CORNELL STYLE
What are the definite articles in Spanish? “el” “la” “los” “las” What do they mean? “The” Where do they go?In front of the noun How do you know which one to use? Match it up with the noun by Gender/number What are some examples? El libro= the book (masculine/singular) La chica= the girl (feminine/singular) Los hombres= the men (masculine/plural) Las papas fritas= the french fries (feminine/plural)
What are the indefinite articles? “un” “una” “unos” “unas” What do they mean? “Un” “una” = “A” “Unos” “Unas” = Some Do they go before the noun too? Yes How do you know which one to use? Same method: match it up! Examples? Un chico= A guy (masc/sing) Una pizza = A pizza (fem/sing) Unos estudiantes = Some students (masc/plural) Unas galletas = some cookies (fem/plural)
How do you make Spanish nouns plural? Add -”s” to words that end in a vowel. Add –”es” to words that end in a consonant. What are some examples? El chico becomes los chicos La mujer becomes las mujeres. Are adjectives made plural the same way? Yes! Moreno = morenos Joven = jóvenes
Practice! Escribe el español: 1.The boy 2.A man 3.Some girls 4.The women 5.Some sodas 1.El chico 2.Un hombre 3.Unas chicas 4.Las mujeres 5.Unos refrescos Saquen una hoja de papel.
Pages Ex. 5 fill in the blank/Translate to English Ex. 8 Write the Spanish sentence. Follow the model, don’t forget your verb!