Mi cara y mis sentidos

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Level A1 Reading focus

What you'll learn

Spanish body parts, face vocabulary kids, five senses A1, eyes nose mouth

Article teaches face parts and five senses vocabulary in Spanish. For children A1. Includes: ojos, nariz, orejas, boca, manos, cabello, dientes, lengua.

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Phrases for training

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Tengo dos ojos para ver.

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I have two eyes to see.

The pattern «tener + noun + para + infinitive» means "to have something for some purpose".

Lets you describe what you use a body part for.

Tengo una nariz para oler.

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I have a nose to smell.

The «tener + para + infinitive» pattern works with any body part.

Useful for describing sensory organs.

Tengo dos orejas para escuchar.

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I have two ears to listen.

Remember: «dos orejas», not «dos oreja» — plural ends in -as.

For describing hearing organs.

Tengo una boca para saborear.

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I have a mouth to taste.

The verb «saborear» means to taste, to savor.

For describing taste sensations.

Tengo dos manos para tocar.

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I have two hands to touch.

«Tocar» means to touch, to feel by touching.

For describing tactile sensations.

Mis sentidos me ayudan a conocer el mundo.

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My senses help me get to know the world.

«Ayudar a + infinitive» = to help do something.

Useful phrase for describing body functions.

Key words

Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.

Eyes (ojos)

ojos

eyes

«Ojos» is a feminine noun, plural (un ojo → dos ojos).

Core topic word; visual perception.

Nose (nariz)

nariz

nose

«Nariz» is feminine, used with the article «la»: la nariz.

Olfactory organ; common in everyday speech.

Ears (orejas)

orejas

ears

«Orejas» is feminine plural. Singular: una oreja.

Hearing organ; refers only to the outer ear.

Mouth (boca)

boca

mouth

«Boca» is feminine (la boca). Used with taste-related verbs.

Taste organ; part of the face.

Hands (manos)

manos

hands

«Manos» is plural of mano (feminine). Singular: una mano.

Touch organ; very common in daily life.

Teeth (dientes)

dientes

teeth

«Dientes» is plural of diente. Used with the article «los»: los dientes.

Needed for chewing; part of the mouth.

Grammar in context

Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.

Tener + noun + para + infinitive

Tengo dos ojos para ver.

I have [organ] to [action]

This pattern shows organ purpose: «Tengo X para hacer Y» = "I have X to do Y".

Main grammar pattern of the article; used for describing body functions.

Verb «ver» — first person singular present

Veo

Veo = I see

«Ver» (to see) → Yo veo. Conjugations: -o, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en.

Verb for vision; you need to know all person forms.

Possessive adjective «mi»

mi familia

mi = my

«Mi» is an invariable possessive adjective. «Mi familia» = my family, «mi boca» = my mouth.

Invariable form; used before the noun.

Reflexive pronoun me meaning «to me»

Los dientes me ayudan a masticar.

me ayudan = they help me

«Me» here means "to me" (indirect object). Compare: «Me ayudo» = I help myself.