Nombre ____________________________________
In this lesson you will be able to:
*Describe yourself and others
*Identify people and things
Español 1:
El paquete de 1.2
Using:
*Ser to describe what someone is like
*Definite and indefinite articles
*Noun-adjective agreement
Describe Yourself and Others
¿Cómo eres?
pelirrojo(a)
artístico(a)
pequeño(a)
atlético(a)
viejo(a)
bueno(a)
Tengo...
cómico(a)
Tiene...
desorganizado(a)
pelo rubio
estudioso(a)
pelo castaño
inteligente
People
malo(a)
el (la) amigo(a)
organizado(a)
la chica
perezoso(a)
el chico
serio(a)
el (la) estudiante
simpático(a)
el hombre
trabajador(a)
la mujer
alto(a)
la persona
bajo(a)
Other Words and Phrases
bonito(a)
muy
grande
un poco
guapo(a)
porque
joven (pl. jóvenes)
todos(as)
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Nota Gramatical:
You already know that ser means __________________.
people are from.
You have used ser to say where
You can also use ser to _____________________________________________________.
Ejemplos:
La mujer es alta.
The woman is tall.
Los chicos son organizados.
The boys are organized.
Definite Articles
Definite articles are used with nouns to indicate _______________ persons places or
things. In English, ______________ is a definite article.
In Spanish, there are four ways to say the word __________. The definite articles match
the nouns in __________________ (masculine/feminine) and _____________________
(singular/plural).
Unlike English, all Spanish nouns, even if they refer to objects, are either masculine or
feminine. You can tell if most nouns are masculine or feminine by the ending of the
word.
*Nouns ending in _____________ are usually masculine.
*Nouns ending in _____________ are usually feminine.
Some nouns do not follow this pattern and will have to be memorized (el agua-water).
Others will end in a consonant and the gender will have to be memorized (el reloj-clock).
You can tell if nouns are plural in Spanish because they end in _______________.
Here are the four ways of saying “the” in Spanish:
masculine singular
feminine singular
masculine plural
Ejemplos:
Práctica:
feminine plural
el chico-the boy
la chica-the girl
los chicos-the boys
las chicas-the girls
Fill in the appropriate definite article for each noun.
1.
_______ amigo
4.
_______ personas
7.
_______ escuelas
2.
_______ comida
5.
_______ amigos
8.
_______ guitarra
3.
_______ refrescos
6.
_______ helado
9.
_______ papas fritas
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Indefinite Articles
You have already learned that definite articles are used to indicate specific personas,
places or things. Indefinite articles are used with nouns to indicate _________________
persons, places or things. In English, ______________ are definite articles.
Ejemplo:
I want the pencil.
vs.
I want a pencil.
There are two ways to say the word _____ or _____ in Spanish. Like definite articles,
indefinite articles match the nouns in __________________ (masculine/feminine) and
_____________________ (singular/plural).
Here are the two ways of saying “a/an” in Spanish:
masculine singular
feminine singular
If you make an indefinite article plural (________________ or _______________), it
translates as __________________.
Here are the four indefinite articles:
masculine singular
feminine singular
(a/an)
(a/an)
masculine plural
(some)
feminine plural
(some)
Ejemplos:
Tengo un libro. I have a book.
Tengo unos libros. I have some books.
Práctica:
Fill in the appropriate indefinite article for each noun.
1.
_______ amigo
4.
_______ personas
7.
_______ escuelas
2.
_______ comida
5.
_______ amigos
8.
_______ guitarra
3.
_______ refrescos
6.
_______ helado
9.
_______ papas fritas
Making Nouns Plural
You have already seen that to make most Spanish nouns plural, you add the letter ______.
However, if the word ends in a consonant, you must add ______ to the end of the word to
make it plural.
Ejemplos:
Práctica:
1.
estudiante-estudiantes (this word ends in a vowel so an –s is added)
mujer-mujeres (this word ends in a consonant so –es is added)
Make each noun plural.
hombre-_________________ 2.
español-__________________
3.
chico-_________________
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Noun-Adjective Agreement
In Spanish, adjectives match the ____________________ (masculine/feminine) and the
____________________ (singular/plural) of the nouns they describe (just like
definite/indefinite articles).
So, every adjective has four forms (singular/masculine, singular/feminine/plural
masculine/plural feminine).
Most Spanish adjectives end in _____. To make them feminine, change the _____ to an
_____. To make them plural, add _____.
masculine singular
feminine singular
masculine plural
feminine plural
bueno
perezosa
simpáticos
organizadas
Some adjectives end in _____ and match both genders (you don’t change it for masc/fem).
To make them plural, add _____.
masculine singular
feminine singular
masculine plural
feminine plural
inteligente
inteligente
inteligentes
inteligentes
Some adjectives end in a ___________________ and match both genders. To make them plural
you add _____.
masculine singular
feminine singular
masculine plural
feminine plural
joven
joven
jóvenes
jóvenes
Some adjectives end in a ___________________ and can be made feminine by adding the
letter _______ to the end.
masculine singular
feminine singular
masculine plural
feminine plural
Trabajador
Práctica:
Trabajadora
Trabajadores
Trabajadoras
Translate the following expressions into Spanish:
1.
The good-looking girl=____________________________________________________________
2.
The serious students=_____________________________________________________________
3.
The big schools=__________________________________________________________________
4.
The hard-working man=_____________________________________________________________
5.
The young woman=__________________________________________________________________
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