Introduction
This
post showcases/ highlights a typical use of the verb tener*.
See other practical examples of the use of tener
SCENARIO
Imagine
you are talking to a couple of relatives, friends or work colleagues
about what do.
At
some point, someone says:
"who
would like to go to the cinema?"
In
Spanish, the other person could choose to say:
¿Quién
tiene ganas de ir al cine?
OUR
TIP
Answering
this question should be straightforward. Just naming a person may be sufficient. However, you may use the
expression tener ganas de to make your answer more
informative.
Here
are some examples of how you could use that expression:
- Yo no tengo ganas de ir al cine (I don't feel like going to the cinema);
- Tú tienes ganas de ir al cine, ¿verdad? (you feel like going to the cinema, don't you);
- Nadie tiene ganas de ir al cine (nobody feels like going to the cinema);
- Pedro tiene ganas de ir al cine (Pedro feels like going to the cinema );
- María tiene muchas ganas de ir al cine (María feels very much like going to the cinema);
- Todos tenemos ganas de ir al cine (we all feel like going to the cinema);
- Pedro y María tienen ganas de ir al cine (Pedro and María feel like going to the cinema);
Now
you should practise answering the question:
¿Quién
tiene ganas de ir al cine?
*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 feel like doing something/ 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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