Strike bebeis from your vocabulary. It's just about only used in Spain and the nuance is complicated for people whose native language doesn't have two levels of politeness (like English). Stick to beben and the worst that'll happen is that you'll appear a little snooty. Big deal.
So,
I bebo. You (singular, informal) bebes. She/He/You (singular, formal) bebe. We bebemos. They/You (plural, formal) beben.
Use 'bebes' with friends or close acquaintances. Teachers, bosses, elders, etc. would qualify for 'bebe.' So, you can say to a friend: "Bebes (tu) cerveza?" but you're better off saying to your boss: "Bebe (usted) cerveza?"
Bebe cerveza can also mean "s/he drinks beer", and context clears up which person we're talking about.
When in doubt, forget bebes. See my comment above for bebeis.
Use 'beben' to mean:
"They (a bunch of girls) drink beer." "They (a bunch of guys) drink beer." "You (a bunch of people) drink beer."
The same endings apply for the other ER verbs, even the 'irregular' ones.
For example:
COMER (regular verb)
(Yo) comO. (Tu) comEs. (El/Ella/Usted) comE. (Nosotros) comEMOS. (Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes) comEN.
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Date: 2007-03-09 01:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-09 02:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-09 05:35 pm (UTC)(yo)bebo
(tu) bebes
(el/ella/usted) bebe
(nostostros) bebemos
(vosotros) bebeis
(ellos/ellas/ustedes) beben
Strike bebeis from your vocabulary. It's just about only used in Spain and the nuance is complicated for people whose native language doesn't have two levels of politeness (like English). Stick to beben and the worst that'll happen is that you'll appear a little snooty. Big deal.
So,
I bebo.
You (singular, informal) bebes.
She/He/You (singular, formal) bebe.
We bebemos.
They/You (plural, formal) beben.
Use 'bebes' with friends or close acquaintances. Teachers, bosses, elders, etc. would qualify for 'bebe.' So, you can say to a friend: "Bebes (tu) cerveza?" but you're better off saying to your boss: "Bebe (usted) cerveza?"
Bebe cerveza can also mean "s/he drinks beer", and context clears up which person we're talking about.
When in doubt, forget bebes. See my comment above for bebeis.
Use 'beben' to mean:
"They (a bunch of girls) drink beer."
"They (a bunch of guys) drink beer."
"You (a bunch of people) drink beer."
The same endings apply for the other ER verbs, even the 'irregular' ones.
For example:
COMER (regular verb)
(Yo) comO.
(Tu) comEs.
(El/Ella/Usted) comE.
(Nosotros) comEMOS.
(Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes) comEN.
QUERER (irregular verb)
(Yo) quierO.
(Tu) quierES.
(El/Ella/Usted) quierE.
(Nosotros) querEMOS.
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes) quierEN.
The endings for all three verb types (ER, AR, and IR) are extremely similar.
AR verb endings:
O
AS
A
AMOS
AN
ER verb endings:
O
ES
E
EMOS
EN
IR verb endings:
O
ES
E
IMOS
EN
So, if you can remember which ending type (eg. 'o' for 'I', '*mos' for 'we'), you'll be ahead of the game.
Hope that long rambling post has helped somewhat!
no subject
Date: 2007-03-09 07:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-09 07:59 pm (UTC)Granted, there are always exceptions, but this should save your ass most of the time.
no subject
Date: 2007-03-09 10:20 pm (UTC)Indeed! Yay! :)
no subject
Date: 2007-03-09 02:28 am (UTC)