Do you have? 'Tienes', numbers and plural nouns
Learning outcomes
I can use numbers 1-12 with nouns and ‘tener’ to ask and answer about how many things I and others have.
I con distinguish between [ce] and [ci].
Do you have? 'Tienes', numbers and plural nouns
Learning outcomes
I can use numbers 1-12 with nouns and ‘tener’ to ask and answer about how many things I and others have.
I con distinguish between [ce] and [ci].
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Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondence [ce] can be contrasted for practice with the key sound [ci].
- Numbers 1-12 go before nouns to indicate how many there are. Numbers do not change their spelling.
- Adding -s to nouns ending in -o, -a or -e makes them plural.
- '¿Tienes?' means 'Do you have?' There is no word for 'do' in intonation questions.
Keywords
Ce - pronounced as in the word 'centro'
Ci - pronounced as in the word 'decir'
Plural noun - a word that refers to more than one person, place or thing
Tienes - part of the verb 'tener' that means 'you have' or 'do you have?'
Tengo - part of the verb 'tener' that means 'I have' or 'do I have?'
Common misconception
When translating 'do you have' into Spanish, we need to translate every single word, including 'do'.
'Do you have?' translate as '¿tienes?' and we do not translate 'do'.
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