Español 1 Capítulo 2 Gramática 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 Masculine Feminine Singular Plural 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 música rock? Sí, y me gusta la música pop también. ¿Qué te gusta Mario? Me gustan los carros de Ferrari. Práctica: 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. _________________________________________ __________________________________________ Talking about other people liking different things… A mí _____ gusta(n) I like A nosotros _____ gusta(n) we like A ti _____ gusta(n) you (tú) like A vosotros _____ gusta(n) you (spain) like A él A ellos A ella _____ gusta(n) you (usted) like A ellas _____ gusta(n) you all (ustedes)like A usted A ustedes he, she, it likes A + (name) 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. they like A + (names) Notice that _______ can stand for you (usted), he, she, it Notice that _______can stand for you (ustedes) or they Práctica: 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 quién le gusta la pizza? A Juan le gusta la pizza. ¿A quiénes les gustan los animales? A María y a Pedro les gustan los animales. Práctica: Write an appropriate response using the names in parenthesis. * Always remember to use “a” before the persons name 1. ¿A quién le gusta la música pop? (Miguel) _____________________________________________________ 2. ¿A quién le gusta el ajedrez? (Sara) _____________________________________________________ 3. ¿A quiénes les gustan los videojuegos? (Santiago y Jorge) _____________________________________________________ 4. ¿A quiénes les gusta la comida china? (Marcos y Anita) _____________________________________________________ The difference between ¿por qué? And porque To ask someone “why” in Spanish use ________________________ - ¿_______________ te gusta la fruta? To respond to someone using “because” in Spanish use _______________ - ¡_______________ es deliciosa! Práctica: 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 qué separate? BECAUSE it’s together (porque).