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The conjunctions: "Ni... Ni...", "Así Como"

Coordinating conjunctions are words that are used to connect elements, such as words or phrases.

Gramática: Las conjunciones: "Ni... Ni...", "Así Como"

A2 Spanish Copulative conjunctions

Level: A2

Module 3: Planes para el fin de semana (Weekend plans)

Lesson 20: Comprar un regalo especial (Buying a special gift)

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

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  1. "Ni... ni..." is used to join two negative elements or to say "neither one nor the other."
  2. "Así como" is used to express a comparison or a relationship of equality.

 

FórmulaEjemplo

 

Ni + sustantivo + ni + sustantivo

No compró ni flores ni bombones. (He didn't buy either flowers or chocolates.)

 

Ni + pronombre + verbo + ni + pronombre + verbo

Ni las compro ni las regalo.

 

Elemento 1 + así como + elemento 2.

Ellos regalan margaritas así como tulipanes.

 

Elemento 1 + así como + elemento 2.

Visitamos la tienda así como la floristería. (We visited the shop as well as the florist.)

Exercise 1: Las conjunciones: "Ni... Ni...", "Así Como"

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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ni, regalo ni, así como, Ni sabía, Ni me gustan, Ni

1.
Gustar: las rosas las margaritas.
(I don't like roses or daisies.)
2.
Busco un regalo original bonito.
(I am looking for a gift that is original as well as beautiful.)
3.
Saber: el precio pregunté al dependiente.
(I neither knew the price nor did I ask the shop assistant.)
4.
La floristería tiene muchas flores bonitas, el ramo de flores que compré.
(The flower shop has many beautiful flowers, as well as the bouquet of flowers I bought.)
5.
Ellos regalan margaritas tulipanes.
(They give daisies as well as tulips.)
6.
la floristería la tienda de regalos tienen flores frescas hoy.
(Neither the florist nor the gift shop have fresh flowers today.)
7.
Vendieron tulipanes margaritas en oferta.
(They sold tulips as well as daisies on sale.)
8.
Regalar: No flores bombones
(I don't give either flowers or chocolates)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

1

Ni me gustan

I don't like

2

Ni

Neither

3

ni

neither

4

así como

as well as