5 ways to use "TENGO" - "to have" in Spanish

I will teach you 5 useful ways to use the verb "Tener" ("to have") in Spanish. Have you heard people say "tengo" in Spanish before? That's the verb "tener"! When you learn the word "tener", your Spanish vocabulary and conversational Spanish skills multiply by millions. Just give yourself seven minutes to start speaking Spanish, and start counting NOW! You can say, I have hunger, I have thirst, I have a headache, I have twelve children, I have to eat, I have to shop with only one LONELY verb in Spanish, the verb "tener". Yo tengo, tú tienes, él tiene, ella tiene, nostros tenemos, vosotros tenéis, ustedes tienen, ellas tienen, ellos tienen. Learn Spanish and do not leave for tomorrow what you can do today.
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[@teksight9714]

Also #6: Tener + Que + Infinative = to "have to do" something. Examples: I have to eat = Yo tengo que comer. We have to study = Nosotros tenemos que estudiar.

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Muy bien :)

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Gracias, voy a incorporar tu idea en mis próximos videos.

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Thank you very much for this. I used to teach French in the eighties and nineties, so I like this 'old fashioned' way of writing on a board! Maybe I'm a bit fussy, but I find it helpful to know what the words mean literally, so the Spanish makes sense e.g. 'Tengo hambre' literally means 'I have hunger.' When I know what each word actually means, I find it easier to learn the translation. In other words, Spanish uses different words to express the same meaning as the English. 'Tengo ganas' means something like 'I have the desire/inclination' hence 'I feel like'. By the way, I paused the video to look up 'ganas'! It said gana means desire or inclination. Personally, when I look this sort of thing up I go, "Ahhh! I get it now." Anyway, sorry if I haven't explained this very well, but maybe you could start throwing that sort of extra info in for fussy people like me!

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I agree. That's the benefit of having a native English-speaking person teach Spanish. We understand the peculiarities. "I have 30 years" (I am 30 years old); "I have hunger" (I am hungry), "I have desires to" (I feel like). Another of my pet peeves: "I like", which is really "It is pleasing to me". "Me gustas" = You are pleasing to me (I like you), "Te gustan estos cursos"= these courses are pleasing to you (you like these courses), etc.

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Sí, lo haré. Son muy fáciles. They are the base forms of the Spanish verbs. hablar, vivir, comer. They end, as you can see, with ar-er-ir.

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Thanks Anna and team; nice videos, keep it up. Being a French teacher, I am finding learning Spanish very very easy, as all the rules are similar. We also use the verb tener ( avoir) to speak of age, ache in different body parts, to talk about states like j'ai froid ( tengo frio). The months and the days sound so similar they all start with the same letters ; so are the numbers. Plus both languages are gendered. Even the articles are similar a bit, el is le, la stays la and los is les. Right now having great time learning Spanish. The only difference I guess was ser and estar as we have only one verb in French for to be and that is etre, but didn't find it difficult at all to use.

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This made me chuckle, because YO TENGO ocho hijos!! 😂

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Gracias a ti.

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Me haces feliz como una lombriz :)

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es un idioma en inglés. Solo significa que una persona esta muy feliz.

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¡Hola Ana! Soy de Alemania y aprendo español en la escuela. A mí me gustan mucho tus videos informativos :) ¿Puedes explicar la diferencia entre "qué" y "cuál/es", por favor? Saaludos Denise

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Same question is in my mind

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Gracias a ti por ver mis videos Franz.

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In sud America we said "Auto", in Spain say "coche" and in Mexico say "carro".

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Hola! Es por que son palabras sinónimos... Osea... Tienen el mismo significado...

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Aqui no Brasil no dizemos ¨carro¨ .

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y carro en Mexico tambien lo usan en otra expresion que es *Te van a echar carro*. Significa que te van a molestar por algo

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en todo caso sera eres la mejor

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Thanks for making Spanish fun.

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I have found that it is easier for me to understand Spanish better with your methods of explaining. Gracias. Pam

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6. TENGO QUE + INFINITIVE I HAVE TO...... whatever.

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Right? She does not look a day older than 21!

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That's number 6 alright!

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Could you make a video on using the verb "hacer"?

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whydonaldwhat Sure (-.-)

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Sí, yo siempre digo carro. Pero en casi todos los libros de español como segunda lengua dice auto. No sé por qué. Saludos.

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Es cierto a mis amigas ecuatorianas tambien les digan "carro"

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Entiendo

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'No,yo no tengo una computadora'- was the sweetest thing I've heard in a while. 😂😂 You're just adorable.

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Thank you for useful and funny videos Ana. I guess, there is ''tener que'' structure. Please could you explain it?

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Tener que + infinitive is one way to express obligation or necessity.: "vas a tener que arreglarlo" obligation "voy tener que ir al medico" necessity

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If you really want to learn Spanish, I can help you

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Thanks a lot for your beautiful work. Soy de Nigeria y viviendo en Mexico. Gracias por tus lecciones. Am doing better now than before. Muchissima gracias Anna.

