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calle = street

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piso = floor

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pelota = ball

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asunto = matter

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sueño = dream

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regalo = gift

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gente = people

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oficina = office

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playa = beach

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especialidad = major

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realidad = reality

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actitud = attitude

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falda = skirt

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literatura = literature

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filosofía = philosophy

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cheque = check

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popote = straw

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sopa = soup

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mosca = fly

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apartamento = apartment

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negocio = business

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maleta = suitcase

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bolsa = bag

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medias = stockings

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revista = magazine

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curso = course

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calcetines = socks

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ofrecer = to offer

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edificio = building

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odiar = to hate

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preferir = to prefer

Recipe 1: The Magic Circle Recipe 2: Hay/HABÍA Recipe 3: ¿Dónde estáBA…? Recipe 4: Tengo/Tiene/TENÍA Recipe 5: Quiero/Quiere/QUERÍA Recipe 6: Me/Le GustaBA Recipe 7: The Present Tense and More Recipe 8: Yo Hablaria—The Would Recipe Recipe 9: The Hablando Recipe Recipes 2 and 3 I'm happy to see that you got through Lesson 10. I say this only because there's a lot of curious stuff underlying the usage of Recipe 9. This Recipe 9 has a wide range of usages, but I want you to remember that it matches exactly what we do in English. You remember Recipe 9: Estoy aprendiendo español; ¿Estás trabajando mañana?; Estamos viviendo en Cuba. The recipe is the center or nucleus of any sentence you write, read, or say in Spanish. No matter what a person says in Spanish, the very core of the sentence will always be the recipe. It's impossible to put words together to make sentences unless you use a recipe. If you put a sentence together without using a recipe, then chances are you're speaking Tarzan Spanish. Take a look at the following Tarzan Spanish: Tarzan Spanish Incorrectly formed sentences ir allí.

hablar español.

ponerlo en la mesa.

estudiar español en la escuela.

cerrar la puerta.

pagarnos tan pronto como posible.

All of the above are ill-formed sentences. If I were to hear sentences like this, I would think that the speaker was trying to use the Magic Circle Recipe but had forgotten to use a Part 1. The ill-formed sentences above, however, would be correct if they were the following: Corrected sentences Es necesario ir allí.

Favor de hablar español.

Voy a ponerlo en la mesa.

Quiero estudiar español en la escuela.

Favor de cerrar la puerta.

Quiere pagarnos tan pronto como posible.

So remember, when you use the Magic Circle Recipe, you should always begin with a Part 1 and then move to the Part 2 verb. If there's an error that students make most, it's with Recipes 2 and 3. Let's see how well you're able to distinguish these two from one another. How do you say the following? Let's Practice! English

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It was

There are

Was there?

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They were

I was

There aren't

Remember that Recipe 2 has to do with the existence of an object while Recipe 3 has to do with the location of an object. Look at the following sentences in English: 1. There's an elevator back there. 2. Where's your family? 3. She was here last Friday. 4. Was there a course? 5. Marta's in the building. By looking at these five sentences, I think it's easy to see how you could confuse Recipe 2 with Recipe 3. All five seem to have everything to do with location. Be careful! You should always use Hay when you want to say There is or There are. This is what I want you to do: Beginning with sentence 1 There's an elevator back there, say all five sentences in Spanish. When you're done, compare what you've said in Spanish to what's below. No peeking at what's below until you've said the above!

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5. How did you do with 4? Remember that HABÍA is the past tense of Hay. Hay means There is and There are; HABÍA means There was and There were. Let's practice becoming faster with Recipes 2 and 3. We've done the following exercise a number of times. Let's do it again, but this time let's work exclusively on the past tense of these two recipes. As fast as you can, how do you say the following? Let's Practice! English

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Marta was

Was there?

They were

There was

I was

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We were

There weren't

Again, it's easy to confuse Recipes 2 and 3. If you're having problems with these two recipes, simply remember that Hay means There is and There are and HABÍA is the past. By remembering Recipe 2 like this, it'll help you separate it from Recipe 3. Let's now go to the next chapter. In Chapter 2, we're going to learn how to use mismo. You've seen mismo used a few times during this course, and you've seen it used with ahora mismo.

And remember at the intercom when I placed my food order after David's order?

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David: Quiero el número siete. Gracias.

Daniel: Quiero lo mismo. Gracias.

Let's take a closer look at lo mismo in Chapter 2.

