To fish in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

Normal speech: pes-CAR
IPA: /pes.’kar/

7 months ago

Memory trick

Pescado = fish

8 months ago

pescar info.

Tips to remember the word “pescar”:
1. Associate “pescar” with the English word “pesky,” as sometimes fish can be hard to catch, which can be a pesky task.
2. Think of “pescado,” the Spanish word for “fish,” already caught, which can help you remember “pescar” is the act of catching fish.

Explanations:
“Pescar” is the Spanish infinitive verb that means “to fish.” It is used to describe the act of catching fish either as a recreational activity, sport, or for commercial purposes.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Pescar” doesn’t have exact synonyms, but related terms include “capturar” (to capture) when referring to catching in a more general sense and “pescar con caña” which specifies fishing with a rod.

Conjugations of “pescar”:
– Infinitive: pescar (to fish)
– Present indicative: pesco (I fish), pescas (you fish), pesca (he/she/you formal fish), pescamos (we fish), pescáis (you all/they fish – Informal in Spain), pescan (they/you all formal fish)
– Preterite (simple past): pesqué (I fished), pescaste (you fished), pescó (he/she/you formal fished), pescamos (we fished), pescasteis (you all/they fished – Informal in Spain), pescaron (they/you all formal fished)
– Imperfect (past): pescaba (I used to fish), pescabas (you used to fish), pescaba (he/she/you formal used to fish), pescábamos (we used to fish), pescabais (you all/they used to fish – Informal in Spain), pescaban (they/you all formal used to fish)
– Future: pescaré (I will fish), pescarás (you will fish), pescará (he/she/you formal will fish), pescaremos (we will fish), pescaréis (you all/they will fish – Informal in Spain), pescarán (they/you all formal will fish)
– Conditional: pescaría (I would fish), pescarías (you would fish), pescaría (he/she/you formal would fish), pescaríamos (we would fish), pescaríais (you all/they would fish – Informal in Spain), pescarían (they/you all formal would fish)
– Subjunctive (present): pesque (I fish), pesques (you fish), pesque (he/she/you formal fish), pesquemos (we fish), pesquéis (you all/they fish – Informal in Spain), pesquen (they/you all formal fish)

Examples of sentences using “pescar”:
– “Este fin de semana voy a pescar en el lago.” (This weekend I am going to fish in the lake.)
– “Mi abuelo enseñó a mi padre a pescar.” (My grandfather taught my father how to fish.)
– “Si vamos temprano, podremos pescar más truchas.” (If we go early, we can catch more trout.)
– “¿Alguna vez has pescado un pez gigante?” (Have you ever caught a giant fish?)
– “Pescar requiere paciencia y práctica.” (Fishing requires patience and practice.)

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