Introducción Al Español
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Contents.-
Greetings and expressions.
Parts of the Day.
The Definite Article.
The Indefinite Article.
Numbers up to 100.
Verb “To be” (como ser)
Nationality.
Greetings and expressions
(Saludos y expresiones)
Exercise 1
Write and say what you would say to greet somebody in Spanish at these times:
(a) 9.00 a.m. (d) 10.00 p.m.
(b) 1.00 p.m. (e) 11.30 a.m.
(c) 6.00 p.m. (f) 9.00 p.m
Exercise 2
Provide a suitable answer to these questions and expressions:
(a) Buen día ....................................................................................................
(b) Muchas gracias ....................................................................................................
(c) Hola, ¿Cómo andás? ...................................................................................................
(d) Buenas noches. Yo soy Juan Pérez …......................................................................................
Parts of the Day
(Partes del día)
The parts of the day in Spanish are: mañana – mediodía – tarde – noche - medianoche
Exercise 3
Write and say the expression indicating the part of the day for each of these times:
(a) 10.00 a.m.
(b) 2.30 a.m.
(c) 7.45 p.m.
(d) 2.30 p.m.
(e) 11.15 p.m.
(f) 12:00 a.m.
The definite article
(el artículo definido)
El / la
The words el and la correspond to the English “the”. The definite article el is used before masculine (but there are exceptions) singular nouns and the definite article la is used before feminine singular nouns:
el banco the bank
la montaña the mountain
Exceptions: el problema, la mano, el sistema
The majority of nouns ending in –te keep the same form for masculine and feminine.
el estudiante the student (m.)
la estudiante the student (f.)
Nouns ending in a consonant are usually (but not always) masculine.
el actor the actor
el campeón the champion
Los / las
The definite article los is used before masculine plural nouns and the definite article las is used before feminine plural nouns. There has to be agreement between article and noun in both gender and number.
Los paradores the ski resorts
las montañas the mountains
Exercise 4
Which definite article should be before these nouns?
1. documentos 7. profesor
2. casa 8. pase
3. auto 9. representante
4. alumnos 10. amigos
5. adolescente 11. papel
6. problema 12. mano
The indefinite article
The words un and una correspond to the English “a/an”. Un is used before a masculine noun and una is used before a feminine noun.
un libro a book
una pregunta a question
un animal an animal
In English the indefinite article appears in a sentence before a noun indicating profession or occupation. In Spanish we avoid it.
Elena es secretaria. Elena is a secretary.
Jorge es instructor de ski. Jorge is a ski instructor.
Numbers (números)
Números de teléfono
When reading aloud telephone or fax numbers it is usual in Spanish to say them in pairs: e.g. 552461, cicuenta y cinco, veinticuatro, sesenta y uno; 455-2461, cuatro cicuenta y cinco, veinticuatro sesenta y uno.
Números
As in English, a number precedes the noun it refers to:
Dos pases de esquí two ski passes
diez alumnos ten students
Uno becomes un before a masculine noun, and una before feminine noun.
Un palo de esquí one pole
una lección/clase one lesson
1 uno
2 dos
3 tres
4 cuatro
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