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0.9 Lección Preliminar - Vocabulario y Gramática
Preliminary Lesson - Vocabulary and Grammar
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 1
11/17/2011
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Sí
 Definition
Yes
Term
No
 Definition
No
Term
Un
 Definition
A (masculine)
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Una
 Definition
A (feminine)
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Unos
 Definition
Some (masculine)
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Unas
 Definition
Some (feminine)
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el
 Definition
The (masculine/singular)
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la
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The (feminine/singular)
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los
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The (masculine/plural)
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las
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The (feminine/plural)
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de
 Definition
Of, from
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de + el
 Definition
del
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en
 Definition
In, on
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y
 Definition
And
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o
 Definition
Or
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El día
 Definition
Day
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La semana
 Definition
Week
Term
El mes
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Month
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Más o menos
 Definition
More or less
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Verdadero
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True
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Falso
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False
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Mi
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My
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Que
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What, that
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Como
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How, what
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Donde
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Where
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Cual
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What, which
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Quien
 Definition
Who
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Pero
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But
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Every noun is assigned a gender; masculine or feminine
 Definition
The articles, "the" and "a" in English, must agree with their corresponding noun
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Generally, words that end in "-a"
 Definition
Feminine
Term
Generally, words that end in "-o"
 Definition
Masculine
Term
Many person nouns can change their "-o" or "-a" ending
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To signify whether it is a male or female person
Term
Most nouns ending in "-ad" and "-ión"
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Feminine
Term
Most nouns ending in "-ema" despite having the "-a" ending
 Definition
Masculine
Term
Most nouns ending in a consonant
 Definition
Masculine
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Every article and noun correspondence must also agree with singularity or plurality
 Definition
You cannot say "el hombres" This is wrong.
You must make the definite article plural to correspond with the noun -> "los hombres" is the correct way
Term
When writing the definite articles to nouns
 Definition
Make sure you use the correct gender and the correct plurality
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Adjectives function similarly to articles and nouns
 Definition
Like articles with nouns, adjectives must also agree with gender and plurality of the noun they modify
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If an adjective modifies a masculine noun
 Definition
The adjective generally ends in "-o" for singular or "-os" for plural to agree with the noun
Term
If an adjective modifies a feminine noun
 Definition
The adjective generally ends in "-a" for singular or "-as" for plural to agree with the noun
Term
Adjectives ending in a consonant or with "-e"
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Have the same masculine and feminine forms; the ending does not change
Term
Masculine adjectives that end with "-r"
 Definition
Can be changed to feminine by adding "-a"
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Unlike English, where the adjective appears before the noun it modifies "the American man"
 Definition
In Spanish, the adjective comes after the noun it modiified
"el hombre americano"
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