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Key vocabulary
	¿Cuántos?	how many?	¿Cuántos? is an interrogative word (question word). In Spanish, interrogative words carry accent marks.
	¿Cuándo?	when	¿Cuándo? is an interrogative word (question word). In Spanish, interrogative words carry accent marks.
	tienes	you have	In Spanish the pronouns are not always used. The subject of tienes is tú (you).
	tiene	he/she has	In Spanish the pronouns are not always used. One way to translate tiene is she/he has.
	años	years	Remember the tilde over the n is part of the spelling.
	es	is	In Spanish the pronouns are not always used. One way to translate es is it is.
	de	of	De is used in Spanish to show possession. There is no apostrophe s in Spanish. Instead of saying George's cat, you say the cat of George.
	tu	your	your (familiar) Notice that this does not have an accent mark. With an accent mark tú means you. While without the accent mark tu means your. Use this possessive adjective, tu, as you would the subject, tú, i.e. when talking to another student, a friend, relative, a person about your own age, or anyone with whom you have a close, familiar relationship.

Age
	(you)
¿Cuántos años tienes (tú)? How old are you?		Literally translated "How many years do you have? tienes means you have. The subject, tú, is not always used. The subject of tienes is tú whether it is stated or impled.	In Spanish, to tell age, you talk about how many years you have. Therefore you use the verb tener. A common mistake is to use ser (to be) with your age. The question uses tienes because the subject is you/tú. Just like in English you would ask using the subject you.
	(I)
(Yo) Tengo ... años. I am .... years old.		Literally translated I have* ... years.* Tengo means I have. The subject, yo, is not always used. The subject of tengo is yo/I whether it is stated or implied.	The answer uses tengo because the subject is I. When answering, just like in English, you would change the subject to I. In Spanish, however, you would also have to change the form of the verb from tienes (you have) to tengo (I have).


	(he/she)
¿Cuántos años tiene? How old is he or she or a person's name?		Literally translated How many years does he/she/name have?	The question uses tiene because the subject is he/she/ or a person's name. Tiene means she/he has.
¿Cuántos años tiene Erica? How old is Erica?		Literally translated How many years does Erica have?	Tiene would also be used with a specific person's name.
	(he/she)
Tiene ... años. He/she/name is ... years old.		Literally translated He/she/name has ... years.	Tiene means he/she/name has. Since in the answer, you are still referring to she/he/name, you would answer using the same form of the verb, tiene.
Erica tiene ... años. Erica is ... years old.		Literally translated Erica has ... years.	Tiene means he/she/name has. In this case, as in English the subject remains the same. Therefore, the verb does NOT change forms.


	Birthday
		(your)
	¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?		When is your* birthday?*
	¿Cuándo es el cumpleaños de Marta?		When is Marta's* birthday?*
		Answer both questions the same way.
	Es el ___ de ____.		It is the __ of ___.
Es el 22 de junio.			It is the 22nd of June.

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