tenir

to have

Usages of tenir

• Tinc una casa.: I have a house.
• Tinc un cotxe.: I have a car.
• Tinc un amic.: I have a friend.
• Tinc un gat.: I have a cat.
• Tinc una germana.: I have a sister.
• Puc anar a la botiga, però no tinc diners.: I can go to the shop, but I do not have money.
• La meva amiga vol comprar pa, però no té diners.: My friend wants to buy bread, but she does not have money.
• La meva amiga sempre té el telèfon i la clau a la bossa.: My friend always has the phone and the key in her bag.
• El menú d'avui té sopa, peix i arròs.: Today’s menu has soup, fish, and rice.
• Vull estudiar a casa perquè demà tinc un examen important.: I want to study at home because tomorrow I have an important exam.
• Si no tens la resposta, fes una pregunta.: If you do not have the answer, ask a question.
• Envia un missatge a la professora si tens una pregunta sobre la classe.: Send a message to the teacher if you have a question about the class.
• Si vostè té dolor al cap, ha d'anar a la farmàcia avui.: If you have a headache, you have to go to the pharmacy today.
• Si tens febre, no has d'anar a la feina.: If you have a fever, you must not go to work.
• La meva mare té febre i descansa a casa.: My mother has a fever and is resting at home.
• Tinc mal de cap avui.: I have a headache today.
• Si tinc mal de cap, no vull mirar la televisió.: If I have a headache, I do not want to watch television.
• La meva germana ja té el banyador, però encara busca les ulleres.: My sister already has the swimsuit, but she is still looking for the glasses.
• Si tens un problema amb l'ordinador, jo puc buscar una solució.: If you have a problem with the computer, I can look for a solution.
• No trobo el telèfon, però la meva filla el té.: I can’t find the phone, but my daughter has it.
• La llista que tinc a la bossa és per al dinar de demà.: The list that I have in my bag is for tomorrow's lunch.
• La carn que comprem avui té descompte.: The meat that we are buying today has a discount.
• La meva mare diu que la carnisseria que és prop de l'estació té carn i ous.: My mother says that the butcher's near the station has meat and eggs.
• Miro el rellotge i veig que encara tenim temps abans de l'exposició.: I look at the watch and see that we still have time before the exhibition.
• Quan tenim temps, la meva mare i jo entrem a la llibreria per mirar llibres.: When we have time, my mother and I go into the bookstore to look at books.
• El meu germà no té temps d'entrar al museu, però sí que pot comprar l'entrada per a demà.: My brother does not have time to go into the museum, but he can buy the ticket for tomorrow.
• Jo li dic que, si tenim temps, després podem mirar l'exposició i anar a la llibreria.: I tell her that, if we have time, afterwards we can see the exhibition and go to the bookstore.
• Tinc un regal per a la mare.: I have a gift for my mother.
• A la meva mare li fa mal el coll i té tos.: My mother’s throat hurts and she has a cough.
• Jo també vull anar al dentista perquè tinc una dent que em fa mal.: I also want to go to the dentist because I have a tooth that hurts.
• A urgències, la infermera parla amb una pacient que té febre i tos.: In the emergency room, the nurse speaks with a patient who has a fever and a cough.
• Ahir vaig caure al carrer i ara tinc una ferida a la cama.: Yesterday I fell in the street and now I have a wound on my leg.
• Aquest vespre tinc picor al coll, però demà potser estaré millor.: This evening I have an itch on my neck, but maybe tomorrow I will be better.
• El regal que tinc és per a la mare.: The gift that I have is for my mother.
• Si tens picor al coll, has de beure aigua i descansar.: If you have an itch on your neck, you have to drink water and rest.
• Quina opinió tens sobre aquest article?: What is your opinion about this article?
• Si tenim temps dissabte, volem visitar la biblioteca i endreçar el pis després.: If we have time on Saturday, we want to visit the library and tidy the apartment afterwards.
• Avui no tinc cap cita a l'agenda.: Today I have no appointment in my planner.
• Tens alguna cosa per preguntar abans de confirmar la cita?: Do you have something to ask before confirming the appointment?
• No tinc cap problema per cancel·lar la cita de demà.: I have no problem canceling tomorrow’s appointment.
• A la feina no tinc temps, per això només porto un entrepà.: At work I do not have time, so I only bring a sandwich.
• Necessitem melmelada perquè ja no en tenim.: We need jam because we do not have any anymore.
• Teniu taronges? No, no en tenim, però tenim suc.: Do you have oranges? No, we do not have any, but we have juice.
• El meu mòbil no té bateria, per això acabo de posar el carregador a l'endoll.: My mobile phone has no battery, so I have just plugged the charger into the socket.
• Aquesta melmelada té un gust molt dolç perquè hi ha massa sucre.: This jam has a very sweet taste because there is too much sugar.
• A vegades el pa del forn té un gust una mica amarg.: Sometimes the bread from the oven has a slightly bitter taste.
• Aquest cafè té massa sucre.: This coffee has too much sugar.
• Aquest vestit té una cremallera a l'esquena i dos botons petits.: This dress has a zipper at the back and two small buttons.
• Les botes que m'agraden són les que tenen la cremallera blanca.: The boots that I like are the ones that have the white zipper.
• Si tingués més temps aquesta tarda, repassaria els apunts abans de sopar.: If I had more time this afternoon, I would review the notes before dinner.
• Si avui no tinguessis deures, vindries al cinema amb mi?: If you did not have homework today, would you come to the cinema with me?
• Porta una goma i un llapis a classe, perquè jo avui no en tinc cap.: Bring an eraser and a pencil to class, because today I do not have any.

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