NIVEL BÁSICO / AVANZADO
Palabra PARECER: 6 Formas De Usarla
PARECER: Seem, look like, appear, Parece que él no va a venir.
resemble. It seems like he is not going to come.
1) PARECER: To seem, to look a certain So, you can say:
way. Parece que Pedro está preocupado.
¿Te sientes bien? Pareces cansado. It seems like Pedro is worried.
Do you feel ok? You look tired.
Or, using number 1 you can say:
¿Estás seguro de que Ana está bien? Ella parece Pedro parece preocupado.
enferma. Pedro looks worried.
Are you sure that Ana is ok? She looks tired.
4) ME PARECE QUE: It seems to me that …/
¿Qué te pasa? Pareces preocupado. I think that…
What is going on? You look worried. Me parece que él no es un buen novio para ella.
I think he is not a good boyfriend for her.
2) PARECERSE A ALGUIEN: To look like Me parece que Juan no va a venir.
someone, to be similar to someone. I think that Juan is not going to come.
Miguel se parece a su hermana.
Miguel looks like his sister. 5) ME PARECE: We use it to mean “I find it
easy / difficult / interesting …”
Yo me parezco a mi mamá. Me parece fácil el pretérito.
I look like my mom. I find the preterite easy.
*You can also say: Me parece muy difícil el subjuntivo.
Miguel y su hermana se parecen. I find the subjunctive difficult.
Miguel and his sister resemble each other.
6) ¿CÓMO TE PARECE?: How do you like…?
Yo me parezco a mi mamá. ¿Cómo te parece tu nuevo trabajo?
My mom and I look alike. How do you like your new job?
*Me parece bueno. - I think it is good.
3) PARECER QUE: We use it to mean, “It
seems like…” ¿Cómo te pareció la fiesta?
Parece que va a llover en la tarde. How did you like the party?
It seems like it is going to rain in the afternoon. *Me pareció divertida. - I thought it was fun.
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