Spanish ............................................Prounounce
It................................English
.......................................................(Emphasis
on bold-faced syllable)
¿Tiene usted frío? ..............................................tyen-ee
oo-sted free-oh? ...............................Are you
cold?
No, yo tengo calor. ............................................noh,
yoh tehn-goh kah-lohr ..........................No,
I am hot.
¿Tiene usted hambre? ........................................tyen-ee
oo-sted ahm-breh .............................Are you hungry?
Si, yo tengo mucha hambre. ..............................see,
yoh tehn-goh moo-chah ahm-breh ........Yes,
I am very hungry.
A form of tener (to have) plus a noun in Spanish expresses the
English idea to be cold, to be hot, to be hungry, to be
thirsty, to be sleepy (frio, calor, hambre, sed, sueño).