Basics of Spanish Nouns and Articles
LESSON 1: NOUNS AND ARTICLES
Objectives
Upon completing this lesson,
students will learn:
•
Gender and number of words
•
The definite and indefinite
articles
Computer= computador
a
(femenino)
Remember:
Words not things
are
masculine or feminine.
Wikipedia
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Gato_vs_gata%2C_illustration_of_g
rammatical_gender_in_Spanish.svg
OVERVIEW
•
This chapter covers one of the most basic and important
concepts in the Spanish language: the idea of
number
(singular, plural) and
gender
(masculine, femenine). The
rules you are going to learn apply not only to people but
also to things and places.
•
The
definite article
in English is THE. It covers all cases.
•
In Spanish, however, there is a definite article for:
masculine, singular noun: EL (Example: EL señor)
masculine, plural: LO
S
(Los señore
s
)
feminine, singular: LA (La señorit
a
),
feminine, plural: LA
S
(LAS señorit
as
•
Usually, to form the feminine of a noun you add
A
to the final consonant or change the final
vowel for
A
:
León/ leona mexicano/ mexican
a
•
However, there are
several exceptions
that you
will learn further in the course.
•
The masculine LOS is used with a set that
includes any combination of masculine and
feminine nouns: los estudiantes, los profesores.
•
OVERVIEW
•
Nouns ending in
-IÓN
are usually feminine (lección,
conversación).
Words ending
in -AD
are also feminine: nacionalidad,
verdad (truth), amistad (friendship)
•
Words ending
in consonant
are usually masculine,
however there are exceptions (see above)
•
The following words are then masculine
•
Pared (wall) árbol (tree) reloj (watch, clock)
Lápiz (penci) Amor (love) papel (paper)
OVERVIEW
•
In the United States, it is almost impossible not to have been
exposed to the Spanish language. Try the following as an
exercise :
•
Without looking at the English equivalent, try to guess the
meaning of the following words:
•
Amigo coche lápiz silla
•
Libro
sombrero cabeza suéter
•
Señor
patio mesa madre
•
Universidad mano ciudad mujer
•
Adulto toro pueblo hombre
•
Now, read again the previous slides and add the definitive
article to the words above. Answers
•
The
Indefinite article, a, an
in English, is:
Un
(singular, masculine),
Una
(singular feminine)
Unos, unas
(some) plural, masculine and
feminine
•
Un
libro/
Una
silla/
Unos
libros/
Unas
sillas
•
The formation of plural:
Plural of words ending in vowel=
+S:
casa/casa
s
;
hombre/hombr
es
Plural of words ending in consonant=
+ES
.
nacionalidad/nacionalidad
es
mujer/mujer
es
•
Amigo (friend) El
coche (car) El
•
lápiz (pencil) El silla (Chair) La
•
libro
(Book) El
sombrero (Hat) El
•
cabeza (Head) La
suéter (Sweater) El
•
señor
(Gentleman) El
patio (Yard, patio) El
•
mesa (Table) La
madre (Mother) La
•
universidad (University, College)La man
o
(The exception to the rule) La
•
ciudad (City) La mujer (Woman) La
adulto (Male adult) El toro (Bull) El
pueblo (Town) El hombre (Man) El
Roger Celis
This lesson introduces the fundamental concepts of gender, number, and articles in the Spanish language. Students will learn about the gender and number of words, definite and indefinite articles, as well as rules for forming the feminine of nouns. The chapter covers the usage of definite articles in Spanish, exceptions to forming feminine nouns, and provides examples of masculine and feminine words. Additionally, the overview challenges students to guess the meanings of Spanish words and apply the definite article.
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LESSON 1: NOUNS AND ARTICLES Objectives Upon completing this lesson, students will learn: Gender and number of words The definite and indefinite articles Computer= computadora (femenino) Remember: Words not things are masculine or feminine. Wikipedia https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Gato_vs_gata%2C_illustration_of_g rammatical_gender_in_Spanish.svg
OVERVIEW This chapter covers one of the most basic and important concepts in the Spanish language: the idea of number (singular, plural) and gender (masculine, femenine). The rules you are going to learn apply not only to people but also to things and places. The definite article in English is THE. It covers all cases. In Spanish, however, there is a definite article for: masculine, singular noun: EL (Example: EL se or) masculine, plural: LOS (Los se ores) feminine, singular: LA (La se orita), feminine, plural: LAS (LAS se oritas
Usually, to form the feminine of a noun you add A to the final consonant or change the final vowel for A: Le n/ leona mexicano/ mexicana However, there are several exceptions that you will learn further in the course. The masculine LOS is used with a set that includes any combination of masculine and feminine nouns: los estudiantes, los profesores.
OVERVIEW Nouns ending in -I N are usually feminine (lecci n, conversaci n). Words ending in -AD are also feminine: nacionalidad, verdad (truth), amistad (friendship) Words ending in consonant are usually masculine, however there are exceptions (see above) The following words are then masculine Pared (wall) rbol (tree) reloj (watch, clock) L piz (penci) Amor (love) papel (paper)
OVERVIEW In the United States, it is almost impossible not to have been exposed to the Spanish language. Try the following as an exercise : Without looking at the English equivalent, try to guess the meaning of the following words: Amigo coche l piz silla Libro sombrero cabeza su ter Se or patio mesa madre Universidad mano ciudad mujer Adulto toro pueblo hombre Now, read again the previous slides and add the definitive article to the words above. Answers
TheIndefinite article, a, an in English, is: Un (singular, masculine), Una (singular feminine) Unos, unas (some) plural, masculine and feminine Un libro/ Una silla/ Unos libros/ Unas sillas The formation of plural: Plural of words ending in vowel= +S: casa/casas; hombre/hombres Plural of words ending in consonant= +ES. nacionalidad/nacionalidades mujer/mujeres
Amigo (friend) Elcoche (car) El l piz (pencil) El silla (Chair) La libro (Book) El sombrero (Hat) El cabeza (Head) La su ter (Sweater) El se or (Gentleman) El patio (Yard, patio) El mesa (Table) La madre (Mother) La universidad (University, College)La mano (The exception to the rule) La ciudad (City) La mujer (Woman) La adulto (Male adult) El toro (Bull) El pueblo (Town) El hombre (Man) El Roger Celis
