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Coger: to take (6 minutes)
Say the present tense of coger (coger (coger to take (to take ( ) aloud. Use the
cover flap to test yourself. When you are confident,
practice the sentences below.
yo cojo I take
yoh kohoh
tú coges/usted coge you take (informal/
too kohes/oosted kohay formal singular)
él/ella coge he/she takes
e e
el/ehl/ehl/ -yah kohay
nosotros(-as) cogemos we take
nosotros(-as) kohayhaymos
Yo cojo el metro todos vosotros(-as) cogéis/ you take (informal/
los días. ustedes cogen formal plural)
yoh kohoh el metroh todos bosotros(-as) kohe-ees/
los deeydeeyas oostedes kohen
I take the metro every day.
ellos/ellas cogen they take
eh-yos/-yos/eh-yos/eh-yos/ -yas kohen

No quiero coger I don’t want to take
un taxi. a taxi.
noh kyairkyairoh koher
oon taksee

Coja la primera Take the first left.
a la izquierda.
kohah lah preemerah
ah lah eethkyairkyairdah

Put into practice (2 minutes)

Cover the text on the right and complete the dialogue
in Spanish.
¿A dónde va? Voy a la Puerta del Sol.
ah donday bah boy ah lah pwerpwertah del sol
Where are you going?
Say: I’m going to the
Puerta del Sol.

¿Quiere coger el autobús? No, quiero ir en metro.
k kyairyairay koher el aootoher el aootoher boos noh, kyairkyairoh eer en metroh
Do you want to take
the bus?
Say: No, I want to go
by metro.