grammar book Flashcards
action
la acción
spell - the action
la acción
the tree - where is the accent ?
el árbol
on bus - where Is the accent
the autobús
on airplane - spelling- Where is the accent
el avión
action - is it el or la
Acción
Remember the rule
-ion
la acción
is tree , male or female
Arbol
el árbol
bus
el autobús
is airplane el or la
el avión
heat
el calor
is heat el or la
Calor
el calor
is water male or female ?
even though it ends in an a !
el agua
class
la clase
the class - is it male or female
not usual!
la clase
usually words ending in LONERS are masculine but not this one
is color male or female?
el color
where is the accent on confusion?
confusión
is confusión male or female
Remember the ion rule
la confusión
words ending in ion are usually la
the day
el día
where is the accent on - the day
el día
is the day - male or female
Dia
Exception
el día
exception !
the station
la estación
station or season
Words ending in ion are feminine
is the station male or female ?
Estación
Remember the rule
la estación
Words ending and I ON or feminine
the station
where is the accent ?
la estación
garage
el garaje
hunger
el hambre
man
el hombre
hotel
el hotel
english
el ingles
pencil
el lápiz
is pencil m or f?
el lápiz
exception!
lesson
Lección
Remember the - ion rule
la lección
is lecture m or f?
la lección
ion - endings are la
light
la luz
is light m or f ?
la luz
the hand
la mano
exception
is hand m or f?
even though it ends in a
la mano
exception!
the morning
is there a tilde?
la mañana
the sea
el mar
is sea m or f?
el mar
unless speaking romantically about the sea
the nose
la nariz
the name
el nombre
the paper
el papel
is paper m or f?
el papel
the umbrella
el paraguas
is umbrella m or f?
el paraguas
the wall
la pared
is wall m or f?
Remember words ending in d, z, or ion , or a are female
la pared
pen
la pluma
the polica
la police
the percentage
el porcentaje
the percentage
el porcentaje
how do you spell the percentage?
does the e change to an o ?
does the g change to a j?
el porcentaje
is percentage m or f?
el porcentaje
the problem
el problema
masculine because ending in “ma”
is the problem m or f?
el problema
ends in “ma”
the taste , the flavor
el sabor
the sun
el sol
is the sun m or f?
el sol
the south
el sur
the afternoon
la tarde
is afternoon m or f
la tarde
exception to rule !
is hotel m or f
el hotel
L-O-N -E —R-S are almost always masculine
the time
la vez
words ending in D-Z-ión- A are 98% chance of being female
if a word ends in _________ they are 97% likely to be masculine
L-O-N-E-R—S
el
if a word ends in D—Z-ión - A
it is most likely _____
female
la
exceptions to the male female are words ending in _ _
they are male not female
words ending in : ma
are maculine note feminimine
de + el becomes
del
of the
a+ el become
al
to the
Voy al patio
i am going to the yard
where is the accent on you?
tú
