Nouns Flashcards

(168 cards)

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The girl buys the hat and jewelry at the department store.

A

La chica compra el sombrero y las joyas en la tienda por departamentos.

(most nouns ending in -o are masculine while most nouns ending in -a are feminine)

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She pays the bill at the cashier’s counter.

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Ella paga la cuenta en la caja.

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The boy prepares the food in the kitchen.

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El muchacho prepara la comida en la cocina.

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The book, the novel, the newspaper and the magazine are on the table.

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El libro, la novela, el periódico y la revista están en la mesa.

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The teacher is reading the story to the girl in school.

(female teacher; right at this moment)

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La maestra está leyendo el cuento a la niña en la escuela.

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The uncle is writing the letter in the office.

(right now)

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El tío está escribiendo la carta en la oficina.

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The grandmother buys the gift for the grandson.

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La abuela compra el regalo para el nieto.

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The church is in the square in the centre of the village.

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La iglesia está en la plaza en el centro del pueblo.

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The kitchen, living room, office and bathroom are on the ground floor of the house.

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La cocina, la sala, el despacho y el cuarto de baño están en la planta baja de la casa.

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The stove, the sink and the fridge are in the kitchen.

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La estufa, la pila y la nevera están en la cocina.

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The toilet, (bath) tub and sink are in the bathroom.

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El inodoro, la tina (baño) y el lavabo están en el cuarto de bano.

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The waiter puts the glass, the wineglass, the plate, the saucer, the cup and the teaspoon on the tray.

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El mesero pone el vaso, la copa, el plato, el platillo, la taza y la cucharita en la bandeja.

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Newspapers, novels, research books and encyclopedias are in the library.

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Los periódicos, las novelas, los libros de investigación y las enciclopedias están en la biblioteca.

(to form the plural of nouns ending in -o or -a an -s is added)

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Pictures, paintings, statues and artifacts of the Indians are in both of the city’s anthropological museums.

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Los cuadros, las pinturas, las estatuas y los artefactos de los indios están en los dos museos antropológicos de la ciudad.

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Desktops, files and computers are in the office.

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Los escritorios, los archivos y las computadoras están en la oficina.

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Doctors, nurses, radiologists and pharmacists work in the hospital.

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Los médicos, los enfermeros, los radiólogos y los farmacéuticos trabajan en el hospital.

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Rivers and bays are located on the coast and the mountains while plateaus are found inland.

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Los ríos y las bahías se encuentran en la costa y las montañas y las mesetas en el interior.

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The songs are beautiful.

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Las canciones son bonitas.

(all nouns ending in -ción are feminine)

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The universities are of the state.

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Las universidades son del estado.

(all nouns ending in -dad are feminine)

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The conditions are very bad.

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Las condiciones son muy malas.

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The countries (nations) are rich.

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Las naciones son ricas.

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The societies are primitive.

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Las sociedades son primitivas.

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The amount of medicine that a patient takes is the dose.

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La cantidad de medicina que toma un enfermo es la dosis.

(most nouns ending in -sis are feminine)

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The doctor recommends or prescribes to the patient the dose that they ought to take.

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El médico le recomienda o receta al enfermo la dosis que debe tomar.

