Come on das?

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I'm Timothy, and this is Learncraft Spanish.

Today we're going to start working on the verb,

Andar, which is a very idiomatic verb with a bunch of different meanings.

In the dictionary, the first definition that you'll see is to walk.

So, for example, I want to walk more.

I sit a lot.

But you'll just as often see it being used to mean something that clearly isn't walking.

For example, I always go by train to work.

So, here, the person is going by train to work. So here, the person is going by train, not walking with their feet.

Andar is often followed by aim and then a mode of transportation that isn't walking.

In these contexts, the verb Andar is used basically as a synonym for ire. But we often choose andar when we're emphasizing what mode of transport we're using. Here's another example. Most of my family goes by car, but I ride the train.

The major part of my family and I am in train.

Andar without en after it

often means that you're walking by foot.

But if we want to be very specific that that's what we mean, we need the word for foot,

which is pie, pia, spelled like the English word pie. Here's how you'd use it. I walk by foot when I can.

And do a pie when I can.

Notice that we say a most of the other forms of transportation are

in, such as en-tren or en-auto.

But being a foot when you're walking is a pie.

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