Module 2 NOUNS, ARTICLES, COMMON SPANISH

GREETINGS
Course Topic NOUNS
Time Allotment: 3 hrs MW
Course Objectives: Engage:
Asking questions about Spanish nouns
At the end of this lesson, learners shall be
able to:
Explore:
Identify a Spanish Nouns Gathering of Tagalog term that are Spanish in
origin
Use a Spanish Noun
Explain:
Transform into plural Spanish noun Discussing how the Spanish nouns evolved into
tagalog words

Elaborate:
Transform each noun to its plural form

Evaluate:
Reflecting on the connection of Spanish and
Tagalog words

I. UNCOVER

ACTIVITY: Search for 10 common Spanish nouns and their equivalent English translation.

NOTE: you do not have to write anything but it is important that you accomplish the first activity
because you will be using these nouns for your next tasks.

II. BRAINSTORM

ACTIVITY: Search for 10 common Spanish nouns that are also used as a Tagalog word. Make sure you
get their spellings correct in Spanish.

NOTE: you do not have to write anything but it is important that you accomplish the first activity because
you will be using these nouns for your next tasks.

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III. INSTILL

Noun is a word that refers to the name of a person, place, thing, concept, entity or action. It can
serve as the subject of a sentence or the object of a verb or preposition in grammar. A noun can also be
described by adjectives or replaced by pronouns.
In Spanish, a noun has a distinct chracteristic called gender. It refers to masculine or
feminine.
a. Gender

1. Most nouns referring to men and boys are masculine and most nouns referring to women and
girls are feminine.

el padre the father la niña the girl

el hombre the man la reina the queen

2. It is very often in Spanish to change the ending of a noun to refer to a man or woman.

el camarero the waiter el empleado the employee (male)

la camarera the waitress la empleada the employee (female)

3. Nouns ending in –o are commonly masculine while nouns ending in –a are usually
feminine.

el periodico the newspaper la cara the face

el libro the book la mesa the table

4. Names of the days of the weeks, months of the year, names of languages, names of rivers,
mountains and seas are considered to be masculine.

el lunes Monday el Makiling Makiling

el Atlantico Atlantic el Ingles English
el Español Spanish

5. Nouns ending in -a, -z, -ción, -sión, -dad, -tad and -tud are usually feminine.

la cara the face la libertad freedom

la lección the lesson la multitud the crowd
la ciudad the city

6. There are masculine and feminine forms of words. Some have their proper words; some are
inflected and some shared the same spelling.

el hombre the man el amigo the (male) friend

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 la mujer the woman la amiga the (female) friend

el rey the king el viudo the widower

la reina the queen la viuda the widow

el dentista the male dentist la dentista the female dentist

7. Some masculine nouns ending in a consonant become feminine by adding an –a.

el Español the Spanish man el profesor the professor

la Española the Spanish woman la profesora the female teacher

8. Some nouns are considered neuter (or neutral) because the meaning of the term can is neither
masculine nor feminine. These are usually abstract nouns.

9. There are exceptions as regards the ending of the masculine and feminine nouns. Some nouns
ending in –o are considered feminine while some nouns ending in –a are considered masculine.
Some examples are given below.

Masculine Feminine
el mapa the map la mano the hand
el planeta the planet la foto the photo
el tranvia the tram la moto the motorbike
el seminarista the seminarian
el programa the programme
el sistema the system
el clima the climate
el dia the day

NOTE: ALL THE NOUNS MENTIONED ARE SINGULAR.

IV. APPLY

Now, how do we transform a SINGULAR SPANISH NOUN INTO ITS PLURAL FORM? The answer to
this will be discussed here.

REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING:

1. Most nouns ending in vowels are usually pluralized by adding –s to their endings.
On the other hand, nouns ending in consonants (EXCEPT Z) are pluralized by adding -es
to their endings.

el libro the book el profesor the (male) teacher

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 los libros the books los profesores the (male) teachers

el hombre the man la ciudad the town/city

los hombres the men las ciudades the towns/cities

2. Some nouns change in spelling in their plural form. If a noun ends in –z, drop the –z and add –
ces to form the plural.

la luz the light la vez the time

las luces the lights las veces the times

ACTIVITY:
1. Recall the Spanish nouns you searched.
2. Transform each one to their plural form by applying the lesson about transforming a
singular noun into its plural form.

NOTE: You do not have to write anything yet. But it is important for you to accomplish this
activity because the lessons here are connected to the next lessons.

V. NUTSHELL

Activity:

Reflect on the importance of understanding the connection between Spanish and Tagalog words. This is
necessary in understanding the influence that the Spanish has in the Filipino culture and language.

Thank you. You are done for this week.

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