1 El calentamiento - el 6 de octubre 1.el bolígrafo la bolígrafo 2.la carpetaslas carpetas 3.el deporteslos deportes 4.el plumala pluma 5.las animaleslos animales 6.el librola libro 7.el mochilala mochila Do you remember which one is correct?

2 Hoy… Focus on accuracy in our writing and speaking Compare 2 major differences between the Spanish and English languages

3 Gender of Nouns

4 ¡Hola! Me llamo Diego. What are el la los & las in front of all of these Spanish words?

5 It’s all about understanding that in Spanish, every person, place, and thing has a gender, and that in Spanish, a noun can be either masculine or feminine.

6 How are all of these masculine nouns alike? el bolígrafo el libro el chico el baño

7 How are all of these masculine nouns alike? el bolígrafo el libro el chico el baño

8 How are all of these feminine nouns alike? la casa la maestra la chica la pluma

9 How are all of these feminine nouns alike? la casa la maestra la chica la pluma

10 Masculine Nouns generally end in – o Feminine Nouns generally end in – a. el /un diccionario el / un secretario la / una computadora la / una profesora If you look at both the beginning and the ending of each line…

11 “el" and "la" both mean "the.“ el chico / the boy la chica / the girl These two words (el, la) are called definite articles.

12 We cannot tell the gender of a noun, except in the case of living creatures. Do not try to analyze the nature of the object, looking for some inherent masculinity or femininity. It won't work!

13 Take a guess. Do you think the Spanish word for "dress" is masculine or feminine? You might expect it to be feminine, since a dress is an article of clothing worn by females. Actually, the word for "dress" is a masculine word: el vestido

14 Take another guess. Do you think the Spanish word for "necktie" is masculine or feminine? You might expect it to be masculine, since a necktie is an article of clothing worn by males. Actually, the word for "necktie" is a feminine word: la corbata

15 Nouns that end in -sión, -ción, -dad, -tad, & -tud are feminine. televisión actitud ciudad conversación libertad

16 Some nouns that end in -a are masculine. el dia A few nouns that end in -ma are feminine, such as la cama and la pluma. Many nouns that end in -ma are masculine. el clima el poema A few nouns that end in -o are feminine. la mano

17 Plural Forms of Nouns If a noun ends in a vowel, make it plural by adding -s. libro : libros señora : señoras The definite articles (el, la) also change in the plural form. They become "los" and "las." el libro : los libros la señora : las señoras

18 Plural Forms of Nouns If a noun ends in a consonant, make it plural by adding -es. el profesor : los profesores la ciudad: la ciudades

19 I hope this helped! Tengo que irme. ¡Hasta la vista!