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Expressions with Tener

¿Cuántos años tienes? How old are you?
Tengo veinte años. I am twenty.
Ella tiene mucho frío. She is very cold.
¿Tenéis sed? Are you thirsty?
Ella tiene hambre. She is hungry.
Tengo calor. I am warm.
Tenemos sueño. We are sleepy.
Tienen miedo (de...) They are afraid [of...]
No tengo mucha suerte. I am not very lucky.
Tienes razón. You are right.
¡Ten cuidado! Be careful!
Tengo que hacer muchas cosas. I have to do a lot of things.
Tengo muchas cosas que hacer. I have a lot of things to do.
Since the literal meaning of these phrases is "I have hunger", etc., Spanish uses adjectives where English needs adverbs such as "very":
Tenemos mucho sueño. We are very sleepy.
Tengo demasiada hambre. I am too hungry.

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