Class 3 Flashcards
¿Qué hay de nuevo?
What is new? (Pronounced: Kay I de Nuevo)
No mucho
Not much
¿Qué pasa?
What’s up?
¿Cómo se llama usted?
What is your name? (Formal)
Nouns are?
People, places, things, or ideas
Nouns in Spanish are typically accompanied by an article.
The definite article we use in English is “the”. There are four in Spanish, what are they?
El, La, Los, Las
Articles must match gender and singular/plural
Indefinite articles in English are a, an, and some.
What are the indefinite articles in Spanish?
Un, Una, Unos, Unas
In English the adjective follows the noun.
In Spanish the adjective precedes the noun.
How would say red book in Spanish?
Book red
Making words plural
If it ends in a vowel _____
Add s
Making words plural
If it ends in a constant ______
Add es
Making words plural
If it ends in a z _____
Drop the z and add ces
Feminine or Masculine?
Un and Unos
Masculine
Feminine or Masculine?
Una and Unas
Feminine
Adjectives always agree with nouns and articles in Spanish in gender and number.
If a noun is masculine, the adjective which modifies it must be masculine as well
If a noun is plural and ends with an S, the adjective must end in an S as well
Flip card for examples
(M) sing: un chico alto
(F) sing: una chica alta
(M) pl: unos chicos altos
(F) pl: unas chicas altas
(M) sing: el señor guapo
(F) song: la señora guapa
(M) pl: los señores guapos
(F) pl: las chicas guapas
Es and Somos are verbs. Do they follow gender rules?
No
