To be soy am somos are eres are es is/are son are where from Describe Where are you from? I am from… Where is … from? … is from… Describe personality physical What are you like? I am … What is … like? … is …

DON’T FORGET ADJECTIVE RULES!! tall fat redheaded short big blonde pretty handsome nice funny young serious thin brunette silly/goofy fun new hardworking ugly lazy old strong small red blue grey orange purple pink yellow black brown green white DON’T FORGET ADJECTIVE RULES!! They agree in gender & number with the noun they are describing. 2. They come AFTER the noun in the sentence (opposite from English).

who friend student woman boy/girl man police officer doctor teacher Who is it? He/she is … Who are they? They are … friend student woman boy/girl man police officer doctor teacher professor boy/girl grandparent child dad spouse mom cousin sibling grandchild niece/nephew GENDER REMINDER IF the word originally ends in “o”, change it to an “a” when talking about a girl. ALL other words stay the same because they are gender neutral.

HOW TO MAKE NOUNS PLURAL what What is it? It is … What are they? They are … some pens a pencil a clock/watch a calendar a pencil sharpener some books a folder paper homework a waste basket a chalkboard chalk a computer a pen some (student) desks A/SOME un unos una unas A (male) SOME (male) A (female) SOME (female) HOW TO MAKE NOUNS PLURAL Ends in a vowel – add “s” Ends in a consonant (other than “z”) – add “es” Ends in a “z” – change “z” to “c” AND add “es”

date What is the date? it is the … of … What day is it? It is … January July Monday February August Tuesday March September Wednesday April October Thursday May November Friday June December Saturday Sunday the week the weekend today first REMINDER Date comes before month when telling the date in Spanish … the opposite in English!!