Chapter 2 ¡Dame Lo Mismo! The Spanish word mismo is good to know. Look at how it's used here: Juan tiene la misma cosa. Juan has the same thing. You can see here that mismo and misma mean same. When you use profesor for teacher, how do you say I have the same teacher? Tengo el mismo profesor. If it were a female teacher, profesora, how do you say I have the same teacher? Tengo la misma profesora. Do you understand why it's la misma profesora and not el mismo profesora? Because profesora ends in a final -a, you'll want to use la misma. Please say the following: English

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the same girl

la misma muchacha

the same ball

la misma pelota

the same floor

el mismo piso

the same factory

la misma fábrica

the same street

la misma calle

the same gift

el mismo regalo

the same matter

el mismo asunto

the same dream

el mismo sueño

the same people

la misma gente

How do you say the following in Spanish? I have the same job that I had five years ago. I work in a factory with the same people, and I like the job. Aquí está el español… Audio

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Spanish Tengo el mismo trabajo que yo tenía cinco años atrás. Yo trabajo en una fábrica con la misma gente, y me gusta el trabajo.

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Remember to pluralize el mismo and la misma when necessary. For example: English

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the same girls

las mismas muchachas

the same balls

las mismas pelotas

the same floors

los mismos pisos

the same factories

las mismas fábricas

the same streets

las mismas calles

Now that you know this, how do you say … They have the same jobs that they had five years ago. They work in a factory with the same people, and they like the job. Once you've said this in Spanish, compare what you've said with the Spanish below: Audio

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Spanish Ellos tienen los mismos trabajos que tenían cinco años atrás. Ellos trabajan en una fábrica con la misma gente, y les gusta el trabajo.

One mismo phrase that's worth knowing is lo mismo que, meaning the same as. English

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I want the same as you.

Quiero lo mismo que usted.

I want the same as Juanita.

Quiero lo mismo que Juanita.

She works the same as I.

Ella trabaja lo mismo que yo.

I'm studying the same as she.

Estoy estudiando lo mismo que ella.

I don't have the same as you.

No tengo lo mismo que usted.

I wanted the same as Roberto.

Yo QUERÍA lo mismo que Roberto.

So the phrase the same as is lo mismo que. Please say the following in Spanish. Imagine such an utterance being said at the dinner table between children. Why does she have the same as Juanita when I don't have the same as she? …Thank you, right now I have the same thing. Here's the Spanish: Audio

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Spanish ¿Por qué ella tiene lo mismo que Juanita cuando no tengo lo mismo que ella? …Gracias, ahora mismo tengo la misma cosa.

For a moment I want you to think of possible Spanish-speaking situations where you could use lo mismo que. Can you think of any? Well, if you're not having much success coming up with lo mismo que sentences, I'll bet you'll have no problem making up some lo mismo sentences. Check out the following… English

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I want the same.

Quiero lo mismo.

He had the same.

Él TENÍA lo mismo.

Do you want the same?

¿Quieres lo mismo?

Why do they have the same?

¿Por qué ellos tienen lo mismo?

It's the same.

Es lo mismo.

Whenever you want to say the same, you should use lo mismo. Often, you'll be using lo mismo with es and son. It's the same is Es lo mismo and They are the same is Son los mismos. Let's practice using lo mismo. When you see the English, say the equivalent in Spanish using lo mismo. Here we go! https://www.ed2go.com/Classroom/PrintLesson.aspx?classroom=m2liDgofq0S%2fWjEEevYTT7BAxzsVTEAQ1eydcI8uVmPa1uqX698kOrzzhu2…

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She wants the same.

I wanted the same.

I would use the same.

We would offer the same.

Is it the same?

Are they the same?

They had the same.

I would prefer the same.

Here's one last one for you to say in Spanish before we move on to Chapter 3. Using por favor, how would you say Please give me the same? Do you have it? I don't want you peeking at the Spanish below! Take a moment to think how you would say Please give me the same. Got it? I hope you said Por favor dame lo mismo.

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Señor Macías: David, tú dices que el pueblo, Sus Sueños no está lejos, ¿verdad?

David: No está lejos. Daniel, dame el mapa por favor.

Daniel: ¿Piensas que el burro que ESTABA contigo es el mismo burro? ¿Es Platero?

David: Yo no sé.

Señor Macías: ¿ESTABAS tú con el burro por mucho tiempo?

David: Un mes… Quizás un mes. Yo TENÍA que darle al ranchito porque el pobre burro ESTABA cansado y TENÍA hambre. Durante este tiempo yo no TENÍA dinero. Hay muchos animales que están en el ranchito. …Aquí está Sus Sueños en el mapa.

