Nouns and Definite Articles

[Pages:5]Espa?ol 1 Cap?tulo 2 Gram?tica 2

Me llamo:_____________________ Fecha:__________________

Nouns and Definite Articles

ALL nouns in Spanish are either ____________ or _____________ - Masculine nouns usually end in __________ like _________ - Feminine nouns usually end in __________like __________

Nouns will also be either _____________ or ______________ - If a singular noun ends in a vowel add _____ to make it plural - If a singular noun ends in a consonant add _____ to make it plural

The definite article in Spanish is used to say ___ with a specific noun

Definite Articles Singular Plural

Masculine

Feminine

Make the following words plural and add in the appropriate definite article.

1. El animal _____ _____________________ 2. La pizza _____ _____________________ 3. El carro _____ _____________________ 4. La muchacha _____ _____________________ 5. El amigo _____ _____________________

The verb GUSTAR The verb ___________ is used to say what people like... or what is pleasing to them. If one thing is being liked we use ______________ If more than one thing is being liked we use _________________ We can also use ________ to ask what someone likes.

?Te gusta la m?sica rock? S?, y me gusta la m?sica pop tambi?n.

?Qu? te gusta Mario? Me gustan los carros de Ferrari.

Pr?ctica: 1. What do you like Paloma? ________________________________ 2. I like fruits and vegetables. _______________________________ 3. Do you like Italian food? _________________________________ 4. Yes I like it a lot! ________________________________________

Based on the pictures below create a question and then write an appropriate response.

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Talking about other people liking different things...

A m? _____ gusta(n) I like

A nosotros _____ gusta(n) we like

A ti _____ gusta(n) you (t?) like

A vosotros _____ gusta(n) you (spain) like

A ?l

A ella _____ gusta(n) you (usted) like

A usted

he, she, it likes

A + (name)

A ellos

A ellas _____ gusta(n) you all (ustedes)like

A ustedes

they like

A + (names)

In English, the definite article the is not always used when taking about general likes/dislikes. In Spanish, definite articles like el, la, los and las are always used.

Notice that _______ can stand for you (usted), he, she, it

Notice that _______can stand for you (ustedes) or they

Pr?ctica: 1. I like pizza. ________________________________ 2. She likes animals. __________________________________ 3. Marcos likes mystery books. _________________________________ 4. We like cars. ___________________________________________ 5. You all like horror movies. ___________________________________

 Use ________________ or ____________________ to ask who is being talked about.

Use ________________ to clarify who is being talked about

?A qui?n le gusta la pizza? A Juan le gusta la pizza.

?A qui?nes les gustan los animales? A Mar?a y a Pedro les gustan los animales.

Pr?ctica: Write an appropriate response using the names in parenthesis. * Always remember to use "a" before the persons name

1. ?A qui?n le gusta la m?sica pop? (Miguel) _____________________________________________________

2. ?A qui?n le gusta el ajedrez? (Sara) _____________________________________________________

3. ?A qui?nes les gustan los videojuegos? (Santiago y Jorge) _____________________________________________________

4. ?A qui?nes les gusta la comida china? (Marcos y Anita) _____________________________________________________

The difference between ?por qu?? And porque

To ask someone "why" in Spanish use ________________________ - ?_______________ te gusta la fruta?

To respond to someone using "because" in Spanish use _______________ - ?_______________ es deliciosa!

Pr?ctica: 1. Why do you like cars? ______________________________________________________

2. Because they are awesome! ______________________________________________________

3. Why don't you like Chinese food? ______________________________________________________

4. Because it is awful. ______________________________________________________

HINT: WHY is por qu? separate? BECAUSE it's together (porque).

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