To breathe in Spanish 🇪🇸

Tip to remember

Think respirate/respiration

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Pronunciation

Normal speech: res-pi-RAR
IPA: /res.pi.’ɾar/

7 months ago

respirar info.

Tips to remember the word “respirar”:
– Link it with the English word “respire,” which is not commonly used but can be found in more formal or medical contexts and shares the same Latin root, “respirare.”
– Associate it with “respiration,” which is the process of breathing, and remember that words ending in “-ar” are often verbs in Spanish.
– Visualize the action of breathing and think of “respirAR” with emphasis on the “AR” to remind yourself that it’s an action.

Explanations:
– “Respirar” is a verb that means to inhale and exhale breath, essentially to breathe.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Inhaler (to inhale)
– Exhalar (to exhale)

Since “respirar” is an infinitive, here are the different conjugations in the indicative mood:

Present:
– Yo respiro (I breathe)
– Tú respiras (You breathe)
– Él/Ella/Usted respira (He/She breathes, You (formal) breathe)
– Nosotros/Nosotras respiramos (We breathe)
– Vosotros/Vosotras respiráis (You all breathe)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes respiran (They breathe, You all (formal) breathe)

Preterite (Simple past):
– Yo respiré (I breathed)
– Tú respiraste (You breathed)
– Él/Ella/Usted respiró (He/She breathed, You (formal) breathed)
– Nosotros/Nosotras respiramos (We breathed)
– Vosotros/Vosotras respirasteis (You all breathed)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes respiraron (They breathed, You all (formal) breathed)

Imperfect (Past continuous):
– Yo respiraba (I used to breathe)
– Tú respirabas (You used to breathe)
– Él/Ella/Usted respiraba (He/She used to breathe, You (formal) used to breathe)
– Nosotros/Nosotras respirábamos (We used to breathe)
– Vosotros/Vosotras respirabais (You all used to breathe)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes respiraban (They used to breathe, You all (formal) used to breathe)

Future:
– Yo respiraré (I will breathe)
– Tú respirarás (You will breathe)
– Él/Ella/Usted respirará (He/She will breathe, You (formal) will breathe)
– Nosotros/Nosotras respiraremos (We will breathe)
– Vosotros/Vosotras respiraréis (You all will breathe)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes respirarán (They will breathe, You all (formal) will breathe)

Examples of sentences that use “respirar”:
– Es importante respirar profundamente para relajarse. (It’s important to breathe deeply to relax.)
– Cuando corres, necesitas respirar más rápido. (When you run, you need to breathe faster.)
– Ella aprendió a respirar correctamente durante la meditación. (She learned how to breathe correctly during meditation.)
– Si subes a grandes alturas, puede ser más difícil respirar. (If you go to high altitudes, it can be harder to breathe.)
– Los médicos le enseñaron a respirar a través de un tubo después de la operación. (Doctors taught him to breathe through a tube after the surgery.)

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