Say when you or someone else needs food.
The idea
Conjugate tener for the person and follow it with hambre. Use mucha to express strong hunger.
Examples
- Tengo hambre antes de clase.I am hungry before class.
- ¿Tienes hambre después del paseo?Are you hungry after the walk?
- Mi hermano tiene mucha hambre.My brother is very hungry.
- Tenemos hambre por la mañana.We are hungry in the morning.
- Los niños tienen hambre en el parque.The children are hungry in the park.
- Hoy no tengo hambre.I am not hungry today.
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Do not say estoy hambre: use tengo hambre for the feeling.
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Complete the sentence to say that I am hungry. Yo ___ hambre en casa. (tengo / tiene)
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tengo
tengo matches the speaker, yo.
Complete the sentence: we are hungry. Nosotros ___ hambre al mediodía. (tenemos / tienen)
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tenemos
tenemos matches the plural subject, nosotros.
Choose the word for a lot of hunger. Ella tiene ___ hambre. (mucha / mucho)
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mucha
mucha agrees with the feminine noun hambre.
Practice round
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Complete the sentence to say that I am hungry. Yo ___ hambre en casa. (tengo / tiene)
Complete the sentence: we are hungry. Nosotros ___ hambre al mediodía. (tenemos / tienen)
Choose the word for a lot of hunger. Ella tiene ___ hambre. (mucha / mucho)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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