KS2 · Spanish · Year 6

My room: 'mi', 'mis' and 'tu', 'tus'

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Your learning goal

I can say what I have and don’t have in my room and I can ask someone else what they have in theirs.

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What you’ll learn

I can say what I have and don’t have in my room and I can ask someone else what they have in theirs.

Key learning points

The sound-spelling correspondences [que], [qui], [ce], [ci] can be usefully contrasted with one another for practice.
I have is 'tengo' and you have is 'tienes'. For questions, use sentence words but just raise your voice at the end.
To say 'I don’t have' or 'you don’t have', simply put 'no' before the verb. This works with any person of the verb.
To say 'my' in Spanish before singular and uncountable nouns, use 'mi'. Before plural nouns, use 'mis'.
To say 'your' in Spanish before singular and uncountable nouns, use 'tu'. Before plural nouns, use 'tus'.

Words to know

mi: possessive adjective 'my' before singular and uncountable nouns
mis: possessive adjective 'my' before plural nouns
tu: possessive adjective 'your' before singular and uncountable nouns
tus: possessive adjective 'your' before plural nouns

Common mistakes

The possessive adjectives 'my' - mi - and 'your' - tu - stay the same for both singular and plural nouns as they do in English.

In Spanish, the possessive adjectives change for singular and plural nouns; 'mi' becomes 'mis' and 'tu' becomes 'tus' before plural nouns.

For parents, carers and teachers

Pupils could use the possessions on their desk and describe them to practise the use of singular and plural possessive adjectives. Alternatively, they could draw a picture of their rooms and describe their possessions to a partner consolidating vocabulary and the use of mi, mis, tu, tus.