿A qué hora te levantas? ¿Te vistes antes del desayuno? Apurarse is to hurry — ¡apúrate! is what a parent says at 7:45.
no goes BEFORE the reflexive pronoun: no me levanto — never me no levanto. The pronoun and the verb are never separated.
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