Lesson X. El Dolor (Pain)

¿Qué te duele? (What is hurting?)

 

Two ways to talk about pain in Spanish:

 

     1. "Tengo dolor de..."

 

      2. "Me duele ..."

 

Tengo dolor de cabeza. (I have a head ache).

 

Me duele la cabeza. (My head is hurting).

 

Tengo dolor de estómago. (I have a stomach ache).

 

Me duele el estómago. (My stomach is hurting).

 

Tengo dolor de dientes. (I have a teeth ache).

 

Me duelen los dientes. (My teeth are hurting).

 

(I am emphasizing than "n", because since "dientes" is plural, the verb has to agree and be in plural too).

Lesson IX. Las partes del cuerpo humano

The objective of this chapter is to review the vocabulary related to the human body.

We have two Power Point presentations. One of them is set up in a "portrait" layout and the other one is set up in a "landscape" layout.

The one that is in the "portrait" layout doesn't show completely, but you can roll down a little to see the bottom of some of the pages or slides.

The other down side that I am noticing now is that once the show is complete, the window keep showing other presentations where I have no control on the content.

Preguntas: (Questions):

1.   ¿Para qué sirven las manos? (What are the hands for?)

Respuesta: Las manos sirven para tomar y mover algunos objetos, para sostener cosas en su lugar, para sostenerse a sí mismo,  para agarrar las herramientas, para ayudar a los demás, para demostrar nuestro afecto, para saludar, para sellar un trato o dar la bienvenida a alguien, para escribir, para trabajar.

Answer:   The hands are good for:

Taking and moving some objects  (tomar y mover algunos objetos),

Holding some things in place (sostener cosas en su lugar),

Holding one self (sostenerse a sí mismo),

Grabing the tools (agarrar las herramientas),

Helping others (ayudar a los demás),

Showing our affection (demostrar nuestro afecto),

Saying hello (saludar),

Sealing an agreement (sellar un trato),

Welcoming someone (dar la bienvenida a alguien),

Writing (escribir),

Working (trabajar).

Lesson VIII. Conjugation of the Verbs Tengo, Necesito, Puedo, Debo

The previous reading showed different forms of the verb "tener":  No tengo zapatos (I don't have shoes); No tienes zapatos? (don't you have any shoes?) ; Mi mamá tiene muchos zapatos. (My mom has a lot of shoes). The reason we change the form of the verb is in order to make it fit the person. The person could be "yo" (myself), or "tú" (you), or "él" or "ella" (he or she).

The same as in English, we have to change the form of the verb to make it fit the person, like in the case of the verb "to be": I am, you are, he / she is, we are...

Lesson VII. How to say "I am" in Spanish.

In this presentation, I am showing the two different ways to say "I am" in Spanish:

    "Soy" for more permanent situations, or ways of being.
    "Estoy" for more temporary situations.