5 ways to use "TENGO" - "to have" in Spanish
Summary
TLDRIn 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
🙂 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.
😊 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.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡tener
💡edad
💡frío
💡hambre
💡propiedades
💡enfermedades
💡ganas
💡infinitivo
💡conjugación
💡explicar
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
me llamo wanna tango treinta knows tengo
dolor de cabeza hola
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
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