1. Gender of Nouns in Spanish

2. Gender in English for people and animals
man woman
boy girl
actor actress
waiter waitress
aviator aviatrix
tiger tigress
lion lioness
gander goose
bull cow

3. Can you just guess the gender in Spanish for inanimate objects?
vestido
masculine
dress
tie
corbata
feminine
Nope. So don’t even try.

4. Typically, nouns that end with the letters “L.O.N.E.R.S” are masculine
el abril
el mosquito
el examen
el café
el tambor
el lunes

5. Typically, nouns that end with “-ma” are masculine
el problema
el sistema
el clima
el síntoma

6. For most people and animals, there is a masculine and a feminine version of the word
el profesor just add a la profesora
el actor la actora
el director la directora
el chico change to “o” to “a” la chica
el gato (cat) la gata

7. For people and animals that end with “E” or “-ISTA”, the masculine and feminine forms are the same, only the article changes
el tigre change the “el” to “la” la tigre
el estudiante la estudiante
el elefante la elefante
el dentista la dentista
el pianista la pianista

8. Typically, nouns that end with the letter “A” are feminine
la plaza
la salsa
la persona
la piñata
la mesa
la montaña

9. Typically, nouns that end with “-CIÓN”, “SIÓN”, “DAD” “TAD”, and “TUD” are feminine
la educación
la televisión
la universidad
la dificultad
la actitud

10. But there are some common exceptions you should be aware of.
la radio
la foto
la mano (hand)
la tarde
la noche
la clase
el día
el mapa