Unidad 1.2

 What you will learn: Describe yourself and others Identify people and things Use ser to describe what someone is like Use definite and indefinite articles Use noun-adjective agreement

1. ¿Quién es atlético? 2. ¿ A quién le gusta estudiar? 3. ¿ Quién es perezoso? 4. ¿ Quién es desorganizada? 5. ¿ Quién es vieja? 6. ¿ Quién tiene el pelo rubio? 7. ¿ Quién es cómico?

 All Spanish nouns are either masculine or feminine.  Nouns ending in –o are usually masculine.  Eg. libro, chico, caballo  Nouns ending in –a are usually feminine.  Eg. música, chica, bicicleta  All other nouns you must look at the (definite/indefinite) article to know whether it is masculine or feminine. Eg. el arból

Making nouns plural: If a noun ends in a vowel you add an –s.  chico=chicos  bicicleta=bicicletas If a noun ends in a consonant you add –es.  mujer=mujeres  actividad=actividades

1. Hombre = 2. Fruta= 3. Televsión= 4. Guitarra= 5. papel= 6. Actividad= 7. Maestro=

 Definite articles(the) are used with nouns to indicate specific person, places, or things.  In Spanish, articles match nouns in gender and number.  Eg. The book, the books El libro, los libros

MasculineFeminine  Singular  Plural el chicola chica the boythe girl los chicos las chicas the boysthe girls

1. ____chicas son inteligentes. 2. ____maestra es de Argentina. 3. _____amigos son comicos. 4. _____chica es peliroja. 5. ______hombre es guapo. 6. ______personas son organizadas. 7. ______mujer es guapa. 8. ______estudiantes son bajos.

 Indefinite article (a,an) are used with nouns to indicate nonspecific persons, places, or things.  Remember that articles match the noun in gender and number.  Eg. a friend, a boy un amigo, un chico

MasculineFeminine  Singular  Plural un chicouna chica a boya girl unos chicos unas chicas some boyssome girls

1. ____chica es inteligente. 2. ____maestras son de Argentina. 3. _____amigo es gracioso. 4. _____chico es pelirrojo. 5. ______hombres son guapos. 6. ______personas son organizadas. 7. ______mujer es guapa. 8. ______estudiantes son bajas.

 ¿Cómo eres(tú)? = How are you like?  ¿Cómo es usted?  Use the verb ser(to be) to tell how someone is like.  Yo soy alto= I am tall.  Ella es comica= She is funny.  Ustedes son serios=  You all are serious.

 Adjectives are words that describe nouns.  In Spanish the adjective usually comes after the noun.  Adjectives agree in number and gender with the noun they describe. The serious boy = el chico serio The serious girl = la chica seria The serious boys = los chicos serios The serious girls = las chicas serias

Masculine Feminine  Singular  Plural el chico alto la chica alta the tall boy the tall girl los chicos altos las chicas altas the tall boys the tall girls

 Adjectives that end in –e match both genders. el maestro inteligente la maestra inteligente  Many adjectives that end in consonant match both genders. el amigo joven la amiga joven

 Some adjectives that end in a consonant add –a to form the feminine singular. Theses exceptions must be memorized. el chico trabajador la chica trabajadora  To make an adjective plural: add –s if it ends in a vowel add –es if it ends in a consonant. las chicas trabajadoras los chicos trabajadores

1. The girl is artistic. 2. The boys are intelligent. 3. The women are young. 4. He is disorganized. 5. You are studious. 6. Allie and Graciela are serious. 7. Rosa and Justin are bad students. 8. Luke is a good student. 9. Nicolas and Jaime are funny people. 10. Carolina and Raquel are hard-working students.