Saber Expressions

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Saber means "to know" and is also used in many idiomatic expressions, including to know by heart, to wonder, and to taste like. Learn these and dozens of other Spanish expressions featuring saber.

Saber translations

• to know
• to know how to
• to find out (in pretérito)

Saber expressions

saber a			to taste like
saber a demonio(s)			to taste awful
saber amargo			to taste bitter
saber cuidar de sí mismo			to know how to take care of oneself
saber de + noun			to know a lot about something
saber de un sitio muy bueno			to know of a very good place
saber ir			to know the way
saber más que Briján			to be very intelligent
saber orientarse por el ciudad			to know one's way around town
saberle mal a alguien			to not like
saberse algo de memoria			to know something by heart
no saber de alguien			to have not heard from / had news about someone
no saber demasiado bien			to not taste very good
no saber nada de + noun			to not know anything, to know nothing about + noun
No saber ni papa			to not know the first thing about something
no saberle mal a alguien			to not mind, not be bothered by
a saber			namely
a saber dónde			I wonder where
a saber si realmente ___ ___			I wonder if ___ really ___ed
anda a saber			God (only) knows, your guess is as good as mine
hacer saber algo a alguien			to let someone know something
Cada uno sabe dónde le aprieta el zapato			Everyone knows his/her own weakness
cualquiera sabe si			It's anybody's guess whether
cuando lo supe			when I heard / found out about it
¡de haberlo sabido!			If only I'd known!
demasiado bien sé que			I know only too well that
en cuanto lo supe / supimos			as soon as I / we found out
Eso ya me lo sabía yo			I already knew that
Es una persona que sabe escuchar			He/She is a good listener
lo dudo, pero nunca se sabe			I doubt it, but you never know
Logró / Lograron saber el secreto			He / They managed to learn the secret
Lo sé.			I know.
El motivo de esta carta es hacerle saber que			I am writing to inform you that
¡No lo sabes bien!	(inf)		You're not kidding! That's not the half of it!
No sabía dónde meterse			He didn't know what to do with himself
no sabe, no contesta	(survey)		don't know, n/a
No se sabe			Nobody knows
No se saben las causas			The causes are unknown
Nunca más se supo de él / ellos			He was / They were never heard from again
para que lo sepas			let me tell you, for your information
pocos campeones saben perder			few champions are good losers
que sepamos			as far as we know
¡Qué sé yo!			How should I know?
que yo sepa			as far as I know
Quién es Ud., si se puede saber?			Who are you, may I ask?
¡Quién sabe!			Who knows!
¿Quién sabe?			Who knows? Who can tell?
Quiero hacerle saber que			I would like to inform you that
¿sabe Ud.?	(filler)		you know?
Se las sabe todos	(informal)		to know every trick in the book
¿Se puede saber si…?			Can you tell me if…?
Se supo que…			It was learned that…
Según mi leal saber y entender	(formal)		To the best of my knowledge
Sépase que…			Let it be known that…
sin saberlo yo			without my knowledge
¡Si lo sabré yo!			I should know!
¿Tú qué sabes?			What do you know?
Tú sabrás (lo que haces)			I suppose you know (what you're doing)
¡Vete a saber!			God (only) knows, your guess is as good as mine
Vete tú a saber			Your guess is as good as mine
ya lo sabía yo			I thought as much
Ya se sabe que…			It is known…, We all know…
¡Yo qué sé!			How should I know?
el saber hacer			know-how, savoir-faire
el saber popular			folk wisdom
un no sé qué			a certain something
un no sé qué de afectado			a certain affectation

 Saber is one of two verbs that mean to know.

 More about saber

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