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1. Do you have siblings?
¿Tienes hermanos?
Lesson 12 | Talking about family, friends
& pets

3. ¡Hola!
Lesson 12 on Basic Spanish!

4. Revision : Possessive adjectives
English Spanish
My Mi (s)
Your (informal) Tu (s)
His/ Her/ Your (formal)/Their Su (s)
Our Nuestro (-a, -os, -as)
Your (informal, pl) Vuestro (-a, -os, -as)

5. Revision : Family relations
English Spanish
Father Papá / Padre
Mother Mamá / Madre
Parents Padres
Brother (s) Hermano (s)
Sister (s) Hermana (s)
Siblings (mixed) Hermanos
Son Hijo
Daughter Hija

6. Revision : Family relations
English Spanish
Grandfather Abuelo
Grandmother Abuela
Grandparents Abuelos
Uncle Tío
Aunt Tía
Cousin (male) Primo
Cousin (female) Prima

7. Speaker English Spanish
Lisa Hi! Mark, Who is she? ¡Hola! Mark, ¿Quién es ella?
Mark Hi! She is my sister, Martha
¡Hola! Ella es mi hermana,
Martha
Lisa Who is he? ¿Quién es él?
Mark He is our father Él es nuestro padre
Revision : Conversation (part 1)

8. Speaker English Spanish
Lisa And she? ¿Y ella?
Mark She is our aunt Ella es nuestra tía
Mark’s aunt Who is she, Mark? ¿Quién es ella, Mark?
Mark She is my friend, Lisa Ella es mi amiga, Lisa
Revision : Conversation (part 2)

9. 1 Talking about family & pets
Lesson objectives

10. Today we will learn some advanced conversations
around talking about family and pets!
What’s in store today?

11. Lisa : Do you have siblings?
Mark : Yes, I have two siblings
Mark : And you?
Lisa : I have one brother and one sister
Mark : Do you have pets?
Lisa : Yes, I have a dog and a cat
Mark : Good! I have two cats
Today’s conversation

12. To learn how to say : 'Do you have any siblings?',
let’s learn the forms of the irregular verb ‘To-have’
To have = Tener (i->e)
Remember, the (i->e) indicates that 'tener' will
undergo spelling change except with 'nosotros' and
'vosotros'
Let’s begin

13. Forms of irregular verb ‘To-have’
English Spanish
I have Yo tengo
We have Nosotros tenemos
You (informal) have Tú tienes
You (informal, pl) have Vosotros tenéis
You (formal) have/
He/ She has
Usted/ Él/ Ella tiene
You (formal, pl have)/
They have
Ustedes/ Ellos/ Ellas tienen
Not
tieno

14. The forms of ‘to-have’ = tener are exactly the
same as a verb ending in ‘er’ except
with ‘I’ or ‘Yo’ where it takes up the
form of ‘tengo’
Did you notice?

15. Do you have any siblings?
We just convert the statement into a
question tone by adding ¿?
Do you have siblings?
¿ Tú tener hermanos?

16. Do you have any siblings?
You (informal, sing.) have = tienes
Do you have siblings?
¿ Tú tienes hermanos?

17. So now you know!
Do you have siblings?
¿Tienes hermanos?

18. Hermanos could mean mixed siblings (boys
and girls) or just male siblings
However, if we want to refer to only female
siblings, we would use hermanas
Grammar tip

19. Yes, I have two siblings
Sí, (yo) tener dos hermanos
Do you have any siblings?

20. Do you have any siblings?
Yes, I have two siblings
Sí, (yo) tengo dos hermanos

21. So now you know!
Yes, I have two siblings
Sí, tengo dos hermanos
I have = (Yo) tengo

22. Let’s now try the first half of our conversation
Lisa : Do you have any siblings
Mark : Yes, I have two siblings
Mark : And you?
Lisa : I have one brother and one sister
Moving on…

23. Speaker English Spanish
Lisa Do you have siblings? ¿Tienes hermanos?
Mark Yes, I have two siblings Sí, tengo dos hermanos
Mark And you? ¿Y tú?
Lisa
I have one brother and one
sister
Tengo un hermano y una
hermana
Conversation (part 1)

