Bienvenidos

Estudiantes
Lección 2
 We will sometimes say that
learning another language is
hard to do. But here is some
difficult English to understand.
 Reasons Why the English
language is so hard to learn:

The bandage was wound

around the wound.
The farm was used to produce
produce.
The soldier decided to desert
his dessert in the desert.
 The insurance was invalid for
the invalid.
I did not object to the object.
He could lead if he would get
the led out.
A bass was painted on the head
of the bass drum.
 USING THE DICTIONARY
• EXERCISE: Find the Spanish equivalent to the underlined English
words in each sentence. Your clue to the right word is found in the
____________ of the whole sentence.

• To a farmer, ownership of the land is important.

• John tried to land the airplane.
• The bear chased the girl through the forest.
• The truck could not bear the heavy load.
• I paid my fine at the court.
• I am fine.
• This is a fine shirt.
• The can is full of worms.
• I can sing very well.
• John lost the can opener last night
 Review: Pronunciation

todos, juguete, sentirse, hoja,

guisano, llevar, extraño, fuente,
inteligente, siesta, fiesta, maestro,
bien, miércoles, jueves
dorado, gigante, leña, tonto, allí,
huelo, tren, hogar
Review: Greetings
hola
buenos días
buenas tardes
buenas noches
¿cómo estás?
¿qué tal?
¿qué pasa?
 Review: Departures
adiós
chao
hasta luego, hasta la vista
hasta pronto, hasta mañana
hasta nos vemos
hasta entonces
 MEET
GREET
INTRODUCE
 Number and gender:
Nouns are either masculine or
feminine, singular or plural
Their gender does not depend
on the gender of the owner

However…..
 There are nouns that by their
nature refer feminine beings or
masculine beings and are
considered masculine or feminine
because of that fact.
Señor=Mr.
Señora=Mrs.
Hombre=man
mujer=women
Generally masculine nouns can
be identified by:
“o” at the end
“el” or “los” IN FRONT
OF THE

“un” or “unos” WORD

ending in “ma”
Generally feminine nouns are
identified by:
ending in “-a”
“la” or “las” IN FRONT OF
THE WORD
“una” or “unas”
ending in “-sión, ción,-tad,
-dad, -tud, -umbre”
 Many nouns that denote living things have both a

masculine and a feminine form.

Most nouns that end in -o are masculine.

Most nouns that end in -a are feminine.

Masculine nouns that end in a consonant often have a

corresponding feminine form that ends in -a.

Some nouns that refer to people use the same form for
both masculine and feminine. These nouns indicate gender
by the article (el or la).
Nouns that end in -sión, -ción, -dad, -tad, -tud, -umbre are
feminine.
Many nouns that end in -ma are masculine.

A few nouns that end in -o are feminine

 EL/LA ESTUDIANTE
EL/LA TURISTA
LA/EL ARTISTA
LA/EL PIANISTA
INGLES>>INGLESA
ALEMAN>>ALEMANA
JAPONES>>JAPONESA
 Number/Gender Agreement
• 8. Making plurals by:
• 1. number • A. add “s” to vowels
• 2. plural and singular • B. add “es” to
• 3. masculine and consonants
feminine • C. if it ends in “z”
• 4. o, el/los, un/unos change to a “c” and
• 5. a, la/las, una/unas add “es”
• 6. el, la, los, las • Ex. día>días
• 7. after, before • Ex. Papel>papeles
• Ex. Lápiz>lápices
FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS
AND DO NUMBER/GENDER
AGREEMENT PRACTICE
 Números 1-15
• uno • nueve
• dos • diez
• tres • once
• cuatro • doce
• cinco • trece
• seis • catorce
• siete • quince
• ocho
 Números 10s
• Diez • Sesenta
• Veinte • Setenta
• Treinta • Ochenta
• Cuarenta • Noventa
• cincuenta • Cien (ciento)
 Números 100s
• cien • seiscientos
• doscientos • setecientos
• trescientos • ochocientos
• cuatrocientos • novecientos
• quinientos • mil
 Números Notes
• Use “y” to join multiple digits. If there are three
digits put the “y” before the last one.
• If a 0 occurs in the last or next to last position or
if a number 1-15 happens at end do not use “y”.
• For example: 203 doscientos tres
311 trescientos once
479 cuatrocientos setenta y
nueve
630 seiscientos treinta
4805 cuatro mil ochocientos
cinco
 TAREA (HOMEWORK)
• PRACTICE NUMBERS: WRITE OUT TEN
NUMBERS YOU USED DURING THE
WEEK
• FIND 10 THINGS IN YOUR HOUSE,
LOOK UP THE SPANISH WORD FOR IT,
MAKE IT PLURAL, IDENTIFY WHETHER
FEMININE OR MASCULINE
• BE READY TO SHARE THIS