I. Calentamiento (write the questions and then answer in Spanish)
Cuál es tu estacion favorita?
Como se llama tu mejor amigo?
Cuántos años tienes?
Que tiempo hace hoy?
Today is the unit test : ¡¡ Buena Suerte !!
II. Nouns and Articles
A noun is a word used to identify places, things, animals and people. In Spanish nouns have gender; they are considered either masculine or feminine. They also, have number which means that they are either singular (one) or plural (more than one).
Spanish has four forms of indefinite articles: Un/una/unos/unas.
una = singular (feminine)
unos = plural (masculine)
unas=plural (feminine)
Examples:
a dog = un perro
a girl= una chica
some dogs= unos perros
some girls=unas chicas
Definite articles
Spanish has four forms of definite articles. You use definite articles to refer to specific nouns.
la = singular (feminine)
los = plural (masculine)
las=plural (feminine)
Examples:
el libro=the book
la computadora=the computer
los libros=the books
las computadoras=the computers
Quick review:
Cuál es tu estacion favorita?
Como se llama tu mejor amigo?
Cuántos años tienes?
Que tiempo hace hoy?
Today is the unit test : ¡¡ Buena Suerte !!
II. Nouns and Articles
A noun is a word used to identify places, things, animals and people. In Spanish nouns have gender; they are considered either masculine or feminine. They also, have number which means that they are either singular (one) or plural (more than one).
- In the Spanish language, there are two possible genders of nouns: masculine or feminine.
- Unlike English, Spanish articles must agree in gender and number with the noun they modify.
- Definite and indefinite articles are place before the noun.
Spanish has four forms of indefinite articles: Un/una/unos/unas.
- Un and una mean “a/an” and unos/unas means “some” or “a few.”
- Indefinite articles are talking about a noun that is not specific, or is "undefined."
una = singular (feminine)
unos = plural (masculine)
unas=plural (feminine)
Examples:
a dog = un perro
a girl= una chica
some dogs= unos perros
some girls=unas chicas
Definite articles
Spanish has four forms of definite articles. You use definite articles to refer to specific nouns.
- El/la/los/las are the definite articles. Each means "the."
- The different definitive articles are used for the different genders and numbers of nouns.
la = singular (feminine)
los = plural (masculine)
las=plural (feminine)
Examples:
el libro=the book
la computadora=the computer
los libros=the books
las computadoras=the computers
Quick review:
This video explains, how to use masculine and feminine nouns in Spanish.
Gender of Nouns
In Spanish nouns have gender and they must agree in gender and number (singular or plural) with the article.
Common rules:
1) Nouns ending in –o or –or are masculine
Generally, you can make a masculine noun feminine by replacing the “o” with an "a," but there are a few exceptions:
Changing the number of nouns
All nouns in Spanish also have a number, singular or plural (it is the same in English).
It is rather easy to make singular nouns plural.
el chico > los chicos
un chico > unos chicos
When changing your article, make sure you pay attention to whether the article was definite or indefinite.
la nacionalidad > las nacionalidades
el lápiz > los lápices
Let's see this video
In Spanish nouns have gender and they must agree in gender and number (singular or plural) with the article.
Common rules:
1) Nouns ending in –o or –or are masculine
- El chico-the boy
- El professor-the teacher
- La chica-the girl
- La profesora-the teacher
- El problema-the proble
- El autobú–the bus
- La lección-the lesson
- La comunidad-the community
- El/la turista- the tourist (male or female)
- El/la estudiante-the student (male or female)
Generally, you can make a masculine noun feminine by replacing the “o” with an "a," but there are a few exceptions:
- El día (day) is a masculine noun
- El mapa (map) is a masculine noun
- La mano (hand) is a feminine noun
Changing the number of nouns
All nouns in Spanish also have a number, singular or plural (it is the same in English).
It is rather easy to make singular nouns plural.
- The general rule is to change the article from el/la to los/las or from un/una to unos/unas, then add an -s to the end of the singular noun, when it ends in a vowel (a,e,i, o, or u).
el chico > los chicos
un chico > unos chicos
When changing your article, make sure you pay attention to whether the article was definite or indefinite.
- Nouns that end in a consonant add –es.
la nacionalidad > las nacionalidades
- Nouns that end in –z change the –z to –c, then add –es
el lápiz > los lápices
- Generally, when a singular noun has an accent mark on the last syllable, the accent is dropped from the plural form.
- Use the masculine plural form to refer to a group that includes both males and females.
Let's see this video
Let's do a one pager about articles and noun.
*Your personal Weebly: your online portfolio for this course, is where you will add all the projects, assessments, and different assignments you do this semester.
Here are the instructions to create your own Weebly.
Please take a minute to rename your Spanish 1 Units:
Your weebly name should be : MeLLamo_________...(fill in with your name)
Once your have your Weebly, publish it and submit the link to Google Classroom. Also fill out this form
Here are the instructions to create your own Weebly.
Please take a minute to rename your Spanish 1 Units:
Your weebly name should be : MeLLamo_________...(fill in with your name)
- Unidad 1: Introducciones
- Unidad 2: La escuela
- Unidad 3: Sobre Mí
- Unidad 4: Mi familia y mis amigos
- Add a short introduction in Spanish to your Weebly home page. Give your name, your age, your birthday, and include a picture.
Once your have your Weebly, publish it and submit the link to Google Classroom. Also fill out this form