Cornell notes Spanish I 1.2 mis amigos y yo Cornell notes Spanish I

TEMA; articles & agreement PREGUNTA ESENCIAL; How will I use descriptive adjectives to describe myself and others?

Let’s recap…. A noun…person, place, or thing ( Señora Castro, Puerto Rico, el coche) An adjective/adjetivo…describes a noun (the handsome boy) el chico guapo

Let’s recap…. There are 2 kinds of articles (in English) definite (the) indefinite (a an) (the car, a house, an apple) There are 2 kinds of articles/artículos (in Spanish) definite/definido (el, los, la, las) indefinite/indefinido (un, una, unos, unas)

Gender; -el amigo -la amiga -el refresco -la pizza ALL nouns have gender (feminine or masculine) Most nouns that end in –o are masculine Most nouns that end in -a are feminine Some examples; -el amigo -la amiga -el refresco -la pizza What do the masculine words have in common? What do the feminine words have in common?

What if... Nouns end in -sión, -ción, -dad, or -tad? la televisión la conversación la ciudad la libertad Which gender do you think they belong to??? Hint: look at the beginning of the word…

How about… If the noun ends in another letter ? Some examples; el doctor el profesor el estudiante el señor Which gender do you think it belongs to? ....look at the article

Definite articles; el los la las singular plural masculine feminine There are 4 ways to say THE in Spanish ALL articles in Spanish have gender and number singular plural masculine el los feminine la las

Exceptions; You should learn the article because that will tell you the gender of the noun. Some examples la corbata el vestido Just look at the article, it will tell you the gender.

A definite article… is used with specific persons, places, or things. Some examples; -el…el chico (the boy) -la…la chica (the girl) -los…los chicos (the boys) -las…las chicas (the girls) What does el, la, los, and las have in common?

Indefinite articles; un unos una unas Singular plural masculine There are 4 ways to say A or AN in Spanish ALL articles in Spanish have gender and number Singular plural masculine un unos feminine una unas Which one?...any…..a car, an apple

An indefinite article… is used with nonspecific people, places, or things Some examples; -un… un chico (a boy) -unos… unos chicos (some boys) -una… una manzana (an apple) -unas… unas manzanas (some apples)

to make a noun plural… ADD -s if it ends in a vowel libros papas Some examples; libros papas chicos chicas vestidos pizzas

To make a noun plural… ADD -es if it ends in a consonant Some examples; doctores conversaciones profesores televisiones trabajadores universidades Left side-masculine nouns right side- feminine nouns

Make sure! The gender and number match… Some examples; el libro un chico la pluma una chica los libros unos chicos las plumas unas chicas

Noun adjective agreement The adjective must match the number and gender… Some examples; definite indefinite singular el libro pequeño la pluma pequeña un chico guapo una chica bonita plural los libros grandes las plumas grandes unos chicos malos unas chicas guapas

Let’s recap Nouns are either: masculine -o feminine –a Nouns ending in: -sión, -ión, -dad, -tud feminine All other endings: are masculine 4 ways to say THE el, la, los, las to say A or AN un, una, unos, unas Articles must have: gender and number must match To make nouns plural add –s (to vowel) add –es (to consonant) noun adjective agreement