Sunday, March 27, 2011
Words of the Day
Friday, March 25, 2011
Words of the Day
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Subject Pronouns: Quiz
Subject Pronouns
Here's the complete list of Spanish subject pronouns:
Singular
yo - I
tú - you (familiar)
él - he
ella - she
usted - you (formal)
Plural
- nosotros
- we (masculine or mixed gender)
- nosotras
- we (feminine)
- vosotros
- you-all (familiar, Spain, masculine or mixed gender)
- vosotras
- you-all (familiar, Spain, feminine)
- ellos
- they (masculine or mixed gender)
- ellas
- they (feminine)
- ustedes
- you-all (formal in Spain, formal and familiar in Latin America)
The Verb Form "Hay" Quiz
The Verb Form "hay"
The verb form "hay" has two meanings:
there is
there are
When used in questions, "hay" has two different meanings:
Is there?
Are there?
Words of the Day
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Words of the Day
Wide - ancho
Clear - claro
Smooth - liso
New - nuevo
Unpleasant - desagradable
to complete - completar
to visit - visitar
to see - ver
Monday, March 21, 2011
Definite and Indefinite Articles Part I: Quiz #1
Definite and Indefinite Articles: Part I
Here are the definite and indefinite articles together:
- el, un
- masculine singular
- la, una
- feminine singular
- los, unos
- masculine plural
- las, unas
- feminine plural
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Words of the Day
Words of the Day
Salt shaker - el salero
saucer - el platillo
trash - la basura
pillow - la almohada
dining room - el comedor
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Plural Forms of Nouns Quiz
Plural Forms of Nouns
- If a noun ends in a vowel, simply add -s.
- If a noun ends in a consonant, simply add -es.
- If a noun ends in a -z, change the z to c before adding -es.
- If a noun ends in ión, drop the written accent before adding -es.
- If the plural refers to a mixed group, use the masculine.
- For compound nouns, change "el" to "los".
Cardinal Numbers Quiz
Cardinal Numbers
Here are the numbers 1-10:
1. uno
2. dos
3. tres
4. cuatro
5. cinco
6. seis
7. siete
8. ocho
9. nueve
10. diez
Words of the Day
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Words of the Day
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Summary on Nouns
When you learn a new noun, you should also learn its definite article (el, la). There are several reasons for this:
- Because you cannot predict the gender of most nouns.
- Because not every noun that ends in -o is masculine, and not every noun that ends in -a is feminine.
- Because many nouns end in letters other than o or a.
- Because the definite article (el, la) is your clue as to whether a noun is masculine or feminine
- 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.
- Many nouns that end in -ma are masculine.
- A few nouns that end in -o are feminine
Gender Of Nouns Part 2
D. Suggested writing exercise: Write twenty Spanish words.
Daily Word : Cabeza
cabeza - head
Ese chico tiene la cabeza muy grande.
That boy has a very large head