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Is she your mother? ¿Es ella tu madre?
Forma preguntas de sí/no con el verbo be — invierte be y el sujeto: Is she…? / Are they…?. Las respuestas cortas son Yes, she is. / No, he isn't.. Aprende vocabulario de familia (son, daughter, grandfather, grandmother, baby) y palabras descriptivas (old, young, tall, good, happy), y la palabra interrogativa who. El rincón de pronunciación trata /æ/ y /e/, difíciles de distinguir para muchos estudiantes.
Dialogue
Is She Your Mother? — ¿Es ella tu madre?
- Emma Minsu, is she your mother? Minsu, ¿es ella tu madre?
- Minsu Yes, she is my mother. Sí, ella es mi madre. (breve: Yes, she is.)
- Emma Just say "Yes, she is." Is she young? Solo di "Yes, she is." ¿Es joven?
- Minsu No, she isn't. But she is happy! No, no es joven. ¡Pero está feliz!
Dialogue
Who Is He? — ¿Quién es él?
- Jack Minsu, who is he? Minsu, ¿quién es él?
- Minsu He is my grandfather. He is old. Es mi abuelo. Es mayor.
- Jack Is she your grandmother? ¿Es ella tu abuela?
- Minsu Yes, she is. And the baby is my brother. Sí. Y el bebé es mi hermano.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| son | /sʌn/ | n. | hijo |
| daughter | /ˈdɔːtər/ | n. | hija |
| grandfather | /ˈɡrænˌfɑːðər/ | n. | abuelo |
| grandmother | /ˈɡrænˌmʌðər/ | n. | abuela |
| baby | /ˈbeɪbi/ | n. | bebé |
| who | /huː/ | pron. | quién |
| old | /oʊld/ | adj. | viejo; antiguo |
| young | /jʌŋ/ | adj. | joven |
| tall | /tɔːl/ | adj. | alto |
| good | /ɡʊd/ | adj. | bueno |
| happy | /ˈhæpi/ | adj. | feliz |
Grammar
be — yes/no questions + short answers el verbo be — preguntas de sí/no y respuestas cortas
be 동사로 yes/no 질문을 만들 때는 be와 주어의 자리를 바꿉니다: She is… → Is she…?, They are… → Are they…?. 대답은 짧게: Yes, she is. / No, she isn't. (= is not). 짧은 대답에서는 be를 줄이지 않아요 — "Yes, she's."라고 하지 않습니다.
Para formar preguntas de sí/no con be, invierte be y el sujeto: She is… → Is she…?, They are… → Are they…?. Responde corto: Yes, she is. / No, she isn't. (= is not). En las respuestas cortas no se contrae be — no se dice "Yes, she's."
- Is she your mother? — Yes, she is. /ɪz ʃiː jʊər ˈmʌðər jes ʃiː ɪz/ ¿Es ella tu madre? — Sí, lo es.
- Is he old? — No, he isn't. /ɪz hiː oʊld noʊ hiː ˈɪznt/ ¿Es mayor? — No, no lo es.
- Are they happy? — Yes, they are. /ɑːr ðeɪ ˈhæpi jes ðeɪ ɑːr/ ¿Están felices? — Sí, lo están.
pronunciation
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