Señor Macías: ¿Qué piensan ustedes? Saben la importancia de mi Platero, ¿no? Me gustaria ir a Sus Sueños.

Pedro: Sí, ¡Vámonos!

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David y Daniel: ¡Vámonos!

Chapter 3 Yo Odio Estas Moscas Remember the words for this and that in Spanish? When the Spanish word ends in a final -a, use esta (this) and esa (that). English

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this ball

esta pelota

this house

esta casa

that house

esa casa

this beach

esta playa

this literature

esta literatura

You also learned in the Speed Spanish course (is this bringing back memories?) that you should use este (this) and ese (that) when the Spanish word ends in something other than a final -a. English

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this gift

este regalo

that dream

ese sueño

this hotel

este hotel

this floor

este piso

this verb

este verbo

Can you say the following in Spanish? It's a tough one! When you do say it, be as familiar as you can. ¡Buena suerte! This expensive gift that I have here is the same that you wanted three years ago. Here's the Spanish: Audio

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Spanish Este regalo caro que tengo aquí es lo mismo que tú querías tres años atrás.

How did you do? If this gift is este regalo, how do you say that gift? Ese regalo. Remember that esta and esa and este and ese have plurals. The plurals for esta and esa are as you would think they should be. The plural of esta is estas (these), and the plural of esa is esas (those). The plural of este is estos (these) and the plural of ese is esos (those). Spanish

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esta

this

estas

these

este

this

estos

these

esa

that

esas

those

ese

that

esos

those

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those houses

those straws

this soup

this fly

these flies

this summer

these businesses

these apartments

Knowing to hate in Spanish is odiar, how do you say I hate these flies? Yo odio estas moscas. Hold on to your seat! There are two more ways to say that in Spanish. They are aquella and aquel. Use aquella before Spanish words that end in a final -a. Use aquel everywhere else. So what's the difference between esa, ese (both meaning that) and aquella, aquel (both meaning that)? You should use aquella and aquel when you're referring to that object which is relatively farther away. So if you want to say I like that hotel over there, you'd say Me gusta aquel hotel allí. Do you see how aquel and allí go together? I know, I know … You're asking yourself right now: How far is far? When there's a table across the room, do I refer to it as esa mesa or aquella mesa? Here's what you should do: Always carry a tape measure with you, and anything over 15 feet … just kidding. The truth of the matter is that it's your call! If there's a table across the room from, let's say, a group of 10 Spanish speakers, six or seven would probably use aquella mesa while the others would use esa mesa. It's relative and it's your call. Nonetheless, I hope you'll agree with the Spanish below: 1. Aquel hotel está atrás unos tres kilómetros. 2. Me gusta aquella playa allí. 3. ¿Cómo se llama ese libro que tú tienes en la mano? Would you agree with the aquel hotel, aquella playa and ese libro in the sentences above? The first sentence reads That hotel is back there some three kilometers. You should use aquel hotel here because of the distance. Because allí is used in the next sentence, you should use aquella playa. In the final sentence, What's the name of that book you have in your hand?, I think you'll agree that ese libro is what you want. No trouble with esta and este (for this), right? No problems with esa and ese (for that), right? The new one is aquella and aquel (for that, distance).

Chapter 4 Nuestra Casa es Su Casa By now, you should know how to express possession in Spanish. You know how to say My gift, his car, her house, and Juanita's office, right? Not sure? Tell you what: Let's start out relatively slow, starting at the beginning and work on our possession expressions: You know how to say my, which is mi. Remember that mi changes to mis when the noun is plural. For instance, My grandmothers is Mis abuelas. So there's no problem with mi, right? Let's talk about su … Remember su means more than just your. It means your, his, her, their. How do you say Her brothers? Sus hermanos. Because of hermanos here, you'll want to make su into sus. You can see the wide range of meaning for su. Again, it means your, his, her, their. It means all of this. How do you say Their uncle? Su tío. How do you say Their uncles? Sus tíos. https://www.ed2go.com/Classroom/PrintLesson.aspx?classroom=m2liDgofq0S%2fWjEEevYTT7BAxzsVTEAQ1eydcI8uVmPa1uqX698kOrzzhu2…

