Unidad 3.2

 In this lesson you learn to  To talk about family  Ask and tell ages  Express possession with de  Give dates  Make comparisons  Learn possessive adjectives

 Llamar=to call  llamollamamos  llamasllamáis  llamallaman  Llamar/se=to call oneself  me llamonos llamamos  te llamasos llamáis  se llamase llaman

 ¿Cómo te llamas?  Me llamo____________ Translate:  He calls himself Juan.  They call themselves Juan and Mark.  We call ourselves the Lopez.  You call yourself Tito.  How does he call himself?

 Repaso: ¿Qué día es hoy? Hoy es_____________.  How to say the date:  Hoy es el ______de________.  Hoy es el # de month.  Hoy es el 10 de noviembre.  * The months are not capitalized in Spanish.

 Write out the date. 1. 6/27 Hoy es el 27 de junio /3 3. 3/2 4. 5/ / / /12

 More than 100 (cien) you say ciento y________  200-doscientos/as  300-trescientos/as  400-cuatrocientos/as  500-quinientos/as  600-seiscientos/as  700- setecientos/as  800-ochocientos/as  900-novecientos/as  1,000-mil  1,000,000-un millón de

 105 = Ciento y cinco Hay ciento y cinco personas.  521 = quinientos veintiuno  946 = novecientos cuarenta y seis  1345 = mil trescientos cuarenta y cinco

 To ask how old you are in Spanish you ask: How many years do you have? ¿Cuántos años tienes? I have______years. Yo tengo________años. Mi hermana tiene 12 años.

1. Yo/15 2. Tú/25 3. Ellos/35 4. Usted/45 5. Mi madre/55 6. Nosotros/75 7. Ustedes/80 8. Vosotros/10

 Possessive adjectives tell you who owns something or describes a relationship between people or things  In Spanish, possessive adjectives agree in number with the nouns they describe.

 mi, mis = my  tu, tus = your(informal)  su, sus = his, her,its Your formal Mi libro es rojo. Mis libros son rojos. Tu libro es amarillo.  nuestro/a(s) = our  vuestro/a(s) =your pl  su, sus = their your pl Nuestro libro es rojo. Nuestros libros son rojos. Nuestras maestras son buenas. *nuestro(a)/vuestro(a) agree in # and gender

1. Their baby is intelligent. 2. Our sister is nice. 3. My cousin(female) is lazy. 4. My mother is old. 5. His nephew is handsome. 6. Her nieces are serious. 7. Our parents are hard-working. 8. Your step-sister is short.(your pl) both 9. Your step-mother is organized. 10. Their grandson is athletic.

 Comparatives are expressions used to compare two people or things.  In English, comparative adjectives are formed by adding –er to the end of a word or by using more, less, and as.  Juan is taller than his sister.  She is more interesting than him. **Remember to use the verb ser with characteristics.

más….que = more….than  Mi abuela es más alta que mi abuelo.  *The adjective agrees with the first noun.  Translate: His father is shorter than his mother.

menos … que = less….than  La clase de inglé es menos divertida que la clase de ciencias.  Translate: My sister is less serious than my brother. tan…como = as…as  Nuestra maestra es tan inteligente como los estudiantes.  Translate:  Their grandfather is as nice as their grandmother

 Irregular comparative agree in number with the first noun.  ***Do not use más or menos with these comparative words.  mayor older  menor younger  mejor better  peor worse  Mis tías son mayores que mi tío. Translate:  Spanish class is better than math class.

 When a comparison does not involve an adjective, use these phrases. más que = more than  Me gusta ir a la biblioteca más que al gimnasio. Translate:  I like to eat pizza more than hamburgers.

menos que = less than  Me gustan las papas fritas menos que las verduras. Translate:  I like to eat chicken less than tacos. tanto como = as much as  Me gusta escuchar musica tanto como jugar deportes. Translate:  We like to study as much as to learn.