Learn how to talk about possessions
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| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Spanish Season 1, Lesson 18 - Possession. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about possession in Spanish. | |
| Becky: Here’s the informal way to say “Do you have a pen?” in Spanish. | |
| Laura: [Normal] ¿Tienes una pluma? | |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “you have” | |
| Laura: [Normal] tienes [Slow] tienes | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “a” | |
| Laura: [Normal] una [Slow] una | |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “pen” | |
| Laura: [Normal] pluma [Slow] pluma | |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning “Do you have a pen?” | |
| Laura: [Slow] ¿Tienes una pluma? [Normal] ¿Tienes una pluma? | |
| Becky: Ok, now let’s take a look at the formal way to say “Do you have a pen?” | |
| Laura: [Normal] ¿Tiene una pluma? | |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “you have” in the formal register. | |
| Laura: [Normal] tiene [Slow] tiene | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “a” | |
| Laura: [Normal] una [Slow] una | |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “pen” | |
| Laura: [Normal] pluma [Slow] pluma | |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning “Do you have a pen?” | |
| Laura: [Slow] ¿Tiene una pluma? [Normal] ¿Tiene una pluma? | |
| Becky: Next up is the formal way to say “Yes, here you are.” | |
| Laura: [Normal] Sí, aquí tiene. | |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “yes” | |
| Laura: [Normal] sí [Slow] sí | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “here” | |
| Laura: [Normal] aquí [Slow] aquí | |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “you have” in the formal register. | |
| Laura: [Normal] tiene [Slow] tiene | |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning “Yes, here you are.” | |
| Laura: [Slow] Sí, aquí tiene. [Normal] Sí, aquí tiene. | |
| Becky: Finally is a way to say “Yes, but it is red. “ | |
| Laura: [Normal] Sí, pero es roja. | |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “yes” | |
| Laura: [Normal] sí [Slow] sí | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “but” | |
| Laura: [Normal] pero [Slow] pero | |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “it is” | |
| Laura: [Normal] es [Slow] es | |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “red” | |
| Laura: [Normal] roja [Slow] roja | |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning “Yes, but it is red.” | |
| Laura: [Slow] Sí, pero es roja. [Normal] Sí, pero es roja. | |
| Cultural Insight | |
| Becky: Now it’s time for a quick cultural insight. | |
| Laura: This same pattern of Tienes + noun can be used to talk about subjective things as well, such as hunger or sleep. ¿Tienes hambre? and ¿Tienes sueño? Meaning [are you hungry/are you sleepy] are questions you will hear often. | |
| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! | |
| Laura: Hasta pronto. |
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HideHow would you say 'Do you have a book?'
Hola Annie,
Muy bien!
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¿Tienes un libro?
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Yes, that is correct.
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Hola,
¿Tiene un libro? ( Formal)
¿ Tienes un libro? ( Informal)
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Tienes un libro? (Informal
Tiene un libro? (Formal)
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¿Tienes un libro? (informal)
¿Tiene un libro? (formal)
Hola Terri,
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¿Tiene un libro?
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