Learn how to ask and answer the question "Whose is this?"
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| Jessi: Top 25 Spanish Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 23: Whose is this? in Spanish (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Spanish learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations.) |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question Whose is this? In Spanish this is |
| Javier: ¿De quién es esto? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Javier: de quién |
| Jessi: meaning whose in English. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) de quién |
| Jessi: Listen again and repeat. |
| Javier: de quién |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Javier: es |
| Jessi: meaning is. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) es |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Javier: es |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Javier: de quién es |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Javier: esto |
| Jessi: meaning this. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) esto |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Javier: esto |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Javier: de quién es esto |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Whose is this? ? |
| Javier: Es mio |
| Jessi: "It's mine.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Javier: (Slow) Es mio |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Javier: és |
| Jessi: meaning it's. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) és |
| Jessi: Now repeat |
| Javier: és |
| {Pause} |
| A: And next |
| Javier: mio |
| meaning mine. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) mio |
| A:Now repeat. |
| Javier: mio |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, It's mine., and then repeat. |
| Javier: Es mio |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace mine with hers. |
| Javier: suyo |
| Jessi: hers |
| Javier: (slow) suyo (regular) suyo |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with hers |
| Javier: Es suyo |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace mine. Say It's hers. |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Es suyo |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace hers with my mother's. |
| Javier: de mi madre |
| Jessi: my mother's |
| Javier: (slow) de mi madre (regular) de mi madre |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with my mother's |
| Javier: Es de mi madre |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for hers. Say It's my mother's. |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Es de mi madre |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace my mother's with my friend's. |
| Javier: de mi amigo |
| Jessi: my friend's |
| Javier: (slow) de mi amigo (regular) de mi amigo |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with my friend's |
| Javier: Es de mi amigo |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the name my mother's. Say It's my friend's. |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Es de mi amigo |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Spain, and someone asks you who something belongs to. You want to say It's mine.. Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿De quién es esto? (five seconds) Es mio |
| Jessi: Now, you want to say it's It's hers. Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿De quién es esto? (five seconds) Es suyo |
| Jessi: Now, you want to say it's It's my mother's. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Javier: ¿De quién es esto? (five seconds) Es de mi madre |
| Jessi: Now, you want to say It's my friend's. Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿De quién es esto? (five seconds) Es de mi amigo |
| Jessi: Imagine that you find something, and you want to know who it belongs to. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Javier: ¿De quién es esto? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 23 |
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