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Now for tu. You learned that you can use tu for your. You know that this is the familiar way to express possession. For example, Your son is Tu hijo. How do you say Your sons? Tus hijos. How do you say Your apartments? Tus apartamentos. No problem here, right? Good! Let's move on … Do you know how to say our? It's nuestro. Because nuestro ends in a final -o, you're going to have to be alert enough to make sure you're using nuestro correctly. Let me show you what I mean: First of all, how do you think you'd say Our daughters? If you said Nuestras hijas, you know exactly what I'm talking about here. You know that Nuestro hijas is incorrect because nuestro has to change to nuestras in order to accommodate hijas. See the vocabulary below? The first one is casa. Looking at casa, how do you say Our house? Nuestra casa. With each word after casa, I want you to give the appropriate our expression in Spanish. When you do this exercise, be sure to say the Spanish out loud. Let's Practice! Spanish Vocabulary casa

oficina

familia

playas

regalo

especialidad

especialidades

ascensores

filosofía

realidad

literatura

veranos

actitud

escritores

faldas

coche

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Chances are you had some problems fitting the right form of nuestro with words like especialidad, realidad, and actitud. Because these are la words, nuestro will have to change to fit these la words. So far so good? If so, let's talk about how to express possession with de. We've talked about this before, but I want to make sure you understand that Maria's house is La casa de María. How do you say Mr. Jones' son? El hijo del Sr. Jones. To make sure we're in sync here, how do you express the following by using de? Let's Practice! English

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Carlos' passport

Laura's car

my daughter's major

Jorge's reality

Ana's street

So how well do you know this chapter's material? You know how to use mi, tu, su, and you now know how to use nuestro for our. You know how to convert Carlos' gift into el regalo de Carlos. Let's move to the next chapter and continue with some more expressions of possession.

Chapter 5 ¡Este es El Mío! Ready for something new? Check out the following: English

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This dress is mine.

Esta falda es mía.

This suit is mine.

Este traje es mío.

This street is mine.

Esta calle es mía.

See how mía can become mío? Do you see what governs the change? When you use a la word, you'll want to use mía; when you use an el word, you'll want to use mío. How do you say, This apartment here is mine? Este apartamento aquí es mío. As you can see, this chapter is a continuation of Chapter 4. We're still talking possession here. Unlike most of Chapter 4, however, this chapter teaches us how to use expressions of possession we haven't learned before. This is the first time we've introduced mía and mío. Of course mía and mío have their corresponding plurals: English

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These socks are mine.

Estos calcetines son míos.

These stockings are mine.

Estas medias son mías.

In English These socks are mine can simply become These are mine; This suit is mine can become This is mine. Here are some more reductions which are done in English: This dress is mine becomes This is mine The apartment is mine becomes This is mine These stockings are mine becomes These are mine The Spanish equivalents of the above are … Esta falda es mía becomes Esta es la mía El apartamento es mío becomes Este es el mío Estas medias son mías becomes Estas son las mías If we were teaching Spanish speakers how to make This dress is mine into This is mine or These stockings are mine into These are mine, it would be easy. We'd tell them to skip over the object and not say dress or stockings, etc. I wish it were the same in Spanish. It would be nice if Esta falda es mía could be Esta es mía or Estas medias son mías could be Estas son mías. Unfortunately, you have to place the Spanish equivalent of the before the mío. Accordingly, Esta falda es mía needs to be Esta es la mía and Estas medias son mías needs to be Estas son las mías.

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Let's say you're taking inventory of some things that belong to you. Perhaps you're at the airport, maybe at a shop, and you've put some items you're going to purchase on the counter and, while pointing at each object, you want to say in Spanish This is mine, this is mine, this is mine…. In Spanish you can say Este es el mío, este es el mío, este es el mío… Let's now look into how to use tuya(s), tuyo(s), suya(s), and suyo(s). Use the former when being familiar and use suya(s) and suyo(s) when being formal. A lot of times when you use tuya(s), tuyo(s), suya(s), and suyo(s), it will be in the form of a question. English

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Is this suitcase yours?

¿Es esta maleta suya?

Are these checks yours?

¿Son estos cheques suyos?

Is this money hers?

¿Es este dinero suyo?

Is this money theirs?

¿Es este dinero suyo?

Are these bags his?

¿Son estas bolsas suyas?

That's right: Suya and its related forms have all these meanings. In this way, it's just like su. In other words, ¿Es este dinero suyo? has all the following meanings: Is this money yours?; Is this money hers?; Is this money his?; Is this money theirs? It has all of these meanings. Tuya and its related forms work in the same way as suya, except tuya refers to yours familiar. English

Spanish

Is this suitcase yours?

