Hagan ahora: Complete ex. I on p. 3 in your workbook.

Capítulo 1 Objective: Los artículos To be able to review, identify, and utilize singular articles in Spanish.

Apuntes de gramática: Los artículos In Spanish, every noun has an assigned gender (masculine or feminine). Most nouns end in either an o or an a. In Spanish, every noun has an assigned gender (masculine or feminine). Most nouns end in either an o or an a. Most nouns that end in an “o” are masculine Most nouns that end in an “o” are masculine Most nouns that end in an “a” are feminine. Most nouns that end in an “a” are feminine.

IMPORTANT: The ending letter of a noun is NOT what tells you that noun’s gender!!! IMPORTANT: The ending letter of a noun is NOT what tells you that noun’s gender!!! What must we pay attention to in order to determine the noun’s gender? What must we pay attention to in order to determine the noun’s gender? The gender of it’s article!!! The gender of it’s article!!!

There are two types are articles: There are two types are articles: The English word the is called a definite article because it refers to a definite (or specific) person or thing The English word the is called a definite article because it refers to a definite (or specific) person or thing (the girl)(the school)

The English word a/an is called an indefinite article because it refers to any person or thing in general (not a specific one) The English word a/an is called an indefinite article because it refers to any person or thing in general (not a specific one) (a girl)(a school)

The definite articles in Spanish are el and la. The definite articles in Spanish are el and la. El ---> used with a masculine noun El ---> used with a masculine noun La ---> used with a feminine noun La ---> used with a feminine noun The indefinite articles in Spanish are un and una. The indefinite articles in Spanish are un and una. Un ---> used with a masculine noun Un ---> used with a masculine noun Una ---> used with a feminine noun Una ---> used with a feminine noun

Practica: Determine the gender of the noun. 1. El alumno___________________ 2. La escuela ___________________ 3. El amigo ___________________ 4. La muchacha ___________________ *5. La mujer ___________________ *6. El hombre ___________________

Practica: Complete with the appropriate articles. 1)Juan es ______ muchacho inteligente y bueno. Él es ________ alumno en una escuela secundaria. Juan es _______ amigo de Ricardo. 2)Lorena es _______ amiga de Juan y Ricardo. Ella también es ________ alumna en una escuela secundaria. Lorena es _____ muchacha muy bonita y graciosa.