Expressions and Phrases With Tengo, Quiero, Necesito, Debo…

I’m hungry, I need to eat,

I’m cold, I need a coat,

I don’t have money, I have to work…

Reminder:

We already studied expressions like “tengo hambre” (I’m hungry), “tengo frío” (I´m cold), “tengo sed” (I´m thirsty), and so on.

Reminder:

We already studied expressions like “tengo hambre” (I’m hungry), “tengo frío” (I´m cold), “tengo sed” (I´m thirsty), and so on.

You would think that “tengo” means “I am”; sorry todisapoint you, but “tengo” means “I have”.

Reminder:

We already studied expressions like “tengo hambre” (I’m hungry), “tengo frío” (I´m cold), “tengo sed” (I´m thirsty), and so on.

You would think that “tengo” means “I am”; sorry todisapoint you, but “tengo” means “I have”.

When you are saying in Spanish “tengo hambre” what you are saying is literally “I have hunger”.

Reminder:

We already studied expressions like “tengo hambre” (I’m hungry), “tengo frío” (I´m cold), “tengo sed” (I´m thirsty), and so on.

You would think that “tengo” means “I am”; sorry todisapoint you, but “tengo” means “I have”.

When you are saying in Spanish “tengo hambre” what you are saying is literally “I have hunger”.

Lenguages are more about expressions than a directtranslation word by word.

Reminder:

We already studied expressions like “tengo hambre” (I’m hungry), “tengo frío” (I´m cold), “tengo sed” (I´m thirsty), and so on.

You would think that “tengo” means “I am”; sorry todisapoint you, but “tengo” means “I have”.

When you are saying in Spanish “tengo hambre” what you are saying is literally “I have hunger”.

Lenguages are more about expressions than a directtranslation word by word.

Vocabulary

1. comer = to eat

2. beber = to drink

3. tomar = to take (used also in the context of having a drink of water or any other drink).

4. apurar(me) = to hurry up (myself)

5. apurar(te) = to hurry up (you)

6. apurar(se) = hurry up (someone else)

Vocabulary (continued)

7. zapatos = shoes

8. tienda = store

9. comprar = to buy

10.pero = but

11.perro = dog

12.dinero = money

13.trabajar = to work

14.cantar = to sing

15.despertar = to wake up

Vocabulary

16.entrar = to enter, to go in

17.abrir = to open

18.puerta = door

19.sacar buenas calificaciones = to get good grades.

20.estudiar = to study

21.esperar = to wait

22.volar = to fly

1. Tengo ________ , necesito _________.

(I’m hungry, I need to eat).

2. Tengo ________ , necesito un _________.

(I’m cold, I need a coat*).

3. Tengo ________ , necesito _______ _______.

(I’m thirsty, I need to drink water).

4. Tengo ________ , necesito _______________.

(I’m in a hurry, I need to hurry up!)

5. No tengo _______ , necesito ir a la ________.

(I don’t have shoes, I need to go to the store).

Activity. Using the provided vocabulary,fill in the blanks the following sentences:

* You can go to #6 to find the

word for “coat”

Activity. Using the provided vocabulary,fill in the blanks the following sentences:

6. Quiero ________ un abrigo, pero no tengo _________.

(I want to buy a coat, but I don’t have money).

7. No tengo ___________ , necesito ____________.

(I don’t have money, I need to work).

8. Quiero ________ , pero no _______ _______ a mi papá.

(I want to sing, but I shouldn’t wake up my dad).

9. Tengo que ________ , pero no puedo ________ la puerta.

(I have to enter, but I can’t open the door).

10. Tengo que _________________________ , debo ________.

(I have to get good grades, I should study).

Activity. Using the provided vocabulary,fill in the blanks the following sentences:

6. Tengo ganas de comer, pero debo ________ a mi mamá.

(I feel like eating, but I should wait for my mom).

7. Quiero ir a España, pero no puedo ____________.

(I want to go to Spain, but I cannot fly).

• To find the other part of the vocabulary, youcan go to the other power point presentation(the one that says “Important Verbs in Spanish”).