SPANISH NOUN GENDER

1. SPANISH NOUN GENDER A Multimedia Tutorial by C. Thomas

2. In this tutorial, you will see a few buttons at the bottom of your screen. Read below to find out what they are and how they work… This button takes you back to the beginning of the tutorial. This button takes you to the next slide. This button takes you to the previous slide. When you see this, it means there is a video for further explanation.

3. What is a noun? • A noun is a person, place, thing or idea. • In Spanish a noun is the same as it is in English, but there is a difference in how they are categorized.

4. In Spanish, nouns fall into two categories: feminine and masculine (male and female). • In this lesson we will use rooms and things in a school to explain this concept.

5. -o is masculine -a is feminine Previously we learned that nouns in Spanish are either feminine or masculine. We see this in their endings:

6. Example: Libro (book) – ends in –o, so it is masculine. Silla (chair) – ends in –a, so it is feminine. Watch the video below. Then, let’s begin our walk through the school….

7. Here we are in the cafeteria. Click the stars to see if the words are masculine or feminine. Window –ventana feminine Trash – Basura feminine ventana Table – Mesa feminine basura Plate – plato masculine Floor – Piso masculine mesa plato piso

8. Notice: Piso – ends in -o, so it is masculine. Mesa – ends in -a, so it is feminine. Go back and look again to see what nouns are…

9. Click the star for the nouns that are masculine. No, ventana is feminine. No, basura is feminine. ventana No, mesa is feminine. basura Yes! Plato is masculine Yes! Piso is masculine. mesa plato piso

10. Click the star for the nouns that are feminine. Yes! Ventana is feminine. Yes! Basura is feminine. ventana Yes! Mesa is feminine. basura No, plato is masculine. No, piso is masculine. plato mesa piso

11. In the cafeteria we saw the different endings on Spanish nouns. Remember the rule: feminine nouns end in –a, masculine nouns end in –o. Now, let’s go to the office.

12. Next we have the office. Click the stars to see if the nouns are masculine or feminine. Copiadora- copier feminine Grapadora-stapler feminine copiadora Teléfono-telephone masculine grapadora telefono planta Planta-plant feminine

13. Notice the words that end in –o are masculine while the words that end in –a are feminine. Libro, Piso, Plato – all are masculine. (See the –o ending?) Planta, Copiadora, Grapadora – all are feminine. (See the –a ending?)

14. Click on the stars for the words that are masculine. No. Copiadora is feminine. No, grapadora is feminine. copiadora Yes! Teléfono is masculine. grapadora telefono planta No, planta is feminine.

15. Click on the stars for the words that are feminine. Yes! Copiadora is feminine. Yes! Grapadora is feminine. copiadora No. Teléfono is masculine. grapadora telefono planta Yes! Planta is feminine.

16. Now let’s go to the library and do the same thing. Don’t forget your rules!

17. Here in the library, look at the words, and click on those that are masculine. Yes! Libro is masculine. Yes! Globo is masculine. libro No. Estantería is feminine. globo impresora estantería No. Impresora is feminine.

18. Now click on those that are feminine. No. Globo is masculine. No. Libro is masculine. libro Yes! Estantería is feminine. globo impresora estantería Yes! Impresora is feminine.

19. Before we go on, stop and take this quiz to see how much you have learned. Take the quiz. I’m not ready. Go back to the beginning.

20. Now let’s explore further in the classroom. Click on the stars to find out the gender of each noun. Proyector is masculine. Proyector Ecuacion is feminine. Ordenador is masculine. Pupitre is masculine. Ecuación Ordenador Pupitre

21. Notice how these end in either –e, a consonant, or –ción.. There isn’t always a pattern to them. Click again to see… Proyector is masculine. Proyector Ecuacion is feminine. Ordenador is masculine. Pupitre is masculine. Ecuación Ordenador Pupitre

22. These that don’t end in –o or –a, you must memorize. Did you memorize them? Projector – proyector, masculine Pupitre – desk, masculine Ordenador – computer, masculine Ecuación – equation, feminine

23. Click on the nouns that are masculine. Yes! Proyector is masculine. Proyector No. Ecuación is feminine. Yes! Ordenador is masculine. Yes! Pupitre is masculine. Ecuación Ordenador Pupitre

24. Click on the nouns that are feminine. No. Proyector is masculine. Proyector Yes! Ecuación is feminine. No. Ordenador is masculine. No. Pupitre is masculine. Ecuación Ordenador Pupitre

25. Let’s see how much you learned. Take the quiz. I’m not ready, I need to go back to the beginning.

26. Let’s review: Feminine nouns end in an –a. Masculine nouns end in an –o.

27. Some nouns end in an –e, a consonant, or other endings like –ción. Clase – feminine ecuación – feminine ordenador - masculine

28. Remember, nouns NOT ending in –o or -a usually have to be memorized. Are you ready for your final checkout? I am ready. No, start over.

29. Finished with a 80% or above. Failed, need to start over.

30. CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE NOUN GENDER TUTORIAL!!!!