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the guy who made that statement from the previous video is right. It is hard to keep my attention to the board.

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IKR. I had to start stroking.

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Gracias mujer por tu ayuda. No puedo esperar hasta el dia cuando hablo muy bien!

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30 años? No way.

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Sip.

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jajajjaajja~

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sip=yep

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Ella parece más jovén

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I Am Not A Robot-Bullshit. She's hot.

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You are a very good teacher

[@alexfamilytravels]

Ana- how is Tener different than Tengo ?

[@HabiboOmar81]

tener is the infinitive or base verb like to have in english tengo is when someone is talking about him/her self. When someone is talking about others is diferent like tienes, tiene, tenemos, teneis.

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cutest way to explain a grammar lesson eveeeer

[@fuhia]

Hi Anna! Can you help me understand why temporary feelings such as happy or sad uses estoy whereas scared or afraid/fear is used with tengo? Thank you! Love love love your channel!

[@eduardomora1110]

Hi Anna! Can you help me understand why temporary feelings such as happy or sad uses estoy whereas scared or afraid/fear is used with tengo? Thank you! Love love love your channel!

[@eduardomora1110]

Sorry! Hola, mi nombre es Eduardo, vivo en Colombia, estoy dispuesto a intercambiar lecciones de español por ingles,. Si estas interesada escribeme al correo [e-mail]. bay

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I just love the way you teach Ana you’re helping me every single day improve my Spanish I live in Dominican Republic

[@mmlinma]

A cute 30 yr old. I suspect Anna will be a cute all her life!

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any times---best lesson Spanish with Ana!

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If you look very closely you can see shakira's face.

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¿Tienes 30 años? I don't believe it.

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she looks 18

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Sugood

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16

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+Dorro 16 too, I will be 17 in tomorrow morning.

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¡Feliz cumpleanos! Como cinco diaz antes, yo no se quanto es... lo siento...

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Me encanto!! Amo tu personalidad

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No way you are 30! You don't look like you have even hit 25 yet.

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beth2977 I just turned 31, jejeje.

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That's funny I was thinking the exact same thing!

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If you want to know her age go to the video about numbers.

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Sala chor

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There's some lonely fools out there.

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Ikr, they won´t stop hitting on Ana

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Such a magnetic personality! It's like you are trying very patiently to to teach a friend Spanish and having fun at the same time. It comes off very personal. Good job and thanks for the lessons.

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Greg C. Thank you! Tu comentario makes me muy feliz, and gracias por ver mis videos. Saludos.

[@umidontno040394]

what about "tengo que" like "i need to"

[@juango47]

"Tengo que" = Obligation"I need to" = Necessity

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umidontno082230 Tengo que = I have to I have to go to the cinema. Tengo que ir al cine.

[@NuevoVR]

que bueno el video.. also for you people learning spanish like i, heres a good way for it. don't remember it as "I am hungry" = "Tengo hambre" remember it like "I have hunger" = "Tengo hambre" and sometimes they make words up like that like "i am cold" to "I have coldness" which make no sense. Just remember that.

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Me too.

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No

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1:21 "I am HOT"....oh yes, you are :)

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the meaning is different

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Another day when i'm getting to know Spanish on a deeper level Wish i got back to this video after awhile and was glad i had done all i'd .

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You are so cute

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o.O Parece una niña de 20 años :o y no parece de 30 años :o

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Very beautiful teacher nice lessons

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"you are very beautiful anna" how to say this in Spanish

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(Tu) eres muy hermosa Ana

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Éste es una nueva expresión para mi. Gracias.

[@combiine698]

I thought "I am" was yo soy while tengo, tienes, tiene, etc. was "to have". Has my Spanish teacher been lying?

[@ButterflySpanish]

+sam nuggets You are right. However, what I can explain is that there are certain expressions in English that even though they would translate as "I am", in Spanish we would say "I have". For instance, if you say "I am hungry", we do not say "soy hambre", you say "tengo hambre". Is this clear?

[@combiine698]

+Butterfly Spanish So I'm getting caught up in translation it seems?

[@InDevMode]

+Butterfly Spanish Then is it wrong to say soy hambre or estoy hambre? would a native speaker understand what I am saying? I am in the same place as Sam Nuggets. I thought I had Tengo down and now I just got thrown for a loop. LOL.

[@jonnyrotic]

+InDevMode hambre means hunger, not hungry. I am hunger doesn't make sense. (Unless hunger is your name) Think of it as, I have hunger. (Tengo hambre) similar to saying, I have a hunger for tacos!

[@Wren4123]

Es muy facil, tu es un muy buena maestra Ana. muchos muchos gracias! I think I passed my Spanish exam yesterday because of your videos!

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Hay que ponerte mas ropa.

[@ButterflySpanish]

Hace calor en México y en México las mujeres vestimos de la manera que queramos.

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Fine but we watch your videos to learn Spanish, not for your breasts. They are nice, but it's not the right time.

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entonces no mires

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Wow, mucho gracias. Usted explicamento muy bien. Yo puedo comprender

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Very nice teaching ❤🎉