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English I am We are You (informal) are You (informal, pl) are He is / She is /You (formal) are You are / They are
Spanish Yo estoy Nosotros estamos T ests Vosotros estis l / Ella / Usted est Ustedes/ Ellos / Ellas estn
Revision
English How are you (inf.)? How are you (formal)? I am fine Can I smoke? Yes Where is the toilet?
Spanish Cmo ests? Cmo est usted? Estoy bien Puedo fumar? S Dnde est el bao?
Lesson objectives
We will learn the difference between definite and indefinite articles and their usage in Spanish!
Thus, the difference between definite articles and indefinite articles is that definite articles (like the) are associated with specific or particular items while indefinite articles (like a and an) may refer to any item
Singular el la
Grammar tip
The masculine plural definite article (los) is also used to indicate a group of mixed gender Thus, 'los gatos' could refer to a group of 3 male cats, or it could refer to a group of 2 female cats and one male cat
So remember!
Singular el la
Try yourself
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El libros
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Los libros
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Las libros
Solution
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El libros
2
Los libros
3
Las libros
Try yourself
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El revista
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La revista
3
Las revista
Solution
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El revista
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La revista
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Las revista
Grammar tip
We saw earlier that nouns in Spanish take up either masculine or feminine gender We noted that masculine forms usually end in -o (eg: libro = books) and feminine in -a (eg: revista = magazine) and for plural forms we add an -s at the end Remember these rules as these will help you identify the gender of the noun and thus the form of articles to To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Spanish use with it
Indefinite articles
In English, we use 'a', 'an' and 'some' for indefinite articles Examples: A book An egg Some books Some eggs The word some is used as a functional plural of a/an
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Indefinite articles
In Spanish, the indefinite article has 4 forms, depending on whether the noun is masculine, feminine, singular or plural un gato = a male cat unos gatos = some male/mixed cats una gata = a female cat unas gatas = some female cats
Indefinite articles
Grammar tip
Un/ Una can refer to 'one' or 'a'/'an' Example: One book = Un libro A book = Un libro One magazine = Una revista A magazine = Una revista
Try yourself
Some books
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Un libros
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Unos libros
3
Unas libro
Solution
Some books
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Un libros
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Unos libros
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Unas libro
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Una pluma
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Un pluma
3
Unos pluma
Solution
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Una pluma
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Un pluma
3
Unos pluma
Try yourself
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Unas huevos
2
Un huevos
3
Unos huevos
Solution
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Unas huevos
2
Un huevos
3
Unos huevos
Try yourself
An egg
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Una hueva
2
El huevo
3
Un huevo
Solution
An egg
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Una hueva
2
El huevo
3
Un huevo
Singular el la
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