Articles Objectives: to be able to tell the difference between “the” and “a”
NOUN = a person, place or thing
regla bolígrafo computadora mochila pegante borrador
computadora regla mochila pegante bolígrafo borrador Why are some nouns in blue and why are some in pink?
MASCULINEFEMININE List the masculine and feminine nouns mochila pegante computadora bolígrafo borrador regla
But how do we say... The pencil The eraser The computer
Well... In Spanish there are TWO ways! Which both mean....
La mochila
El lápiz
Quick quiz!!!! 1.How you say THE for masculine? 2.What does “pegante” mean? 3.Is libro masculine or feminine? 4.How do you say “the” if you’re talking about a backpack?
But how do we say... A notebook A backpack A chair
Well... In Spanish there’s TWO ways! Which both mean....
MaculineFeminine The A
Translations Una regla A ruler Un escritorio A desk Una agenda An agenda
What if there’s more than one though?!!
For example: Los colores Los bolígrafos
La becomes Las in the plural Las calculadoras - Las agendas
And one last thing!! how do we say... Some books Some calculators
For example: Unos libros unas calculadoras
Masculine and Feminine Nouns (1)________ are words that tell you the name of a person, place or thing, e.g. table, book, school. In Spanish, all nouns have a (2)________ – they are either (3)____________ or (4)___________. It’s important to know which gender a noun is, as this affects other words in the (5)_________. When you learn a new word, try and learn which gender it is at the same time. The easiest way to do this is to remember whether you use (6)___ or (7)___ before it. nouns feminine e l gender masculine sentence la
To say ‘the’, you use: Masculine - _____ e.g. ____ ______________ words Feminine - _____ e.g. ____ ______________ Words Words that start - ____ e.g. ___________________ with a vowel Plural words - _____ e.g. ____ ___________ (more than one) El lápices lasLos computadora regla bolígrafo lamochilas papel
To say ‘a’ or ‘some’, you use: Masculine - _____ e.g. ____ ______________ words Feminine - _____ e.g. ____ ______________ words Plural words - _____ e.g. _____ ____________ (more than one) una coloresunboligrafo reglas libro unos unasmochilas
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1 What does “el/la” mean? Back to menu
2 What does “un/una” mean Back to menu
3 What is the difference between “el” and “los”? Back to menu
4 What does “una/un” mean Back to menu
5 Why do Spanish have two words for “the”? Back to menu
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7 Why does Spanish have two words for a? Back to menu
8 I can now explain to someone else that… Back to menu
Fastest person wins!!!!!! Translate the following words and remember to use the correct word at the start “el/la, un/una, los/las, unos/unas”
Un carpeta
La mochila
Las reglas
Un libro
El lápiz de color
La computadora
Unos bolígrafos
El crayón
Una silla
El marcador