articles objectives: to be able to tell the difference between “the” and “a”
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Objectives: to be able to tell the difference between “the” and “a”
NOUN = a person, place or thing
regla
bolígrafo
computadora
mochila
pegante
borrador
computadora
regla mochila
pegante
bolígrafo
borrador
Why are some nouns in blue andwhy are some in pink?
MASCULINE FEMININE
List the masculine and feminine nouns
mochila
pegante computadora
bolígrafo
borrador
regla
But how do we say...
THEThe pencilThe eraserThe computer
Well... In Spanish there are TWO ways!
La ElWhich both mean....
The
La is for feminine nouns
La mochila
El is for masculine nouns
El lápiz
Quick quiz!!!!
1. How you say THE for masculine?2. What does “pegante” mean?3. Is libro masculine or feminine?4. How do you say “the” if you’re talking about
a backpack?
But how do we say...
A A notebookA backpackA chair
Well... In Spanish there’s TWO ways!
una unWhich both mean....
A
Maculine Feminine
The
A una
laEl
un
Translations• Una regla• A ruler• Un escritorio• A desk• Una agenda • An agenda
What if there’s more than one though?!!
Los
For example:
Los colores Los bolígrafos
La becomes Las in the plural
• Las calculadoras- Las agendas
And one last thing!! how do we say...
some Some booksSome calculators
For example:
Unos librosunas calculadoras
Masculine and Feminine Nouns
• (1)________ are words that tell you the name of a person, place or thing, e.g. table, book, school.
• In Spanish, all nouns have a (2)________ – they are either (3)____________ or (4)___________.
• It’s important to know which gender a noun is, as this affects other words in the (5)_________. When you learn a new word, try and learn which gender it is at the same time. The easiest way to do this is to remember whether you use (6)___ or (7)___ before it.
nouns feminine el gender masculine sentence la
To say ‘the’, you use:Masculine - _____ e.g. ____ ______________words
Feminine - _____ e.g. ____ ______________Words
Words that start - ____ e.g. ___________________with a vowel
Plural words - _____ e.g. ____ ___________(more than one)
El lápices las Los computadora regla bolígrafo la mochilas papel
To say ‘a’ or ‘some’, you use:
Masculine - _____ e.g. ____ ______________words
Feminine - _____ e.g. ____ ______________words
Plural words - _____ e.g. _____ ____________ (more than one)
una colores un boligrafo reglaslibro unos unas mochilas
¡Vamos a jugar!
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What does “el/la” mean?
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What does “un/una” mean
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What is the difference between “el” and
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What does “una/un” mean
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Why do Spanish have two words for “the”?
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Why does Spanish have two words for a?
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I can now explain to someone else that…
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Fastest person wins!!!!!!
Translate the following words and remember to use the correct word at the start “el/la, un/una, los/las,
unos/unas”
A binderUn carpeta
The backpackLa mochila
The rulersLas reglas
A bookUn libro
The colored pencilEl lápiz de color
The computerLa computadora
Some pensUnos bolígrafos
The crayonEl crayón
A chairUna silla
The markerEl marcador