Spanish Sentence Structure How can we make better

Spanish Sentence Structure How can we make better sentences?

Rules with verbs n You CAN NOT have two verbs next to each other…. n EX. Tengo es una casa bonita. n You don’t need the “es”.

Ownership Rules n § En English we say: Pedro’s Family Maria’s house Etc. We can’t do this in Spanish!

How can I use ‘s? n - § Instead of using the apostrophe (‘) in Spanish, we have to do this: The (thing) of (owner). El/la (thing) de (owner). So Maria’s book, turns into: el libro de Maria Pedro’s family, turns into: - la familia de Pedro

Agreement with adjectives Remember that adjectives: - Go after the noun they describe - Agree in number & gender with the noun they modify. *Just because a girl has something, doesn’t make it feminine. So if a girl is holding a book, “el libro” is still masculine. n

Words that don’t translate well to Spanish Get… Try to use another word or work around it n Will… As in “I will go”. This DOES NOT translate to Spanish. n Remember to look up things like “have”, “eat”, etc. and then CONJUGATE them according to subject. n

Suggestions The best advice I can give you is to ALWAYS translate what you just wrote! n If the sentence makes no sense, then think of another way to say it. n If you don’t know how to say a certain word, avoid it and think of a word you do know. n Don’t confuse yourself! n

Actual Examples n “Ricardo case es pequeño. ” n “Casa de Ricardo es pequeña una baño y dos dormitorios. ” n Dormitorio alfombra roja

Mejor n § § “Ricardo case es pequeño. ” Becomes: - La casa de Ricardo es pequeña. “Casa de Ricardo es pequeña una baño dos dormitorios. ” Becomes: - La casa de Ricardo es pequeña. La casa tiene un baño y dos dormitorios. Dormitorio alfombra roja - Mi dormitorio tiene una alfombra roja.

Final Thoughts n n We will work on these things today. You do not have to be perfect, but we need to understand the basics first!