24. 1 2 3
I have two sisters
Try yourself
Tengo
dos
hermanas
Tieno
dos
hermanas
Tengo
dos
hermanos

25. 1 2 3
I have two sisters
Solution
Tengo
dos
hermanas
Tieno
dos
hermanas
Tengo
dos
hermanos

26. 1 2 3
He has two siblings
(Assume : mixed siblings)
Try yourself
Él tienes
dos
hermanos
Él tiene
dos
hermanos
Él tiene
dos
hermanas

27. 1 2 3
He has two siblings
(Assume : mixed siblings)
Solution
Él tienes
dos
hermanos
Él tiene
dos
hermanos
Él tiene
dos
hermanas

28. Let’s now look at the second part of our conversation,
talking about pets!
Moving on…

29. Vocabulary
English Spanish
Pet(s)
Mascotas (same for
singular/ plural)
Cat Gato/a
Dog Perro/a
Fish Pez
Parrot Loro
Bird Pájaro
Pescado also translates to fish, but refers to 'dead fish';
like in 'fish & chips'

30. An easy way to remember the fact that
'Pets' are called 'Mascotas' is that mascots
are usually animals
How do you remember these words?

31. 'rr' in Spanish can also be referred to as
'rolled r'
The pronunciation is almost with a
vibrating sound
So, try saying 'Perro' (dog) again
Pronunciation tip

32. A cat = Gato
If you want to explicitly say that you have ‘a
female cat’ or a ‘a male cat’ then add words
like una (for female) and un (for male)
before the word Gato and change 'Gato' to
'Gata'
Grammar tip

33. Speaker English Spanish
Lisa Do you have pets? ¿Tienes mascotas?
Mark
Yes, I have a dog and a
(female) cat
Sí, tengo un perro y una gata
Mark Good! I have two cats ¡Bien! Tengo dos gatos
Conversation (part 2)

34. 1 2 3
A (female) dog
Try yourself
Una
perro
Una
perra
Perro

35. 1 2 3
A (female) dog
Solution
Una
perro
Una
perra
Perro

36. Revision : Forms of irregular verb ‘To-have’
English Spanish
I have Yo tengo
We have Nosotros tenemos
You (informal) have Tú tienes
You (informal, pl) have Vosotros tenéis
You (formal) have/
He/ She has
Usted/ Él/ Ella tiene
You (formal, pl have)/
They have
Ustedes/ Ellos/ Ellas tienen
Not
tieno

37. Revision
English Spanish
Pet(s)
Mascotas (same for
singular/ plural)
Cat Gato/a
Dog Perro/a
Fish Pez
Parrot Loro
Bird Pájaro
Pescado also translates to fish, but refers to 'dead fish';
like in 'fish & chips'

38. Culture Leaf

39. Culture leaf : Quinceañera!
Literally:
One (girl) who is fifteen
It is the celebration of a girl's
fifteenth birthday in parts of
Latin America
A Quinceañera after mass

40. In this celebration, the quinceañera is accompanied
by her parents, godparents, court of honor, friends
and family
The birthday girl usually delivers fifteen candles to
people who she considers were most influential in her
development during her fifteen years
It is often accompanied by a speech
This ceremony is also known as the Tree of Life
Culture leaf : Quinceañera!

41. Formal entry - A grand entrance by the
Quinceañera is made once most guests have
been seated
Formal toast - An optional but usual part of the
reception generally initiated by the parents or
godparents of the birthday girl
Culture leaf : Quinceañera!

42. First dance - Usually a waltz where the girl dances
with her father
Family dance - Usually a waltz involving just the
immediate relatives, the godparents, and the closest
friends of the girl
Culture leaf : Quinceañera!

43. The most popular gifts are:
Chocolates
Perfumes
Clothes
Make up
Handbags
Culture leaf : Quinceañera!

44. In the next lesson, we will learn making
some small talk with new people!
What’s next?

45. Content
Team CultureAlley, Okairy Zuñiga, Tomasa Merino
Voice over
Jorge Garcia Rey
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46. See you at the Alley!

47. Lesson 13 | Small talk with new people!