Tuesday 20 May 2014

Who Is Jealous?

Introduction


This post showcases/ highlights a typical use of the verb tener*.





SCENARIO




Imagine you are talking to a relative, a friend or a work colleague about the jealousy/ envy which exist between some of your friends.

At some point, the other person says: "who is jealous?"

In Spanish, the other person could choose to be less formal and say:
¿Quién tiene celos?



OUR TIP

Answering this question should be straightforward. Naming the person who feels jealous may be sufficient. However, you may use the expression tener celos to make your answer more informative.



Here are some examples of how you could use that expression:
  • A veces yo tengo celos (sometimes, I am jealous);
  • Pedro tiene muchos celos (Pedro is very jealous);
  • María tiene muchos celos (María is very jealous);
  • A veces todos tenemos celos (we all feel jealous sometimes);
  • Pedro y María tienen celos (Pedro and María are jealous);


Now you should practise answering the question:
¿Quién tiene celos?

*See uses of verb tener below

*Verb tener - Typical Uses/ Expressions

Tener calor
To feel hot
Tener celos
To feel jealousy/ to be jealous
Tener cuidado
To be careful
Tener dolor
To feel pain/ to have an ache
Tener envidia
To feel envy/ to be envious
Tener fiebre
To be feverish
Tener frío
To feel cold
Tener ganas de algo
To look forward to something
Tener hambre
To feel hungry
Tener la culpa
To be at fault
Tener miedo
To feel afraid
Tener pensado
To have in mind
Tener prisa
To be in hurry
Tener sed
To feel thirsty
Tener sueño
To feel sleepy
Tener suerte
To be lucky
Tener tos
To have a cough
Tener xx* años/ meses/ etc.
To be xx years/ months/ etc. old
Tenerle rabia a alguien
To have it in for someone

*NB Express ages by conjugating tener and replacing xx with a number. For example, I am 18 years old = tengo 18 años.

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