Vocabulario:La familia
Lea Gramática C.1
el abuelo / la abuela los abuelos
(grandfather/grandmother) (grandparents)
el gemelo / la gemela (twin)
el hijo / la hija (son / daughter)
los hijos (sons; sons and daughters; children)
la madre (mother)
el padre (father)
los padres (parents)
el hijo único / la hija única
(only child; only son / only daughter)
La familia
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el nieto / la nieta (grandson / granddaughter)
el primo / la prima (cousin)
el sobrino / la sobrina (nephew / niece)
el tío / la tía (uncle / aunt)
Las personas solteras llevan el apellido de
su padre y el apellido de su madre.
C.1
La familia Saucedo
(Parte 1)
Expressing possession: The verb tener
tener (to have)
(yo) tengo I have
(tú) tienes You (inf.sing) have
You (pol.sing) have;
(usted, él/ella) tiene he/she has
(nosotros/as) tenemos We have
You (inf.pl. Spain) have
(vosotros/as) tenéis
(ustedes, tienen You (pl.) have; they
have
ellos/as)
Irregular verbs: ser and tener
Ser (to be) and tener (to have) are irregular
verbs
The endings are regular, but the stem changes
(tengo, tienen)
The verb ser (to be) followed by the preposition de (of) can also
be used to express possession.
-¿De quién es el cuaderno?
-Es de Carmen.
Preposition de (of)
De (of) + el (the) = contraction del (of the)
-¿De quién es el boligrafo?
(Whose is that pen?)
- Es del profesor.
(It’s the professor’s.)
• The other combinations of de + article do not
contract: de la, de los, de las.
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Expressing Possession: Possessive
Adjectives
Singular Owner
mi = my
tu = your (tú = you)
*su = your (pol. sing.) , his / her
Plural Owner
nuestro / a = our
vuestro / a = your (inf. pl., Spain)
*su = your (pl.); their
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Expressing Possession: Possessive
Adjectives
Singular Posession (Plural possessions)
mi(s) = my
Tu(s) = your (tú = you)
*su(s) = your (pol. sing.). his / her
Plural Owner
Nuestro(s) / a(s) = our
Vuestro(s) / a(s) = your (inf. pl., Spain)
*su(s) = your (pl.); their
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Expressing Age: The Verb tener
To ask about age, use
¿Cuántos años….?
Sandra, ¿cuántos años tienes tú?
Answer:
Tengo cuarenta y ocho (años).
Los idiomas y las nacionalidades
(C.4-C.5)
Adj. that end in –o/-a, just like other adj.s that end
in
–o/-a, have 4 forms.
sing. plural
Masculine = chino chinos
Feminine = china chinas
Victoria no es china, pero habla chino muy bien.
(Victoria is not Chinese, but she speaks Chinese
very well.)
Adjectives of Nationality
(C.4)
Adj.s that end in a consonant also have 4 forms:
singular plural
Masculine = inglés ingleses
Feminine = inglesa inglesas
John es inglés, pero su madre es española.
(John is English, but his mother is Spanish.)
Adjectives of Nationality
Adjectives that end in –e have only 2 forms:
singular plural
Masculine = canadiense canadienses
Feminine = canadiense canadienses
Adj. of nationality & the names of
languages are not capitalized.
Only names of countries are
capitalized.
Talking about Habitual Actions
Present Tense of Regular –ar Verbs
Conjugation of the verb hablar (to speak)
the infinitive hablar (to speak)
(yo) hablo I speak
(tú) hablas you (inf.sg) speak
(usted, él / ella) habla you (pol.sg) speak; he/she
speaks
(nosotros / as) hablamos we speak
(vosotros / as) habláis you (inf.pl.,Spain) speak
(ustedes, ellos / as) hablan you (pl.) speak; they
speak