{"id":15185,"date":"2021-09-14T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T14:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=15185"},"modified":"2021-09-07T07:47:25","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T11:47:25","slug":"english-spanish-parallel-texts-el-verbo-tener-and-the-family-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/english-spanish-parallel-texts-el-verbo-tener-and-the-family-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"English Spanish Parallel Texts &#8211; El verbo Tener and the family (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this lesson of our English Spanish Parallel Texts course and we are going to practice more using the Spanish verb Tener (To Have) to describe The Family. Start by reading the text in Spanish below. The English translation is provided later but please try not to look at it until you have read the Spanish version various times and tried your best to understand it.<\/p>\n<p>There may be some words and phrases in the text that you are unfamiliar with, but you should be aiming to capture the main essence of what is happening. There will always be words and phrases popping up in real-life situations that you have never heard before, so it is important never to get too distracted by details.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to investigate some of the words you don\u2019t know with a dictionary that would be great, please do, but do this after trying your best to understand with what you already have in your head.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out this video lesson with information relevant to this topic:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanish-lesson-beginner-10-the-verb-%e2%80%9cto-have%e2%80%9d-el-verbo-%e2%80%9ctener%e2%80%9d-and-the-family\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">El verbo Tener and the family<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15186\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15186\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/El-verbo-Tener-and-the-family-2-350x233.jpg\" alt=\"El verbo Tener and the family\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/El-verbo-Tener-and-the-family-2-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/El-verbo-Tener-and-the-family-2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/cd_photosaddict-6522043\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=3746024\">CD_Photosaddict<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=3746024\">Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Spanish Text<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sara: \u00bfD\u00f3nde vives ahora Rodolfo?<br \/>\nRodolfo: Desde el a\u00f1o pasado vivo en Barcelona. Vivo con mi hermano.<br \/>\nSara: \u00a1Que guay! \u00bfTus padres est\u00e1n todav\u00eda en Vitoria?<br \/>\nRodolfo: S\u00ed, ellos viven todav\u00eda en Vitoria, mi hermana tambi\u00e9n, en la misma casa.<br \/>\nSara: \u00bfTe gusta Barcelona?<br \/>\nRodolfo: Si, mucho. Hay muchas cosas para hacer y ver. Es una ciudad muy interesante y bonita.<br \/>\nSara: \u00bfQu\u00e9 monumentos tiene Barcelona?<br \/>\nRodolfo: Hay muchos monumentos y no conozco todos. Pero conozco Casa Batll\u00f3, una pieza de arquitectura creada por el famoso arquitecto Gaud\u00ed en el a\u00f1o mil novecientos cuatro.<br \/>\nSara: Creo que conozco ese edificio. Es muy famoso.<br \/>\nRodolfo: S\u00ed, est\u00e1 en el centro de la ciudad. Tambi\u00e9n Barcelona tiene la Casa Mil\u00e0. Otro edificio de Gaud\u00ed y su \u00faltimo trabajo.<br \/>\nSara: Y, por supuesto, La Sagrada Familia.<br \/>\nRodolfo: Claro. El monumento m\u00e1s famoso de Barcelona.<br \/>\nSara: \u00bfY en Barcelona hay muchos bares y restaurantes buenos?<br \/>\nRodolfo: \u00a1Much\u00edsimos! Mi bar favorito es El Xampanyet. Est\u00e1 en frente del museo de Picasso. Tiene una gran variedad de tapas y vinos.<br \/>\nSara: \u00bfTienes alguna recomendaci\u00f3n de restaurante?<br \/>\nRodolfo: Casi todos los restaurantes de Barcelona son buenos. Igual mi favorito es La Gastron\u00f3mica. Yo soy vegano y este restaurante tiene muchas opciones veganas.<br \/>\nSara: \u00bfY discotecas?<br \/>\nRodolfo: Bueno, yo no soy mucho de las discotecas, pero estoy seguro de que Barcelona tiene un mont\u00f3n de discotecas buenas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>English Text<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sara: Where do you live now Rodolfo?<br \/>\nRodolfo: Since last year I live in Barcelona. I live with my brother.<br \/>\nSara: How cool! Are your parents still in Vitoria?<br \/>\nRodolfo: Yes, they still live in Vitoria, my sister too, in the same house.<br \/>\nSara: Do you like Barcelona?<br \/>\nRodolfo: Yes, a lot. There are many things to do and see. It is a very interesting and beautiful city.<br \/>\nSara: What monuments does Barcelona have?<br \/>\nRodolfo: There are many monuments and I don&#8217;t know all of them. But I know Casa Batll\u00f3, a piece of architecture created by the famous architect Gaud\u00ed in 1904.<br \/>\nSara: I think I know that building. It is very famous.<br \/>\nRodolfo: Yes, it is in the centre of the city. Barcelona also has the Casa Mila. Another Gaud\u00ed building and his last work.<br \/>\nSara: And, of course, La Sagrada Familia.<br \/>\nRodolfo: Sure. The most famous monument in Barcelona.<br \/>\nSara: And in Barcelona are there many good bars and restaurants?<br \/>\nRodolfo: Many! My favorite bar is El Xampanyet. It is in front of the Picasso museum. It has a great variety of tapas and wines.<br \/>\nSara: Do you have any restaurant recommendations?<br \/>\nRodolfo: Almost all restaurants in Barcelona are good. My favourite is the Gastronomic. I am vegan and this restaurant has many vegan options.<br \/>\nSara: And clubs?<br \/>\nRodolfo: Well, I&#8217;m not one for clubs, but I&#8217;m sure Barcelona has a lot of good clubs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, how did you get on? How much did you understand of the original text before checking the translation? Please let me know in the comments section below&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry if you didn&#8217;t understand that much, practice makes perfect! Be patient and keep reading, hearing, writing, and speaking Spanish. See you next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/El-verbo-Tener-and-the-family-2-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"El verbo Tener and the family\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/El-verbo-Tener-and-the-family-2-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/El-verbo-Tener-and-the-family-2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Practice more using the Spanish verb Tener (To have) to describe The Family with these English Spanish Parallel Texts. Read the Spanish version and do your best to understand before later checking the English translation.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":15186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[8,61202,6,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15185","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-language","category-learning-2","category-grammar","category-vocabulary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15185"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15187,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15185\/revisions\/15187"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}