CAPÍTULO 2: LAS DESCRIPCIONES MIÉRCOLES, EL 10 DE FEBRERO
¿QUE VAMOS A HACER HOY? 1. The verb “tener” 2. The verb “deseo” 3. Learn new adjectives!! Yay!
EL VERBO TENER It is irregular It is irregular We use tener to express possession. We use tener to express possession. And age! And age! It’s a “boot” verb It’s a “boot” verb Meaning the irregularities happen ONLY in the singular forms and the third person plural Meaning the irregularities happen ONLY in the singular forms and the third person plural tener = to have tengotenemos tienestenéis tienetienen tener = to have tengotenemos tienestenéis tienetienen
EL VERBO DESEAR It means to want, need, require, or look forward to. It means to want, need, require, or look forward to. Not just “to desire” (but also “to desire”) Not just “to desire” (but also “to desire”) “Deseo ser profesor un día” desear deseodeseamos deseasdeseáis deseadesean
EL VERBO GUSTAR We use the verb “gustar” to express likes and dislikes (places, activities, things… never people) We use the verb “gustar” to express likes and dislikes (places, activities, things… never people) We NEVER use gustar to talk about liking people We NEVER use gustar to talk about liking people Gustar means “to please” Gustar means “to please” Gustar needs an indirect object pronoun Gustar needs an indirect object pronoun Otherwise, when we conjugate it, we would be saying “I please the pizza” or “I please to dance” Otherwise, when we conjugate it, we would be saying “I please the pizza” or “I please to dance” Note that “please” here is a verb, not a polite request. Note that “please” here is a verb, not a polite request. So in Spanish, when we talk about likes and dislikes, we are literally saying “______ is pleasing to me” So in Spanish, when we talk about likes and dislikes, we are literally saying “______ is pleasing to me” The form of the verb gustar depends on the subject of our sentence. The form of the verb gustar depends on the subject of our sentence. how to say “to like” me gusta me gustan nos gusta nos gustan te gusta te gustan vos gusta vos gustan le gusta le gustan les gusta les gustan
EL VERBO GUSTAR Indirect object pronouns: basically the person or thing receiving the action of the verb Indirect object pronouns: basically the person or thing receiving the action of the verb But wait, I thought infinitives mean “to _____” But wait, I thought infinitives mean “to _____” They do, but in Spanish we use the infinitive to express activities when they are the subject of a sentence. They do, but in Spanish we use the infinitive to express activities when they are the subject of a sentence. “Me gusta correr” “Me gusta estudiar” “Running is pleasing to me” “Studying is pleasing to me” “Me gusta la pizza” “Me gustan las pizzas” “Pizza is pleasing to me”“The pizzas are pleasing to me”
EL VERBO GUSTAR 1. I like the television. 2. I like to dance. 3. I like the books. 4. You like to walk. 5. He likes to work. 6. We like chalkboards. 7. The students like to study. 8. Your parents like to talk with friends. 9. You (formal) like to write. 10. She likes the classes. how to say “to like” me gusta me gustan nos gusta nos gustan te gusta te gustan vos gusta vos gustan le gusta le gustan les gusta les gustan
ADJETIVOS NUEVOS agradable alegre alto/a antipático/a bajo/a bilingüe bonito/a callado/a cansado/a casado/a gordo/a guapo/a joven largo/a listo/a mayor moreno/a nervioso/a nuevo/a oscuro/a contento/a conversador/a corto/a de estatura media débil delgado/a divertido/a enojado/a feo/a fuerte pelirrojo/a perezoso/a pobre rico/a rubio/a simpático/a soltero/a tonto/a trabajador/a triste viejo/a
¿CÓMO ES SHAKIRA?
¿CÓMO ES GABRIEL IGLESIAS?
¿CÓMO ES PENÉLOPE CRUZ?
LA TAREA miercoles (2/11) miercoles (2/11) 5 items. A video and related activities 5 items. A video and related activities jueves (2/12) jueves (2/12) 1 item due. A voice recording about your hypothetical schedule 1 item due. A voice recording about your hypothetical schedule viernes (2/13) viernes (2/13) 21 items due. About adjectives 21 items due. About adjectives lunes (2/16) lunes (2/16) 9 items due. About origin (where you’re from) 9 items due. About origin (where you’re from)