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Unidad 1Leccion 2

Unidad 1Leccion 2. Definite vs. Indefinite Articles. Los Objetivos. What are articles and how do we use them? What does gender and number mean? What are the differences between definite and indefinite articles? What are adjectives and how do we use them? How are they different in Spanish?.

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Unidad 1Leccion 2

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  1. Unidad 1Leccion 2 Definite vs. Indefinite Articles

  2. Los Objetivos • What are articles and how do we use them? • What does gender and number mean? • What are the differences between definite and indefinite articles? • What are adjectives and how do we use them? • How are they different in Spanish?

  3. Leccion 1: Definite vs. Indefinite Articles • Before we can talk about articles, we must learn about nouns in Spanish. • What is a noun?

  4. Nouns (cont.) • All nouns in Spanish have both and gender number

  5. Gender • Masculine vs. feminine • Sometimes, nouns in Spanish show their gender by ending in ______ for masculine and ______ for feminine. o a

  6. Gender (cont.) • If you change the gender of a nounthen you change the meaning of the word. Ejemplo: Chico = ropa = Chica = ropo = boy clothes girl

  7. Number • Singular vs. plural • Nouns show their number by ending in or *note: if a noun ends in –s or –es it is plural. -s -es

  8. Blusa Sombreros Chico Chaquetas Fem./Sing. Masc./Plural Masc./Singular Fem./Plural Ejemplos:What is the gender and number of the following 4 nouns?

  9. Articles • What are articles? • Articles in Spanish help to identify the gender and number of nouns. • They do not serve this purpose in English

  10. La blusa Los calcetines El policía La policía Fem./Sing Masc./Plural Masc./Singular Fem./Singular Ejemplos: Can you identify the gender and number of the nouns based on the article?

  11. Articles (cont.) • There are two types of articles. • Definite • Indefinite

  12. Definite Articles • Shows something specific • What do they mean? the

  13. Definite Articles (cont.) el la los las

  14. Cont. El = masc./sing. La = fem./sing. Los = masc./plural Las = fem./ plural

  15. Ejemplos • La blusa • El calcetín • Las blusas • Los calcetines • El sombrero • Las faldas

  16. Indefinite Articles • Shows something non-specific • What do they mean? • This depends on the noun some a an

  17. Indefinite Articles (cont.) un una unos unas

  18. Cont. un = masc./sing. una = fem./sing. unos = masc./plural unas = fem./ plural

  19. una blusa un calcetín unas blusas unos calcetines un sombrero unas faldas A blouse A sock Some blouses Some socks A hat Some skirts Ejemplos

  20. Definite _____ paginas _____ maestra _____ perros _____ vestido _____ amiga Indefinite _____ sombrero _____ doctora _____ zapatos _____ libro _____ cuadernos Practica(Fill in the blank with your articles)

  21. Practica (translate) • A boy • The friends • A teacher (male) • Some books • The page 1.The boys are funny. 2. Maria is lazy. 3. Susana and Juana are serious.

  22. Self Check • What are articles and what do they do? • What are your definite articles and what do they mean? • What are your indefinite articles and what do they mean?

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