| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Tengo (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| Tengo (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| tos |
| tos |
| Tengo tos. |
| Tengo tos. |
| "I have a cough." |
| We use tos in this sentence because it means "cough." |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Mis amigos tienen (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| Mis amigos tienen (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| alergia |
| alergia |
| Mis amigos tienen alergia. |
| Mis amigos tienen alergia. |
| "My friends have allergies." |
| We use alergia in this sentence because it means "allergy," and it describes the health condition the person has. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Mi hermana tiene (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| Mi hermana tiene (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| fiebre |
| fiebre |
| Mi hermana tiene fiebre. |
| Mi hermana tiene fiebre. |
| "My sister has a fever." |
| We use fiebre in this sentence because it means "fever." |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| Ready? |
| Tenemos |
| Tenemos dolor |
| Tenemos dolor de |
| Tenemos dolor de cabeza. |
| "We have a headache." |
| Tenemos dolor de cabeza. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| ¿Tu papá (tengo or tiene) dolor de estómago? |
| ¿Tu papá (tengo or tiene) dolor de estómago? |
| tiene |
| tiene |
| ¿Tu papá tiene dolor de estómago? |
| "Does your dad have a stomachache?" |
| Tiene is used here because it's the third-person singular form of tener, which matches the subject tu papá, "your dad." Since we're talking about someone else— he—, we use tiene, not tengo, which means "I have." |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Ellos (tienen or tenemos) gripe y están en casa. |
| Ellos (tienen or tenemos) gripe y están en casa. |
| tienen |
| tienen |
| Ellos tienen gripe y están en casa. |
| "They have the flu and are at home." |
| Tienen is used here because it is the third-person plural form of tener, which matches the subject ellos, meaning "they." Since ellos refers to a group of people, we use tienen "they have" instead of tenemos, which means "we have." |
| Let's translate some sentences into Spanish. |
| Translate "I have a toothache." into Spanish. |
| Tengo, "I have" |
| followed by |
| dolor, "pain" |
| next |
| de, "of" |
| followed by |
| muelas, "molars" or "teeth" |
| Tengo is used here because the subject is yo, meaning "I," and tengo is the first-person singular form of the verb tener, meaning "to have." |
| So in Tengo dolor de muelas, you're literally saying "I have pain of molars," which naturally translates as "I have a toothache." |
| Tengo dolor de muelas. |
| Tengo dolor de muelas. |
| "I have a toothache." |
| Translate "Do you all feel nauseous?" into Spanish. |
| ¿Tienen, "Do you all have" |
| followed by |
| ustedes, "you all" (formal plural subject) |
| next |
| náuseas, "nausea" |
| Tienen is used here because the subject is ustedes, meaning "you all," and tienen is the third-person plural form of the verb tener, meaning "to have." |
| So in ¿Tienen ustedes náuseas?, you're literally asking "Do you all have nausea?" which naturally translates as "Do you feel nauseous?" in English. |
| ¿Tienen ustedes náuseas? |
| ¿Tienen ustedes náuseas? |
| "Do you all feel nauseous?" |
| Translate "My grandma is dizzy." into Spanish. |
| Mi, "My" |
| followed by |
| abuela, "grandmother" |
| next |
| tiene, "has" |
| followed by |
| mareo, "dizziness" |
| Tiene is used here because the subject is mi abuela, meaning "my grandmother," and tiene is the third-person singular form of the verb tener, meaning "to have." |
| So in Mi abuela tiene mareo, you're saying "My grandmother has dizziness," which naturally translates as "My grandmother is dizzy." |
| Mi abuela tiene mareo. |
| Mi abuela tiene mareo. |
| "My grandma is dizzy." |
| Listen to me as I speak. Which form of the verb tener is used in each sentence? |
| Mis amigos tienen alergia. |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Mis amigos tienen alergia. |
| Did you hear, tienen? Tienen, meaning "they have," is the third-person plural form of the verb tener, "to have," in the present tense. It is used here because the subject is mis amigos, "my friends," which corresponds to ellos, meaning "they." |
| How about...? |
| Mi hermana tiene fiebre. |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Mi hermana tiene fiebre. |
| Did you hear, tiene? Tiene, meaning "she has," is the third-person singular form of the verb tener, "to have," in the present tense. It is used here because the subject is mi hermana, "my sister," which corresponds to ella, meaning "she." |
| Next… |
| Tengo dolor de muelas. |
| One more time. |
| Tengo dolor de muelas. |
| Did you hear, tengo? Tengo, meaning "I have," is the first-person singular form of the verb tener, "to have," in the present tense. It is used here because the subject is yo, meaning "I." |
| And... |
| Tenemos dolor de cabeza. |
| One more time. |
| Tenemos dolor de cabeza. |
| Did you hear, tenemos? Tenemos, meaning "we have," is the first-person plural form of the verb tener, "to have," in the present tense. It is used here because the subject is nosotros, meaning "we." |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to talk about health problems in Spanish. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway. |
| Nos vemos. |
Comments
Hide