The notes on avoir:
Avoir – to have
Conjugation:
French
J’ai
Nous avons
Tu as Vous avez
Il a
Elle a
On a
Ils ont
Elles ont
English Translation:
I have
You have
English
We have
You have
He has
She has
One has
They have (m)
They have (f)
J’ai also can be translated as I am having or I do have.
Here are some additional avoir expressions.
Avoir soif – to be thirsty
Avoir faim – to be hungry
Avoir chaud – to be hot
Avoir froid – to be cold
Avoir tort – to be wrong
Avoir raison – to be right
Avoir sommeil – to be sleepy
Avoir besoin de – to need (to have need of)
Avoir envie de – to want (to have a desire to)
Avoir de la chance – to be lucky
Avoir # ans – to have ___ years (to be a certain age)
Avoir peur – to be afraid/scared

These avoir expressions are idiomatic expressions. You can’t translate them word for word. Avoir doesn’t mean to be, it means to have. Avoir must be conjugated in a sentence.
Ex: I need a pencil. - J’ai besoin d’un crayon.
Ex: We are cold. - Nous avons froid.
Ex: She is 16 years old. - Elle a seize ans.