Tengo... I have ...
  You can now hold a one-minute conversation with someone. Hi, how are you, what's your name, and bye. Let's add a few more questions and answers so that you can make small talk and even get to know someone - at least, start to get to know them.
One very useful word is
tengo = I have
You can say all sorts of things with tengo:
You also use tengo to tell someone your age. In Spanish, to say you are # years old, you say you have # years. Take a look at how you ask and answer How old are you? (I also included how to ask for someone's birthday, where you don't use tengo).
 Listen to the musical version of asking and answering the first question.
Now listen to Ricardo and Elena ask about both age and birthdays.
Spanish
E: Hola, Ricardo, ¿cómo estás?
R: Bien, gracias Elena. ¿Y tú?
E: Bien, gracias. ¿Cuántos años tienes?
R: Tengo 23 años. ¿Y tú?
E: Tengo 25 años. ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?
R: Mi cumpleaños es el 7 de octubre. ¿Y tú?
E: Mi cumpleaños es el 9 de junio.
R: Qué bien. Bueno, hasta luego.
E: Hasta pronto.
English
E: Hi, Ricardo, how are you?
R: Fine, thanks, Elena. And you?
E: Fine, thanks. How old are you?
R: I'm 23. And you?
E: I'm 25. What is your birthday?
R: My birthday is October 7th. And you?
E: My birthday is June 9th.
R: Great. Well, see you later.
E: See you soon.
Remember
How you say how old you are is with the formula Tengo # años.
How you say when your birthday is is with the formula Mi cumpleaños es el # de [month].
Do you have siblings?
Listen to Mercedes (Merche) and Víctor.
Spanish
V: Merche, ¿tienes hermanos?
M: Sí, tengo dos. Tengo un hermano y una hermana. ¿Y tú?
V: Tengo una hermana.
M: ¿Cómo se llama tu hermana?
V: Se llama Sóle. ¿Y tus hermanos?
M: Se llaman Pancho y Paty. ¿Cuántos años tiene tu hermana?
V: Tiene once años. ¿Y los tuyos?
M: Tienen siete y cuatro años.
V: Qué bien.
English
V: Merche, do you have siblings?
M: Yes, I have two. I have a brother and a sister. And you?
V: I have a sister.
M: What's your sister's name?
V: Her name's Sole. And your siblings?
M: Their names are Pancho and Paty How old is your sister?
V: She's 11. And yours?
M: They're 7 and 4.
V: Great.
To ask about siblings, use the phrases below.
You can use tengo to ask about what classes your friends have this year.
Spanish
X: Hola Rafael, ¿qué tal? R: Bien, gracias Ximena. ¿Y tú? X: Bien. ¿Cuántas clases tienes este año? R: Tengo ocho. Tengo Matemáticas, Ciencias, Español, Inglés, Historia, Orquesta, Arte y Educación Física. ¿Y tú? X: Tengo siete. Tengo Matemáticas, Ciencias, Inglés, Español, Historia, Banda y Salud. R: Bueno, buena suerte. X: Gracias. A ti también. English X: Hi Rafael, how’s it going? R: Well, thanks Ximena. And you? X: Fine. How many classes do you have this year? R: I have 8. I have Math, Science, Spanish, English, History, Orchestra, Art & PE. You? X: I have 7. I have Math, Science, English, Spanish, History, Band and Health. R: Well, good luck. X: Thanks. To you, too. Later you'll learn all sorts of uses for tengo that you wouldn't expect.
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