¿Es esta maleta tuya?

Are these checks yours?

¿Son estos cheques tuyos?

Is this money yours?

¿Es este dinero tuyo?

Are these bags yours?

¿Son estas bolsas tuyas?

As we did above with mío, we can take a sentence like Is this money hers? and reduce it to Is this hers?. We can make ¿Es este dinero suyo? into ¿Es este el suyo? Look at the Spanish sentences below and reduce them so that ¿Es esta maleta tuya? becomes ¿Es esta la tuya? Let's Practice! Spanish sentences ¿Es esta maleta tuya?

¿Son estos cheques tuyos?

¿Es este dinero tuyo?

¿Son estas bolsas tuyas?

¿Es este traje suyo?

¿Es este apartamento suyo?

¿Son estos regalos suyos? These sentences above need to be reduced. Are you finished? Did you reduce them? Here are the reductions: Let's Practice! Spanish

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¿Es esta maleta tuya? becomes

¿Son estos cheques tuyos? becomes

¿Es este dinero tuyo? becomes

¿Son estas bolsas tuyas? becomes

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¿Es este apartamento suyo? becomes

¿Son estos regalos suyos? becomes

Spanish speakers use mía, tuya, and suya all the time. You should start using them, also. There are certain advantages to using them. Up until this lesson, if you wanted to say This magazine is mine, the best you could do would be to say This magazine is my magazine. Well, you don't want to be speaking Spanish like this. You don't want to ask Is this money your money? You want to say Is this money yours? English

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Is this magazine your magazine?

¿Es esta revista su revista?

Is this magazine yours?

¿Es esta revista suya?

Is this money your money?

¿Es este dinero su dinero?

Is this money yours?

¿Es este dinero suyo?

It's more efficient using mía, tuya, and suya, especially when you need to say Este es el mío.

We arrived in the town of Sus Sueños at 4:00.

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Señor Macías: Aquí estamos. Estamos en Sus Sueños. ¿Qué hora es?

Daniel: Son las cuatro. Es temprano.

Señor Macías: David, ¿Dónde está el rancho?

David: Quince minutos más. Usted necesita usar este camino aqui. Favor de no manejar muy rápido. Yo pienso que necesito más paja.

Pedro: Puedes recoger la paja en el rancho.

David: Es una buena idea.

The four of us were getting along pretty good. David and I were connecting better, Pedro wasn't teaching me any more Spanish—and Señor Macías… How should I put it? Él ESTABA muy ansioso, pero, al mismo tiempo, él ESTABA muy excitado.

Supplementary Material Around the House http://www.lingolex.com/spanish.htm All the things you can find in a house can be found on this vocabulary site:

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FAQs

Q: We learned in Chapter 2 that the same as is lo mismo que. Where's this lo come from? Why not use el mismo que or la misma que? A: When using the same as, it's difficult to find a reference that will help with gender. Suppose you're at the dinner table and you see the food that Mary's getting on her plate. You say I want the same as Mary. What's the reference going to be? Is it going to be the food, the dessert, is it going to be the bits of apple in the dessert? The lo in lo mismo que makes neuters it. I hope this helps! Let me know. Q: In the text, I saw that the abbreviation for Señor is Sr. What is the abbreviation for Señora and Señorita? A: For Señora it's Sra. and for Señorita it's Srta.

Q: In Speed Spanish 1, you told us that when a Spanish word ends in an -a, the is la. We were told to use el everywhere else. Is there a better rule to predict the gender of a noun?

A: Yes, here it is: Nouns ending in l-o-n-e-r-s are almost always el words. Nouns ending in d-ión-z-a are almost always la words. By knowing this rule, you'll be able to predict the gender of words like especialidad, realidad, actitud, etc. This rule is 97% accurate—a very high percentage! The la and el rule I gave you in the Speed Spanish 1 course is the following: When the Spanish word ends in a final -a, use la; use el everywhere else. I still like this rule even though it's less than 97% accurate.

Assignment Now that you're pretty good at using mi and su, let's practice using mía, tuya, suya, and their related forms. So this is the assignment: I want you to go around your house pointing out objects and using these new possession expressions. It may go something like this: Esta mesa es mía… Esta silla es mía… Esta revista es mía… Then mix it up a bit by role-playing: Esta revista no es suya. Es la mía… ¿Es el dinero aquí en la mesa suyo? No-no-no, este es el mío… Got it? When acting this out, be sure to say the Spanish out loud. Keep me posted on how you're doing!

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