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The doctor makes the diagnosis of the patient.
El médico le hace **la** diagnosis al enfermo.
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He tells us what the disease is according to the symptoms.
Le dice la enfermedad que tiene según sus síntomas.
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The condition of the patient is very serious.
La condición del enfermo es muy grave.
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The prognosis is not good.
**La** prognosis no es buena.
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The synopsis clearly presents the main issues.
La sinopsis presenta con claridad los asuntos principales.
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The hypothesis is an assumption or theory.
La hipótesis es una suposición o teoría.
31
The weapon is dangerous.
**El** arma es peligrosa. (feminine nouns beginning with **a-** (**ha-**) take on **el** in the singular)
32
The fairy is fictional.
**El** hada es ficticia.
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The area is enormous.
**El** área es enorme.
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The wing is long.
**El** ala es larga.
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The eagle is cute.
**El** águila es linda.
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The housewife is hardworking.
**El** ama de casa es trabajadora.
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The map indicates where mountains, roads are etc.
**El** mapa indica donde están las montañas, las carreteras etc. (etcétera). (nouns derived from Greek ending in **-a** are masculine)
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At the beginning of the program everyone sings the national anthem.
Al empezar **el** programa todos cantan el himno nacional.
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The climate of a region does not change from day to day, but the weather does.
**El** clima de una región no cambia de un día a otro pero el tiempo sí.
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The telegram arrives almost immediately, but the letter takes several days.
**El** telegrama llega casi en seguida pero la carta tarda varios días.
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The epic poem of Spanish literature is *El Poema de Mío Cid*.
**El** poema épico de la literatura española es ***El** Poema de Mío Cid*.
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The planet that we live on is Earth.
**El** planeta en que vivimos el la Tierra.
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Oil is important in Spain.
**El** aceite es importante en España. | (most nouns ending in **-e** are masculine)
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No, the car is old.
No, **el** coche es viejo.
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The luggage is on the platform.
**El** equipaje está en el andén.
46
The disaster was in 1910.
**El** desastre fue en 1910. | (mil novecientos diez)
47
The prince is well.
**El** príncipe está bien.
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The dessert is on the table.
**El** postre está en la mesa.
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The package is for Enrique.
**El** paquete es para Enrique.
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Football is the most popular sport.
**El** fútbol es el deporte más popular.
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People are on the beach.
**La** gente está en la playa. (certain nouns ending in **-e** are feminine)
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The ship is on the high seas.
**La** nave está en alta mar.
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The clouds are in the sky.
**Las** nubes están en el cielo.
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He has the luck of a rich man.
Él tiene **la** suerte de un rico.
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I don't know where Prince Street is.
No sé dónde está **la** calle Príncipe.
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He has a priest's faith.
Él tiene la **fe** de un cura.
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What is the name of the street?
¿Cuál es **el** nombre de **la** calle? (certain nouns ending in **-e** can be either masculine or feminine)
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There are many trees in the forest.
Hay muchos árboles en **el** bosque.
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Class does not take place in the park.
**La** clase no tiene lugar en **el** parque.
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People do not cross the bridge.
**La** gente no cruza **el** puente.
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People are in front of the fountain.
**La** gente está delante de **la** fuente.
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The fountain in the park looks very pretty at night.
**La** fuente en **el** parque se ve muy bonita por **la** noche.
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The dance takes place in the Forest of Chapultepec.
**El** baile tiene lugar en **el** Bosque de Chapultepec.
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They didn't have the accident with the car during the trip.
No tuvieron **el** accidente con **el** coche durante **el** viaje.
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Children have to learn the alphabetical order.
Los niños tienen que aprender **el** orden alfabético. (certain nouns change meaning according to their gender)
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He gave me the order and I have to do what he wants.
Él me dio **la** orden y tengo que hacer lo que quiere.
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She belongs to the order that is called the Sacred Heart Sisters.
Ella pertenece a **la** orden que se llama las hermanas del Sagrado Corazón.
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He has to discuss the problem with the priest.
Él tiene que discutir el problema con **el** cura.
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The cure of many diseases is quite simple.
**La** cura de muchas enfermedades es bastante sencilla.
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What is the capital of Spain?
