- tener miedo (de) – to be afraid of
- tener prisa – to be in a hurry
- tener razon – to be right
- tener ganas de – to feel like
- tener que – to have to
- tener (mucho) calor – to be (very) warm
tener (mucho) frio – to be (very) cold - tener sueño – to be sleepy
- tengo un chavo – I'm broke
- tener (mucho) hambre – to be (very) hungry
- tener (mucha) sed – to be (very) thirsty
These expressions are used to describe people or animals only. To be comfortable--neither hot nor cold--is expressed with estar bien.
Author(s): Thalia Dorwick, Ana María Pérez-Gironés, Marty Knorre, William R. Glass and Hildebrando Villarreal
Source(s): McGraw-Hill, Inc.