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Conversations: 'estar', 'ser', 'tener' singular persons

Belongings: 'tener' and articles 'un' and 'una'

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils learn the singular and plural indefinite articles, and that nouns have abstract gender. They form plural nouns with -s. Pupils learn the singular forms of 'tener' in the context of belongings. Key sounds learnt are ll, l, ca, co, cu.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to ask and answer questions using singular 'estar', 'ser' and 'tener' about things that you or someone else has.

Key Notes

  • Raise your voice at the end of a statement to ask a yes/no question with 'tener'. '¿Tienes …?' is 'Do you have?'.
  • 'Qué' means 'what'; to ask 'What do you have?' use '¿Qué tienes?'.
  • 'Unas' is 'some' for plural feminine nouns; 'unos' is 'some' for plural masculine nouns.
  • Conversations involve careful listening and knowing vocabulary securely, especially key verbs 'estar', 'ser', 'tener'.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • tener: to have, having
  • qué: Spanish question word 'what'
  • unas: 'some' for plural feminine nouns
  • unos: 'some' for plural masculine nouns

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Spanish needs a word for 'do' in questions, e.g. 'Do you have?' and 'What do you have?'.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

Raise your voice at the end of a statement to ask a yes/no question with 'tener'. '¿Tienes …?' is 'Do you have?'. 'Qué' means 'what'; to ask 'What do you have?' use '¿Qué tienes?'.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'tener'

to have, having. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: Spanish needs a word for 'do' in questions, e.g. 'Do you have?' and 'What do you have?'. Correction: Spanish questions are easy to form. Yes/no questions have the same words as statements; to make a question you raise the pitch of your voice. Information questions just add a question word, e.g. 'Qué ... ?' in front of the verb.

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