Nouns are: person, place, or thing. In Spanish, ALL nouns have articles.
Definite articles tell what is definite: the woman = la mujer Singular, masculine: el Singular, feminine: la Plural, masculine: los Plural, feminine: las
Indefinite articles tell what is indefinite: a woman = una mujer Singular masculine: un Singular feminine: una Plural masculine: unos Plural feminine: unas
El hombre…man La mujer…woman El chico…boy La chica…girl El amigo…friend (male La amiga…friend (female)
Adjectives have gender (masc/fem) › Words ending in –a are usually feminine › Words ending in –o are usually masculine › Words ending in –e usually work for both genders and don’t have to be changed
When making an adjective plural, there are two rules: 1, if the word ends in a vowel, add the letter –s. 2. if the word ends in a consonant, add –es to the end.
artístico/a…artistic atlético/a…athletic
bonito/a…pretty Feo/a…ugly guapo/a…good- looking/handsome
malo/a…bad bueno/a…good
trabajador/a…hard -working perezoso/a…lazy
Organizado/a…organized Desorganizado/a… disorganized
alto/a…tall bajo/a…short
grande…big pequeño/a…small
viejo/a…old joven…young (plural = jóvenes)
cómico/a…funny serio/a…serious
Simpático/a…nice Tacaño/a…rude, mean
inteligente… intelligent/smart
Pelirrojo/a…red-headed Rubio/a…has blonde hair Tiene pelo castaño…has dark hair
Nouns and adjectives must agree in number and gender! NUMBER: singular and plural GENDER: masculine and feminine
Adjectives come AFTER nouns in Spanish! Example: La chica alta (the tall girl) Un hombre viejo (an old man)
The tall girl = la chica alta
All verbs end in –ar, -er, -ir Verbs are CONJUGATED to match a subject pronoun
Ser means “to be” Forms of “to be” include: › I am › you are › he is, she is › we are › you all are › they are.
yo soynosotros somos túeresvosotros sois élesellosson ellaesellasson ud.esuds.son
Ser is used to talk about one’s identity. I am a woman.Yo soy una mujer. He is tall.Él es alto.