Escriban en sus Apuntes In your apuntes write
Escriban en sus Apuntes • In your apuntes write down one word that is masculine and one word that is feminine in Spanish
Spanish Articles • As we have reviewed previously: nouns name people, animals, places, or things – All Spanish nouns have masculine or feminine gender – When nouns identify one item, they are singular • el chico la chica – When they identify more than one item, they are plural • Los chicos
Definite Articles with Specific Things • Definite articles describe specific things -(Example: this is the book I was looking for!) • In Spanish, the definite article that goes with a noun will match its gender and number. Definite Article Noun Singular (m) el (the) chico (boy) Plural (m) los (the) chicos (boys) Singular (f) la (the) chica (girl) Plural (f) las (the) chicas (girls)
Indefinite Articles with Unspecified Things • Indefinite articles describe unspecific things; they can describe any object. -(Example: Oh, that’s just a book. Not my book. ) • The indefinite article that goes with a noun will also match its gender and number. Indefinite Article Noun Singular (m) un (a) chico (boy) Plural (m) unos (some) chicos (boys) Singular (f) una (a) chica (girl) Plural (f) unas (some) chicas (girls)
Práctica Independiente 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. _____ maestro _____ policías _____ estudiantes _____ cantante _____ peluqueras _____ actriz _____ escritora _____ abogado • In this activity you will work independently to fill in the blanks with the appropriate indefinite article. • Also write down if the nouns are singular or plural
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