Adjetivos / sustantivos (ADJECTIVES / nouns)

First let’s memorize some of the most commonly used adjectives and a few nouns

Alto (a)(s) = tall

Bajo (a)(s) = short

Divertido (a)(s) = fun

AburridA (o)(s) = borED

Joven (es) = young

Viejo (a)(s) = old

Gordo (a)(s) = fat

Delgado(a)(s) / flacA (o)(s)= thin

Guapo (a)(s) = handsome

Bonita (o)(s) = pretty

Feo(a)(s) = ugly

Bueno (a)(s)= good

Malo(a)(s) = bad

Trabajador (a) (es) (as) = hardworking

Perezoso (a)(s) / flojo(a)(s) = lazy

PEQUEÑO(a)(S) = SMALL

GRANDE (s)= BIG

CORTO (a)(s) = SHORT (LENGTH)

FÁCIL (es)= EASY

Dificil (es)= difficult

SIMPÁTICO (a)(s) = NICE

Loco(a)(s) = CRAZY

INTELIGENTE (s)= INTELIGENTE

TONTO (a)(s) = SILLY

ANTIPÁTICO (a)(s)=UNPLEASANT

NUEVO(a)(s) = NEW

USADO (a)(s)= USED

SERIO (a)(s)= SERIOUS

CÓMICO (a)(s) = FUNNY

LIMPIO (a)(s) = CLEAN

SUCIO (a)(s) = DIRTY

A few useful Nouns

Señor (a)(es) = MISTER, Madam Sra. Sr.

Señorita = refers to an unamrried young woman, it can also be used for tearchers

Niño (a)(os) = children

Muchacho (a)(os)(as) = young man

Chico (a)(os)(as) = generic way to refer to young people in general

Perro (a)(os)(as)

Gato (a)(os)(as)

Hermano (a)(os)(as) = siblings

Ciudad = city

Maestro (a)(os)(as) = teacher

Doctor (a)(es)(as)

Policia = policeman, policewoman, porlice dept.

Amigo (a)(os)(as) = friend

Vecino (a)(os) = neighbor

the same sentence structure as in english: The boys are very intelligent. Los chicos son muy inteligentes. My father is tall, but my mother is short. Mi padre es alto, pero mi madre es baja.

Grammar rules: In english some nouns have gender – mainly living beings. The woman = female The table = no gender The thought = no gender In spanish all nouns have gender La mujer = female La mesa = female El pensamiento = male

Grammar rules: To determine which Spanish nouns are feminine and which ones are masculine one must look at ending of the word. Generally nouns that end in the letter “a” are considered feminine …and nouns that end in the letter “o” are masculine Nouns that end in other vowels, such as “e” can be either feminine or masculine. (you will learn them on time).

In English and in Spanish one cannot predict 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! Look at spelling.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ENGLISH AND SPANISH: When writing a sentence in Spanish, articles and adjectives must match the gender and number of the noun. Examples: The friend of Emily is very tall. La amiga de Emily es muy alta. El amigo de Emily es muy alto.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ENGLISH AND SPANISH: When writing a sentence in Spanish, articles and adjectives must match the gender and number of the noun. Examples: The friends of Emily are very tall. Las amigas de Emily son muy altas. Los amigos de Emily son muy altos.

Need more help For an additional Power Point for this lesson visit: http://www.myspanishgames.com/fun-Spanish-grammar/adjectives.html

Oral practice

tall

short

borED

fun

young

old

fat

thin

handsome

pretty

ugly

good

bad

hardworking

lazy

SMALL

BIG

SHORT (LENGTH)

EASY

difficult

NICE

CRAZY

INTELIGENTE

SILLY

UNPLEASANT

NEW

USED

SERIOUS

FUNNY

CLEAN

DIRTY

MISTER, Madam Sra. Sr.

refers to an unamrried young woman, it can also be used for tearchers

children

young man

generic way to refer to young people in general

children

Dog

cat

siblings

city

teacher

Doctor

policeman, policewoman, porlice dept.

friend

neighbor

El fin