5 ways to use "TENGO" - "to have" in Spanish

Summary

In this Spanish lesson, the instructor teaches five important uses of the verb 'tener' (to have). These include expressing one's age, physical states and needs, assets and property owned, illnesses and ailments, and desires or inclination towards something using the phrase 'tengo ganas de'. Memorizing these common 'tener' expressions will greatly improve one's conversational Spanish ability.

Takeaways

• 😀 The verb 'tener' is crucial in Spanish for expressing a wide range of meanings, including age, physical states, possessions, sickness, and desires.
• 🙋‍♂️ To express age in Spanish, use 'tener' followed by the number of years, e.g., 'tengo treinta años' means 'I am thirty years old'.
• 💁‍♀️ 'Tener' is used to express physical states or needs, such as being cold ('tengo frío'), hot ('tengo calor'), hungry ('tengo hambre'), thirsty ('tengo sed'), or scared ('tengo miedo').
• 💼 For expressing possessions or assets, 'tener' is followed by the item or property owned, e.g., 'tengo una casa' means 'I have a house'.
• 😷 When talking about sickness or illnesses, use 'tener' followed by the specific ailment, such as 'tengo dolor de cabeza' for 'I have a headache'.
• 🍕 'Tener ganas de' is a unique expression used to convey the desire to do something, similar to saying 'I feel like' in English, e.g., 'tengo ganas de comer tacos' means 'I feel like eating tacos'.
• 📚 Infinitive verbs in Spanish end with -ar, -er, or -ir, and are used after 'tener ganas de' to indicate what one feels like doing.
• 🔥 The conjugation of 'tener' changes depending on the subject, for example, 'tengo' for 'I have' and 'tiene' for 'he/she/it has'.
• 📖 Understanding and memorizing the uses of 'tener' is essential for improving Spanish skills due to its frequent use in the language.
• 🙏 The lesson emphasizes the importance of correctly conjugating 'tener' to match the subject being talked about, whether it's oneself or someone else.

Q & A

What are the 5 ways to use the verb 'tener' covered in the lesson?

The 5 ways to use 'tener' are: 1) To express age 2) To express physical and emotional states 3) To indicate possessions or assets 4) To indicate illnesses or sickness 5) With the expression 'tengo ganas de' to indicate desires or feelings like doing something

How do you say your age in Spanish using 'tener'?

To express your age in Spanish using 'tener' you would say 'Yo tengo treinta años' for 'I am 30 years old'.

What are some examples provided in the lesson for using 'tener' to express physical and emotional states?

Examples given include 'tengo frío' for 'I'm cold', 'tengo calor' for 'I'm hot', 'tengo hambre' for 'I'm hungry', and 'tengo miedo' for 'I'm scared'.

How would you say in Spanish 'I have a house' using the verb 'tener'?

You would say 'Yo tengo una casa' to express 'I have a house' using the verb 'tener'.

What does the expression 'tengo ganas de' mean in Spanish?

The expression 'tengo ganas de' means 'I feel like' doing something, for example 'tengo ganas de comer tacos' means 'I feel like eating tacos'.

How do you conjugate 'tener' if you want to talk about another person rather than yourself?

To talk about another person rather than yourself, you would conjugate 'tener' to match that person. So for example for 'he has' you would use 'tiene' and for 'she has' you would use 'tiene'.

What is an infinitive verb form?

An infinitive verb form in Spanish is the basic, unmodified form ending in -ar, -er, or -ir. For example: caminar, comer, vivir. It translates to 'to + verb' in English.

What does 'suscríbete a mi canal' mean?

'Suscríbete a mi canal' means 'subscribe to my channel' - the instructor is asking viewers to subscribe to her YouTube channel.

Why does the instructor say this lesson may be a bit more complicated?

She says it may be more complicated because it covers 5 different ways to use a single verb - 'tener'. Memorizing all the example phrases and expressions with their various meanings can be a challenge.

What action does the instructor want viewers to take after the lesson?

At the end, the instructor encourages viewers to memorize the content in the lesson, try to understand it, and subscribe to her YouTube channel 'Butterfly Spanish'.

Outlines

00:00

🙂 Expressing age, physical states, assets, and illnesses using 'tener'

The first paragraph explains 5 key ways to use the Spanish verb 'tener'. The first is to express your age, like 'Yo tengo treinta años' (I am 30 years old). The second is to describe physical states such as being cold, hot, hungry, or thirsty. The third use is to indicate assets or property you have, like 'tengo una casa' (I have a house). The fourth purpose is to convey illnesses or ailments using phrases like 'tengo dolor de cabeza' (I have a headache). Some examples of illnesses that can be expressed this way are provided.

05:03

😊 Using 'tener ganas de' to indicate desires and cravings

The second paragraph introduces the phrase 'tener ganas de' which translates to 'to feel like' doing something in English. This can be used to express desires or cravings for certain activities or food. For example, 'tengo ganas de comer tacos' means 'I feel like eating tacos'. The correct verb conjugation must be used based on who you are referring to. The paragraph concludes by encouraging viewers to subscribe to the Butterfly Spanish YouTube channel.

Keywords

💡tener

The verb 'tener' means 'to have' in Spanish. It is a very common and useful verb. In the video, the teacher explains 5 main ways 'tener' is used - to express age, needs/feelings, possessions, illnesses, and desires.

💡edad

Meaning 'age' in Spanish. The teacher uses the phrase 'Yo tengo treinta años' (I am 30 years old) to demonstrate how to use 'tener' to say one's age.

💡frío

Means 'cold' in Spanish. It's used in the expression 'Tengo frío' (I'm cold) to express physical sensations and needs.