¿Cuál es **la** capital de España?
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He doesn't have the capital to invest in such a project.
Él no tiene **el** capital para invertir en tal proyecto.
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They've taken the criminal to the police.
Han llevado al criminal a **la** policía.
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The policeman has arrested the thief.
**El** policía ha arrestado al ladrón.
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The Pope is the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
**El** papa es el jefe de la Iglesia Católica Romana.
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He has a broken hand.
Él tiene **la** mano rota. (certain irregular nouns ending in **-o** are feminine)
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Take the photos with your camera. | (to a friend)
Saca **las** fotos con su cámara. | (shortened form of **la fotografía**)
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The photo is beautiful.
**La** foto es bonita.
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The child always has his hands in the air.
El niño siempre tiene **las** manos en el aire.
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The motorbike he has is new.
**La** moto que tiene es nueva.
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The little glass.
El vas**ito**. (**-ito** can be added to masculine nouns to form the dimunitve)
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The cottage.
La cas**ita**. (**-ita** can be added to feminine nouns to form the dimunitve)
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The little bird.
El pajar**ito**.
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The little dog. | (female)
La perr**ita**.
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The saucer.
El plat**ito**.
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The mistress.
La amig**uita**.
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The pram.
El coche**cito**. (-**cito** is added to form the diminutives of nouns ending in **-r**, **-n** or **-e**)
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The little cup of coffee.
El cafe**cito**.
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The little piglet.
El lechon**cito**.
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The little park.
El parque**cito**.
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The lime.
El limon**cito**.
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The little mouse.
El raton**cito**.
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The box is in the corner.
La caja está en **el** rincón. (nouns ending in **-ón** can be masculine or feminine)
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We like to take a walk on the boardwalk.
Nos gusta dar un paseo por **el** malecón.
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I don't know the reason for his behaviour.
No sé **la** razón de su comportamiento.
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The swelling is getting worse. | (right now)
**La** hinchazón se está empeorando.
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They go to a beach in the south.
Ellos van a **una** playa en el sur. (the indefinite article for feminine nouns is **una**)
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There is a glass of milk on the table.
Hay **un** vaso de leche en la mesa. (the indefinite article for masculine nouns is **un**)
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She has a new car.
Ella tiene **un** coche nuevo.
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Buenos Aires is a beautiful city.
Buenos Aires es **una** ciudad bonita.
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He works in an office in a capital.
Él trabaja en **una** oficina en **una** capital.
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There is a market in the centre of a city.
Hay **un** mercado en el centro de **una** ciudad.
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She teaches at a large university.
Ella enseña en **una** universidad grande.
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He has a huge amount of money.
Él tiene **una** cantidad enorme de dinero.
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It is a difficult lesson.
Es **una** lección difícil.
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It is a magnificent skyscraper.
Es **un** rascacielos magnífico.
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There is an eagle in the cage.
Hay **un** águila en la jaula. (feminine nouns that begin with **a-** (**ha-**) take the indefinite article **un**)
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A housewife works hard.
**Un** ama de casa trabaja mucho.
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The eagle has a broken wing.
El águila tiene **un** ala rota.
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It is a huge area.
Es **un** área enorme.
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Tigers and lions are wild animals but dogs and cats are pets.
**Los** tigres y **los** leones son animales salvajes pero **los** perros y **los** gatos son animales domésticos. (the definite article must be used with all general or abstract nouns)
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Children like milk.
A **los** niños les gusta **la** leche.
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Milk and vegetables are good for your health.
**La** leche y **las** legumbres son buenas para la salud.
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Vegetables contain many vitamins.
**Las** legumbres contienen muchas vitaminas.
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Coal is a mineral and silver is a metal.
**El** carbón es un mineral y **la** plata es un metal.
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Emeralds and topaz are precious stones.
**Las** esmeraldas y **los** topacios son piedras preciosas.
116
Philosophy and psychology are interesting.
**La** filosofía y **la** psicología son interesantes.
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—Good Morning. Is Dr. Salas there, please? (on the phone)
—Buenos días. ¿Está **el** doctor Salas, por favor? (the definite article must be used with titles, but is omitted in direct discourse)
