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What's this? ¿Qué es esto?
Aprende las palabras interrogativas wh-: what, when, why, how, which. La palabra interrogativa va al principio: What's this? Why is he here? Which is your bag? Con el verbo be se contrae: What's = What is. Palabras nuevas: what, when, why, how, which, phone, computer, water, house, door, window, new. El rincón de pronunciación practica el sonido /w/ de wh- y el grupo /ts/ en What's /wʌts/, It's /ɪts/.
Dialogue
What Is This? — ¿Qué es esto?
- Emma Minsu, what's this? Minsu, ¿qué es esto?
- Minsu This is what? It's a... computer? Esto es qué? Eh... ¿un ordenador? (error: la palabra interrogativa va primero — "What's this?")
- Emma What's this? Yes, it's a new computer! "What's this?" ¡Sí, es un ordenador nuevo!
- Minsu What's this? It's my new phone! ¿Qué es esto? ¡Es mi teléfono nuevo!
Dialogue
My New House — Mi casa nueva
- Jack Minsu, which is your bag? Minsu, ¿cuál es tu bolso?
- Minsu Your bag which? The new one. Tu bolso cuál? El nuevo. (error: la palabra interrogativa va primero — "Which is your bag?")
- Jack Which is your bag? And what's that — a window? ¿Cuál es tu bolso? ¿Y eso qué es — una ventana?
- Minsu Yes! It's a new window. This is my new house! ¡Sí! Es una ventana nueva. ¡Esta es mi casa nueva!
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| what | /wʌt/ | pron. | qué |
| when | /wen/ | adv. | cuándo |
| why | /waɪ/ | adv. | por qué |
| how | /haʊ/ | adv. | cómo |
| which | /wɪtʃ/ | det. | cuál |
| phone | /foʊn/ | n. | teléfono |
| computer | /kəmˈpjuːtər/ | n. | ordenador |
| water | /ˈwɔːtər/ | n. | agua |
| house | /haʊs/ | n. | casa |
| door | /dɔːr/ | n. | puerta |
| window | /ˈwɪndoʊ/ | n. | ventana |
| new | /nuː/ | adj. | nuevo |
Grammar
Wh- questions: what, when, why, how, which Preguntas wh-: what, when, why, how, which
Question words go at the very front of the sentence: what, when, why, how, which. With the verb be, they often contract: What's this? (= What is this?) Why is he here? How are you? Which is your bag? "what" asks about a thing, "when" about time, "why" about a reason, "how" about manner or state, "which" picks one from a set. The question word comes first, then be, then the rest — the word order is fixed.
La palabra interrogativa va al principio de la oración: what, when, why, how, which. Con el verbo be suelen contraerse: What's this? (= What is this?) Why is he here? How are you? Which is your bag? "what" pregunta por una cosa, "when" por el tiempo, "why" por el motivo, "how" por el modo o el estado, "which" elige uno de un conjunto. Primero la palabra interrogativa, luego be, luego el resto — el orden es fijo.
- What's this? — It's a phone. /wʌts ðɪs ɪts ə foʊn/ ¿Qué es esto? — Es un teléfono.
- Why is he here? — He is my brother. /waɪ ɪz hiː hɪr hiː ɪz maɪ ˈbrʌðər/ ¿Por qué está él aquí? — Es mi hermano.
- Which is your bag? — The new one. /wɪtʃ ɪz jʊər bæɡ ðə nuː wʌn/ ¿Cuál es tu bolso? — El nuevo.
- How are you? — I am good, thank you. /haʊ ɑːr juː aɪ æm ɡʊd θæŋk juː/ ¿Cómo estás? — Estoy bien, gracias.
pronunciation
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