Mi hámster Saltarín

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About this article

Level A1 Reading focus

What you'll learn

animal names, care verbs, color descriptions, pet supplies vocabulary

This article tells about a pet hamster in Spanish. It is for A1 beginners. Learn animal names, physical descriptions, and daily care routines with translations.

After reading

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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.

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Phrases for training

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Mi hámster

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My hamster

「Mi」 is a possessive adjective meaning "my". Used with singular nouns.

Essential phrase to show ownership.

Tiene los ojos negros y redondos

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It has black round eyes

「Tiene」 is the verb tener (to have) in 3rd person singular. Used for animal/human descriptions.

Useful for describing animals and people by appearance.

Le doy de comer

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I feed it

「Le」 is an indirect object pronoun (to it/her/him). 「Doy de comer」 is a verbal phrase meaning "to feed".

Essential phrase for daily pet care conversations.

Hace mucho ruido cuando corre

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It makes a lot of noise when it runs

「Hace ruido」 means "makes noise". 「Cuando」 is a time conjunction "when".

Learn to build temporal clauses with "when".

Llena sus mejillas de comida

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Fills its cheeks with food

「Llena」 is the verb llenar (to fill). 「Sus mejillas」 means "its cheeks". 「De comida」 is a prepositional phrase.

A characteristic hamster behavior — fun fact to remember.

Es muy delicado

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It is very delicate

「Es」 is the verb ser (to be). 「Muy delicado」 means "very delicate". Adjectives after ser show permanent traits.

Basic animal character description.

Key words

Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.

hamster

hámster

hamster

Masculine noun. Plural: los hámsters.

Key word of the article — the animal name.

cage

la jaula

hamster cage

Feminine noun. Refers to a pet's living space.

Essential vocabulary for describing an animal's home.

seeds

las semillas

sunflower seeds

Feminine noun, plural. 「Semillas de girasol」 means sunflower seeds.

Related to daily pet care routine.

cheeks

las mejillas

cheeks (face)

Feminine noun, plural. Hamsters fill their cheeks with food — a characteristic behavior.

Interesting and unique word related to hamster behavior.

shavings

la viruta

wood shavings (bedding)

Feminine noun. Used as hamster bedding.

Vocabulary for understanding cage cleaning description.

wheel

la rueda

running wheel

Feminine noun. A running wheel for hamsters is a typical accessory.

Related to cage description and animal activity.

Grammar in context

Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.

To have: tengo/tienes/tiene

Tiene —第三人称単数所持

Has

Verb tener in 3rd person singular: yo tengo, tú tienes, él/ella tiene. Used for possession and characteristics.

Tener is one of the most important Spanish verbs. Essential for basic descriptions.

Indirect object pronoun LE

Le doy — 与格代詞

I give to him/her/it

「Le」 is an indirect object pronoun for him/her/it. Placed before the verb: Le doy, Le gusta, Le pongo.

Learn to express "doing something for someone" — a basic sentence pattern.

Color description: color + con + color

Blanco con manchas marrones — 色＋前置詞

White with brown spots

Color adjective +「con」+ another color adjective. Pattern for describing animal coloring.