Articles, nouns, and adjectives agreement review - Spanish 1 &2

Reminders: Making it all match Remember, in Spanish the end of the word tells you a lot about it! **Spanish sentences match ARTICLES ("the" or "a" NOUNS, ADJECTIVES. (Verbs are different and we'll review those another day.)**Specifically, the GENDER and NUMBER of the NOUN drives everything else. (The practice is easier than the explanation, so hang in there if you are confused already.)**Here is a Slide presentation link with review charts: Articles, nouns, and adjectives DEFINITE ARTICLES ("the") Match the NOUNS to their DEFINITE ARTICLES. **Focus on GENDER and NUMBER. 99% of the time you can tell by the -o or -a ending.**However, -e is an ending that can be either masculine or feminine, so you have to memorize those words when you come across them.(If you have no idea how to do this, go on to the next section and then come back!) el *parque (masculine singular) pelo libro carro los *estudiantes (group of boys and girls, technically masculine plural) ojos *pantalones (masculine plural-not "pant") gatos la casa *clase (feminine singular) camiseta tarea las *estudiantes (just girls, so feminine plural) hermanas camisas ventanas Which "the"?? Match the NOUNS to their DEFINITE ARTICLES. *NOUN = person, place, thing, or idea*DEFINITE ARTICLE = "the"**Focus on GENDER and NUMBER. 99% of the time you can tell by the -o or -a ending. "the aunt" el tía la tía los tías las tías "the boy" el chico la chico los chico las chico "the girls" el chicas la chicas los chicas las chicas "the male teachers" el maestros la maestros los maestros las maestros INDEFINITE ARTICLES ("a" or "some") Match the NOUNS to their INDEFINITE ARTICLES. **Focus on GENDER and NUMBER. 99% of the time you can tell by the -o or -a ending.**However, -e is an ending that can be either masculine or feminine, so you have to memorize those words when you come across them.(If you have no idea how to do this, go on to the next section and then come back!) un *restaurante (masculine singular) almuerzo perro burrito unos conciertos *calcetines (masculine plural-not "sock") tacos primos una película falda quesadilla hamburguesa unas uvas entradas papas fritas *calles (feminine plural) Which "a" or "some"?? Match the NOUNS to their INDEFINITE ARTICLES. *NOUN = person, place, thing, or idea*INDEFINITE ARTICLE = "a" or "some"**Focus on GENDER and NUMBER. 99% of the time you can tell by the -o or -a ending. "a salad" un ensalada una ensalada unos ensalada unas ensalada "a turkey" un pavo una pavo unos pavo unas pavo "some t-shirts" un camisetas una camisetas unos camisetas unas camisetas "some shorts" un pantalones cortos una pantalones cortos unos pantalones cortos unas pantalones cortos ADJECTIVES (describing words), set 1 Match the NOUNS to the ADJECTIVES that could describe them. **Focus on GENDER and NUMBER. 99% of the time you can tell by the -o or -a ending, but you actually should look at the ARTICLE to be 100% sure. **Plurals: add -s to vowels (a, e, i, o, u) or add -es to consonants (every other letter EXCEPT vowels)(If you have no idea how to do this, go on to the next section and then come back!) alto el chico altos los amigos alta la familia altas las profesoras ADJECTIVES (describing words), set 2 azul la mochila la camiseta azules los jeans los ojos ADJECTIVES (describing words), set 3 blanco el suéter blancos los papeles blanca la leche blancas las zapatillas Which ADJECTIVE ending?? **ADJECTIVES have to match the NOUNS they describe. (Otherwise, you say things like "My mom is a nice woman and a tall man." ??)**Specifically, the ADJECTIVE ending should match GENDER and NUMBER to the ARTICLE of the NOUN. el pelo castaño castaña castaños castañas los ojos verde verdes la manzana rojo roja rojos rojas los pantalones negro negra negros negras las casas pequeño pequeña pequeños pequeñas los tacos delicioso deliciosa deliciosos deliciosas el bistec raro rara raros raras