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- "As you know."
"As you know."
Translation:Como você sabe.
June 29, 2013
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Here's how i think about it. Saber: know facts, information, skills. More solid and firm. Eu sei nadar. (I know how to swim.) Ele sabe todos os livros na Bíblia. (He knows all the books in the Bible.) Nós sabemos que o exercito está longe daqui. (We know the army is far away.)
Conhecer: familiarity. More hazy and fluid. Ele conhece meu pai. (He knows my father, is familiar with him.) Pedro conhece a biblioteca. (Pedro knows the library, is familiar with its layout or its systems.)
Conhecer is also to meet. Te conheci faz dois minutos, nao vou te prestar meu notebook. (I met you two minutes ago, I won't lend you my laptop.) Você quer conhecer meu chefe? (Do you want to meet my boss?)