What you have: intonation questions, 'tienes'
I can use ‘tienes’ to understand and ask questions about things in the classroom. I can read aloud words with [ci] and [ce].
What you have: intonation questions, 'tienes'
I can use ‘tienes’ to understand and ask questions about things in the classroom. I can read aloud words with [ci] and [ce].
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Key learning points
- Sound spelling correspondences [ce] and [ci] have a softer 'c' sound than [ca] [co] and [cu].
- Practising nouns helps us remember the word and the gender.
- 'Tienes' is part of the verb 'tener' and means 'you have'.
- Yes/no questions can be made by raising the tone of your voice at the end of any statement.
- There is no equivalent of the word 'do' in Spanish intonation questions.
Keywords
[ce] - sound-symbol correspondence
[ci] - sound-symbol correspondence
Tienes - Spanish verb meaning ‘you have’ to one person
Common misconception
You have to include the word for 'do' in Spanish intonation questions.
Spanish intonation (yes/no questions) can be made simply by raising the tone of voice at the end of any statement. There is no equivalent of the word 'do' in Spanish intonation questions.
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