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—Yes, madam. Who may I say is calling, please? (on the phone)
—Sí, señora. ¿De parte de quién, por favor? (en teléfono)
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—On behalf of Mrs. Ochoa. | (on the phone)
—De parte de **la** señora Ochoa. | (en teléfono)
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—One moment, Mrs. Ochoa. | (on the phone)
—Un momentito, señora Ochoa. | (en teléfono)
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—Dr. Salas will be with you in a moment. (on the phone)
—**El** doctor Salas estará con Ud. en un momento. (en teléfono)
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—Speaking! | (on the phone)
—¡Diga! | (en teléfono)
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—Good morning, Dr. Salas. | (on the phone)
—Buenos días, doctor Salas. | (en teléfono)
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We always eat at a restaurant on Saturdays.
Siempre comemos en un restaurante **los** sábados. (the definite article is used with days of the week to mean *on*)
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Tuesday is the second day of the week.
Martes es el segundo día de la semana.
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I want to go shopping on Thursday.
Quiero ir de compras **el** jueves.
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Spring is my favourite season.
**La** primavera es mi estación favorita. (the definite article is used with seasons only when discussing the season in a general sense)
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We have classes on Mondays.
Tenemos clases **los** lunes.
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It is cool in autumn.
Hace fresco en otoño. (when talking about seasons, the definite article is unnecessary after **en**)
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They go to church on Sundays.
Ellos van a la iglesia **los** domingos.
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My family returns from Europe on Wednesday.
Mi familia vuelve de Europa **el** miércoles.
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Before eating I wash my hands.
Antes de comer yo me lavo las manos.
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And after eating I brush my teeth.
Y después de comer yo me cepillo los dientes.
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Before eating my friends wash their hands.
Antes de comer mis amigos se lavan las manos.
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And after we all eat we brush our teeth.
Y después de comer todos nosotros nos cepillamos los dientes.
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When it's hot, I take off my jacket (or jumper).
Cuando hace calor yo me quito la chaqueta (o el suéter).
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And when it's cold I put on my jacket (or jumper).
Y cuando hace frío me pongo la chaqueta (o el suéter).
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120 córdobas per dozen.
120 (ciento veinte) córdobas **la** docena. (the definite article is used with quantities, weights and measures to convey *per*)
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7 pesos per bunch.
7 pesos **el** racimo.
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500 pesos per kilo.
500 (quinientos) pesos **el** kilo.
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125 bolivars per bottle.
125 (ciento veinticinco) bolívares **la** botella.
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1 quetzal per roll.
1 quetzal **el** rollo.
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I do not know anything about it.
No sé nada **del** asunto. (**el** contracts with **de** to form **del**)
144
They want to go to the football game.
Quieren ir **al** juego de fútbol. | (**el** contracts with **a** to form **al**)
145
They want to go to the mountains.
Quieren ir **a las** montañas.
146
They talk about politics.
Hablan **de la** política.
147
We're going to the beach.
Nosotros vamos **a la** playa.
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They are returning from the fair.
Vuelven **de la** feria.
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The view of the countryside is beautiful.
La vista **del** campo es bonita.
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The children are going to the park.
Los niños van **al** parque.
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He was the head of the army.
Era el jefe **del** ejército.
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He is the brother of Mr. Gonzalez.
Es el hermano **del** señor González.
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Dr. Gonzalez is a famous dentist.
El doctor González es **un** dentista famoso. (the indefinite article is omitted after **ser** unless it is followed by a modified noun)
154
Mr. Torral is a lawyer.
El señor Torral es abogado.
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Maria is a student.
María es estudiante.
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Carlos is a boy of nineteen.
Carlos es **un** chico de diecinueve años.
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Miss Iglesias is a psychiatrist.
La señorita Iglesias es psiquiatra.
158
Carlos is a bilingual secretary who works in our office.
Carlos es **un** secretario bilingüe que trabaja en nuestra oficina.
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Juan wants to be an engineer.
Juan quiere ser ingeniero.
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Carlos is a student who studies a lot.
Carlos es **un** alumno que estudia mucho.
161
We visited our grandfather.
Visitamos **a** nuestro abuelo. (the preposition **a** is always placed before a direct object when it is a person)
162
We see the monument.
Vemos el monumento.
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I know Dr. Gonzalez.
Conozco **al** doctor González.
164
We're watching TV.
Miramos la televisión.
165
We have many cousins.
Tenemos muchos primos. (the preposition **a** is not used after **tener**)
166
We see the children.
Vemos **a** los niños.
167
We heard the speech.
Oímos el discurso.
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The grandmother loves her grandson very much.
La abuela quiere mucho **a** su nieto.