In this lesson you'll learn to talk about your pets. Above, see the captions the dog, the cat, etc. When you talk about your own pets, you'll use the word mi(s) for my:
| English |
Spanish |
| my pet |
mi mascota |
| my pets |
mis mascotas
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Female animals do not have names ending in -o. For them, change the -o to -a.
| English |
Spanish |
| my male dog |
mi perro |
| my female dog |
mi perra |
| my dogs (all male or mixed group) |
mis perros |
| my dogs (all female) |
mis perras |
Male animals can have names ending in -a, when the animal name ends in -a.
| the (male or female) turtle |
la tortuga |
| the (male or female) frog |
la rana |
The word for fish - pez - is special. If you want to say that you have more than one fish, you have to change the letter z to c. You'll see later on that this rule applies to all words that end in -z.
| my fish |
mi pez |
| my fishes |
mis peces |
To say that you have one pet, use the word un(a).
| a (male) dog |
un perro |
| a (female) dog |
una perra |
| a (male) cat |
un gato |
| a (female) cat |
una gata |
| a (male or female) fish |
un pez |
| a (male or female) turtle |
una tortuga |
You'll use the word for I have - tengo.
| I have a (female) dog. |
Tengo una perra. |
| I have two cats. |
Tengo dos gatos. |
| I have fishes. |
Tengo peces. |
| I don't have any. |
No tengo. |
| Do you have pets? |
¿Tienes mascotas? |
| How many pets do you have? |
¿Cuántas mascotas tienes? |
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