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HABLEMOS EN ESPANOL

LESSON 1
SPANISH ALPHABET
BASIC GREETINGS
BASIC GREETINGS
BASIC GREETINGS
NOUNS
GENDER OF NOUNS
GENDER OF NOUNS
GENDER OF NOUNS
GENDER OF NOUNS
GENDER OF NOUNS
GENDER OF NOUNS
GENDER EXCEPTIONS
RULES: GENDER OF NOUNS
◦ Many nouns that denote living things have both a masculine and a feminine form.
◦ Most nouns that end in -o are masculine.
◦ Most nouns that end in -a are feminine.
◦ Masculine nouns that end in a consonant often have a corresponding feminine form
that ends in -a.
◦ Some nouns that refer to people use the same form for both masculine and feminine.
These nouns indicate gender by the article (el or la).
◦ Nouns that end in -sión, -ción, -dad, -tad, -tud, -umbre are feminine. (D, A, Z, ION)
◦ Many nouns that end in -ma are masculine.
◦ A few nouns that end in -o are feminine
NUMBERS
NUMBERS
PLURALITY OF NOUNS
PLURALITY OF NOUNS
PLURALITY OF NOUNS
PLURALITY OF NOUNS
DEFINITE AND INDEFINITE ARTICLES
DEFINITE ARTICLES
INDEFINITE ARTICLES
DEFINITE AND INDEFINITE ARTICLES
Here are the definite and indefinite articles together:
Articles Uses
EL, UN masculine, singular
LA, UNA feminine, singular
LOS, UNOS masculine, plural
LAS, UNAS feminine, plural
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
English Spanish
I Yo
You (informal, singular) Tu
He, She, It El/ Ella
You (formal, singular) Usted
We Nosotros
You (informal, plural) Vosotros
They (feminine) Ellas
They (masculine) Ellos
You (formal, plural) Ustedes
SUBJECT PRONOUNS

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