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Acentos

Acentos. There are 2 rules in Spanish that show where the stress in Spanish…. 1- If the word ends in a vowel, -n or –s, the normal stress is on the penultimate (next to last) syllable. m a no, esp o sa, trab a jan.

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Acentos

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  1. Acentos There are 2 rules in Spanish that show where the stress in Spanish… 1- If the word ends in a vowel, -n or –s, the normal stress is on the penultimate (next to last) syllable. mano, esposa, trabajan 2- If the word ends in any other letter, the normal stress will fall on the last syllable. fumar, papel, reloj

  2. ¿Dónde está el acento? • Pro • fe Profe

  3. ¿Dónde está el acento? • mas • ti • car masticar

  4. Definite articles are used in Spanish in many instances that they are not used in English… 1- with the days of the week and seasons (except after a form of ser) 2- With hours of the day Definite Articles 3- With parts of the body instead of possessive adjectives.

  5. ¿Cuál es correcta? • Hoy es el viernes. • Hoy es viernes.

  6. ¿Cuál es corecta? • Me duele mi cabeza. • Me duele la cabeza.

  7. ¿ ? o

  8. Most nouns that end in –o or –or are masculine. Most nouns that end in –a, -d, -ión, -umbre, -ie, -sis, -it is are feminine.

  9. EXCEPTIONS - of course! Common nouns that end in –o that are feminine: - la mano - la foto (la fotografía) - la moto (la motocicleta) There are a bunch of nouns that end in –ma, -pa, and –ta that are masculine. For the most part if they are easy cognates, they are probably masculine. - el clima - el sistema - el poema - el problema - el mapa - el diploma

  10. Few more exceptions, and AP favorites… If a feminine noun begins with a stressed –a or –ha, the singular forms of the articles el o un is used. But if anything comes between the article and the noun it is feminine  YUCK! • eláguila ** las águilas ** la gran águila • But it kind of makes sense….

  11. Vamos a practicar las favoritas de AP… torre • Masculine – el • Feminine – la

  12. Más practica.. vez • Masculine – un • Feminine – una

  13. ¿Cuál es correcta? • La hada bonita vive en el bosque. • El hada bonita vive en el bosque.

  14. ¿Cuál es correcta? • Tienes el alma bonita. • Tienes el alma bonito.

  15. Adjectives and Change of Location & meaning • Some common adjectives change their meaning with their location to the noun: • el hombre pobre – having no money • el pobre hombre – pitiful • un perro grande – large in size • un gran perro – greatness

  16. Vamos a practicar… Osceola is a great school! • Osceola es una escuela grande. • Osceola es una gran escuela.

  17. Una más… We have an old friendship. • Tenemos una vieja amistad. • Tenemos una amistad vieja.

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