1. Escriban en sus Apuntes
In your apuntes write down one word that is masculine and one word that is feminine in Spanish

2. Spanish Articles
As we have reviewed previously: nouns name people, animals, places, or things
All Spanish nouns have masculine or feminine gender
When nouns identify one item, they are singular
el chico la chica
When they identify more than one item, they are plural
Los chicos

3. Definite Articles with Specific Things
Definite articles describe specific things
-(Example: this is the book I was looking for!)
In Spanish, the definite article that goes with a noun will match its gender and number.
Definite Article
Noun
Singular (m) el
(the)
chico
(boy)
Plural (m)
los
chicos
(boys)
Singular (f) la
chica
(girl)
Plural (f)
las
chicas
(girls)

4. Indefinite Articles with Unspecified Things
Indefinite articles describe unspecific things; they can describe any object.
-(Example: Oh, that’s just a book. Not my book.)
The indefinite article that goes with a noun will also match its gender and number.
Indefinite Article
Noun
Singular (m) un
(a)
chico
(boy)
Plural (m)
unos
(some)
chicos
(boys)
Singular (f)
una
chica
(girl)
Plural (f)
unas
chicas
(girls)

5. Práctica Independiente
_________ maestro
_________ policías
_________ estudiantes
_________ cantante
_________ peluqueras
_________ actriz
_________ escritora
_________ abogado
In this activity you will work independently to fill in the blanks with the appropriate indefinite article.
Also write down if the nouns are singular or plural