"To remember" in Spanish is recordar. In the present tense the o becomes ue, so I remember is recuerdo and No lo recuerdo means I don't remember it. In everyday speech you'll also hear acordarse de: ¿Te acuerdas de mí?
Written by Isabella García, Language Content Manager at WordyUpdated October 4, 2026
Hear "recordar" in real movie scenes
A sharp memory and a hard one. Each video starts and stops on that line.
Lo recuerdo muy bien.
I remember it very well.
Some moments, like a beach, a run and a voice in the background, stay sharp for years. In lo recuerdo, the pronoun lo (it) comes before the verb.
From ¿Y dónde está el policía? 33 1/3: El insulto final · Spanish audio
Recordar.
To remember.
The man struggles to find the word because calling up old images is hard for him, and he lands on the infinitive.
From El embajador del miedo · Spanish audio
Recordar in the present tense
Watch the o turn into ue in four of the six forms.
Spanish
English
yo recuerdo
I remember
tú recuerdas
you remember
él / ella recuerda
he / she remembers
nosotros recordamos
we remember
vosotros recordáis
you all remember (Spain)
ellos / ellas recuerdan
they remember
Tip:Acordarse de means the same and is just as common: Me acuerdo de ti and Te recuerdo both mean I remember you.
Grammar: recordar, recuerdo
Four rules for talking about memories.
o becomes ue
recuerdo, recuerdas, recuerda, recuerdan. Only recordamos and recordáis keep the o.
No de after recordar
Recuerdo tu nombre. With acordarse, add de: Me acuerdo de tu nombre.
Lo goes first
Lo recuerdo. I remember it. In the negative, no comes before lo: No lo recuerdo.
It also means remind
With a person, recordar means to remind: Te recuerdo que hay clase mañana. I'm reminding you there's class tomorrow.
Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
Lo recuerdo muy bien.
I remember it very well.
No lo recuerdo.
I don't remember it.
¿Recuerdas mi nombre?
Do you remember my name?
Recordamos ese día.
We remember that day.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗Yo recordo
✓Yo recuerdo
When the stress falls on the o, it changes to ue.
✗Recuerdo de tu nombre
✓Recuerdo tu nombre
Recordar takes no de. Only acordarse does: Me acuerdo de tu nombre.
✗Me recuerdo (meaning I remember)
✓Recuerdo / Me acuerdo
Recordar isn't reflexive here. The reflexive verb for remembering is acordarse.
Real conversation: what happened on Saturday?
A short dialog with an old friend.
An old friend, Elena, thinks you didn't tell her the truth about the weekend.
E
Creo que me has mentido.
I think you've lied to me.
You
No he mentido.
I haven't lied.
E
¿No recuerdas el sábado?
Don't you remember Saturday?
You
E
Your turn to answer
In the app you reply in Spanish for the last 2 lines.
Recordar, or acordarse de. I remember is recuerdo or me acuerdo.
How do you say "I don't remember" in Spanish?
No recuerdo or No me acuerdo. For one specific thing, say No lo recuerdo.
What's the difference between recordar and acordarse?
They mean the same. Recordar takes the thing directly, Recuerdo la fecha, while acordarse needs de: Me acuerdo de la fecha.
How do you say "do you remember me?" in Spanish?
¿Te acuerdas de mí? or ¿Me recuerdas? Both are common.
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