At the end of part one of this unit you will be able to...
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choose the correct “a/an” for the noun you are using.
choose the correct “some/a few” for the noun you are using.
choose the correct “the” for the noun you are using.
choose the correct “my” for the noun you are using.
There are FOUR indefinite articles in Spanish:
A/AN &
SOME
SINGULAR
“A/AN”
PLURAL
“SOME” or “A FEW”
MASCULINE
FEMININE
These are
indefinite articles
because they are not specific.
A coat, a pencil, a cat...
There are FOUR ways to say “THE” in Spanish:
THE
SINGULAR
PLURAL
MASCULINE
FEMININE
There are TWO ways to say “my” in Spanish:
MY
SINGULAR
PLURAL
At the end of part two of this unit you will be able to...
 spell several personal adjectives in Spanish.
 pronounce several personal adjectives in Spanish.
 recognize several personal adjectives in Spanish.
 agree adjectives in gender and number with the nouns they describe.
 conjugate the irregular verb SER.
These are
definite articles
because they are specific.
The dog, the paper, the ticket...
Personal Adjectives in Spanish
¿Cómo eres?______________________________ Soy….______________________________
¿Cómo es_____________? él/ella es___________________________
arrogante
alto
grande
menor
artístico
inteligente
guapo
mayor
atlético
bajo
bonito
divertido
serio
joven
cómico
pequeño
viejo
cariñoso
divertido
grande
menor
anitpático
organizado
feo
mayor
simpático
desorganizado atractivo
canoso
canoso
inteligente
pelirojo
(Tiene
pelo)castaño
(Tiene pelo)
rubio
calvo
brunette
guapo
tonto
tranquilo
bonito
tímido
joven
trabajador
viejo
negro
rubio
Pelirrojo
estudioso
perezoso
simpático
antipático
terco
valiente
alto
bajo
pequeño
Other Helpful Vocabulary
muy very
pero but
bastante rather un poco a little
porque because todos all
también also
Las Personas
El amigo
Plural_____________________
La amiga
Plural___________________
El chico
Plural__________________
La chica
Plural__________________
El estudiante
Plural________________
La estudiante
Plural___________________
El hombre
Plural__________________
La mujer
Plural______________________
La persona
Plural_____________________
People
ADJECTIVE GENDER AGREEMENT:
All adjectives must ________________ with the nouns that they describe. This means if the noun is
masculine, the adjective must be masculine. Same goes if the noun is feminine.
To make an adjective feminine:
If the adjective ends in an _______change it to an __________
alto
cómico
tímido
bonito
atlético
alta
cómica
tímida
bonita
atlética
To make an adjective feminine:
If the adjective ends in any other letter...
intelgente
valiente
joven
intelegente(f.)
valiente (f.)
joven (f.)
ADJECTIVE NUMBER AGREEMENT:
***All adjectives must AGREE with the nouns that they describe also in number as well as gender.
This means if the noun is ________, the adjective must be __________. Same goes if the noun is
singular.
To make an adjective plural start with the correct gendered adjective and:
If the adjective ends in an ___________add an “_________”.
If not...add “________”
Unos hombres guapos.
Las chicas tímidas.
Los amigos trabajadores.
Unas chicas bonitas.
Adjective Placement:
*********In Spanish, adjectives must _________they nouns they modify**********
For example:
The beautiful woman= __________________________________
The unorganized man=_______________________________________
TRY SOME:
Los hombres _________ (divertido).
Las mujeres _____________. (alto)
Las chicas _______________. (bonito)
Unos personas ____________. (organizado)
Unos chicos _____________. (trabajador)
Un hombre ___________________ (calvo)
Las amigas _________________(bajo).
El chico ________________. (canoso)
El amigo __________________. (divertido)
Las personas ______________. (joven)
Unos chicos_________________.(tonto)
Unas chicas _________________ (simpático)
The IRREGULAR VERB SER
An irregular verb is one that does NOT follow a pattern like the regular –AR verbs we learned before.
This verb must just be memorized.
Ser=__________________________________________
ESPAÑOL
Yo
__________
INGLÉS
I am
Tu
___________
El
Ella
Usted
___________
Otras Notas
ESPAÑOL
Nosotros
Nosotras
___________
Vosotros
Vosotras
____________
Ellos
Ellas
Ustedes
______________
INGLÉS
YO