💡hambre

Means 'hunger' in Spanish. The phrase 'Tengo hambre' (I'm hungry) demonstrates using 'tener' to convey needs.

💡propiedades

Meaning 'property' or 'assets' in Spanish. The teacher gives examples like 'Tengo una casa' (I have a house) to show how to use 'tener' to indicate possessions.

💡enfermedades

Means 'illnesses' or 'sicknesses' in Spanish. Expressions like 'Tengo dolor de cabeza' (I have a headache) use 'tener' to say you have a health issue.

💡ganas

Means 'desire' or 'feel like' in Spanish. The teacher introduces the structure 'Tengo ganas de' + infinitive verb to talk about feeling like doing something.

💡infinitivo

'Infinitive' refers to the basic form of a verb. In the example 'Tengo ganas de comer' (I feel like eating), 'comer' is an infinitive verb.

💡conjugación

'Conjugation' refers to changing a verb to match the subject. The teacher explains you must conjugate 'tener' based on who you're talking about - 'tengo' for me, 'tiene' for him/her.

💡explicar

Means 'to explain' in Spanish. The teacher says she hopes the video 'explica' or explains the uses of 'tener', showing it's key for comprehension.

Highlights

Learn 5 ways to use the Spanish verb 'tener' (to have)

Use 'tengo X años' to say your age

Express states or needs with 'tengo frío, calor, hambre, sed'

Talk about assets/property with 'tengo una casa, un auto'

Discuss family with 'tengo dos hijos'

Say you have an illness/sickness with 'tengo dolor de cabeza'

Express desire with 'tengo ganas de + infinitive'

Use the right verb form based on who you're talking about

Subscribe to the Butterfly Spanish YouTube channel

Use 'tengo X años' to say your age

Express states like being cold, hot, hungry, thirsty

Talk about belongings using 'tengo' + noun

Say you have an illness or pain with 'tengo dolor de...'

Use 'tengo ganas de' + infinitive to express desire

Conjugate 'tener' based on who you're talking about

Transcripts

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in today's lesson you're going to learn

five ways to use the verb tener okay

there are many many useful phrases

expressions vocabulary that with the

verb tener that is very important in

Spanish okay and today you're going to

learn five ways of using and those have

those five ways are crucial to improve

your Spanish and now let's move on and

start with the first one and that's an

easy one very easy let's to express your

age okay

yo tengo treinta aniele's how old are

you cuantos anos tienes - yo tengo tren

de a nose yo tengo treinta a nose to

express h which means a de okay second

Estados the animal states more or less

or needs okay and this is tengo frío I

am cold

tengo Kyle or I am hot tengo hambre I am

hungry tengo hambre tengo sed oh I am

thirsty I am very thirsty tengo sed

tengo sed I'm scared

tengo miedo tengo miedo I'm scared okay

tengo frío tengo Kyle or tengo hambre

I'm hungry tengo sed I'm thirsty tengo

miedo okay next one assets or property

okay you're going to use the verb tener

- to say your assets or your property

Ami's tengo una casa I have a house then

go on out oh oh in Mexico and Mexico for

him blow we say gabbro okay

Otto okay whatever you would like to use

then go now top ten going caro tengo una

computadora no you're not thank when a

computer tengo una Asia I have a

daughter

no I don't have a daughter but this is

an example okay tengo una a ha

then go Nijo I don't have an sound

either but it's just for you to learn

and express your belongings tengo dos he

has okay so you have a una y huh one and

one

but more than one is dos tres cuatro and

so on and then you have to make this

plural okay so it's dos y has una y ha

el hijo tres y hos cuatro y host maybe

you have eight children or chiho's okay

and you're going to use the verb tener

sickness enfermedades and firm a dad

this illnesses or sickness and for that

you're going to use the verb tener then

go dolor de cabeza what do you think

that means I have a headache

tengo dolor de cabeza tengo dolor de

stoma tengo dolor de estomago okay Oh

tengo dolor de s Paulo tengo Lord Espada

I have a backache first tengo dolor de

cabeza tengo dolor de estomago lourdes

pal

okay there's more illnesses I just have

had a space to write three but the

illnesses are in general Express with

the verb then there okay

let's move on and go to the fifth one

that's a funny one okay so for example

in English you say oh today I feel like

having some tacos okay Oh today I feel

like having some spaghetti okay but

today I feel like going to the movie

theater or

today I feel like going to the Opera

okay so then you're going to use tengo

ganas de that's an expression I feel

like having tengo ganas de plus

infinitive oh and what is infinitive oh

by the way that sounds very very

scientific maybe infinity bow is the

base of the verb so for example so to

walk to walk it's an infinitive but in

Spanish as kameena remember is the very

end with our air or if so for instance

tengo ganas de el al cine

to go to the movie theater tengo ganas

de al cine tengo ganas de comer tacos si

tengo ganas de comer tacos but tambien

tengo ganas de tomar una cerveza I feel

like having appear tengo ganas de tomar

una cerveza

so memorize this tengo ganas de

use the base of the Spanish verb here

kameena tomar okay baby and you can say

khmer tacos tomar cerveza tomar vino -

drink wine okay something to remember

here is I am using tango because I'm

talking about myself about you okay but

if you want to talk about other people

or another person you have to know how

to conjugate this right so you go to

your list of verbs and then for you you

use tango but for him or for her you use

Tian

okay so first use everything I say but

with the proper verb it means with the

verb that connects with the person

you're talking about and if you're

talking about yourself then just use

what I say okay well I hope you enjoyed

this lesson I know this lesson is a

little bit more complicated but this is

very useful because the Burton air is

used it's very frequent in Spanish okay

so try to memorize this to understand it

and subscribe to my subscribe to my

channel that's a difficult one subscribe

to my channel butterfly Spanish adios

amigos