Saber and Conocer 

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To know: saber and conocer- cannot be used interchangeably.

\ Saber means to know a fact of a piece of information or to know how to do something

\ no sé tu número de teléfono → I do not know your phone number

mi hermana sabe hablar fancés → my sister knows how to speak french

\ Conocer means to know or be familiar/aquainted with a person, place, or thing

\ Conoces la ciudad de nueva york? → Do you know new york?

No conozco a tu amigo James → I do not know your friend James.

\ When the direct object of conocer is a person or pet, the personal a is used.

\ Conoces la Habana? → Do you know Havana? but,

Conoces a Celia Cruz? → Do you know Celia Cruz?

\ Parecer (to seem) and ofrecer (to offer) are conjugated like conocer.

Conducir (to drive) and traducir (to translate) also have an irregular conjugated differently from conocer

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