Page 16 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - 15-minute Spanish

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SER Y TENER
Warm up (1minute)
To be and to have
Say “See you soon.”
(pp.8–9) Two of the most important verbs are ser (ser (ser to be (to be ( )
Say “I am married” and tener (tener (tener to have (to have ( ). Note that there are different
(pp.10–11) and “I have ways of saying you, we, and they, with formal and they, with formal and they
a wife.” (pp.12–13) informal, singular and plural, and masculine
and feminine forms. Pronouns (I, you, etc.) are
omitted where the sense is clear.

Ser: to be (5 minutes)

Familiarize yourself with ser (to be). When you are
confident, practice the sample sentences below.
Note: there is another verb meaning “to be”—estar, estar, estar
which is discussed on page 49.
yo soy I am
yoh soy
tú eres you are (informal singular)
too eh-res
usted es you are (formal singular)
oosted es
él/ella es he/she is
e e
el/ehl/ehl/ -yah es
nosotros/-as somos we are (masculine/
nosotros/-as somos feminine)
vosotros/-as sois you are (informal
bosotros/-as soys plural, m/f)
ustedes son you are (formal plural) Yo soy inglesa.
oostedes son yoh soy eenglesah
I’m English.
ellos/-as son they are (masculine/
eh-yos/-yas son feminine)

¿De dónde es usted? Where are you from?
day donday es oosted

Es mi hermana. She is my sister.
es mee airmanah

Somos españoles. We’re Spanish.
somos espanyolyolmos espanyolmos espan es