1. ¡Exprésate! UNO Chapter 4-1
Indefinite Articles
¿cuánto?
Mucho
Poco

2. Punto # 1
Indefinite articles (un and una) means “a” or “an” before a singular noun.

3. Punto # 1 continued
Indefinite articles (unos and unas) means “some” before a plural noun.

4. Punto # 1 continued
The indefinite articles can sometimes be left out , especially when the noun is plural .

5. Punto # 1 Examples I need a dictionary. Yo necesito un diccionario.
Do you have (some) pencils?
¿Tienes (unos) lápices?

6. Punto # 2
Indefinite articles agree with the noun in gender and number.

7. Punto # 2 continued MASCULINE FEMININE SINGULAR A, AN UN UNA PLURAL
SOME
UNOS
UNAS

8. Punto # 3
To talk about amounts of things, use the following adjectives . These words also agree with the noun they describe in gender and number.

9. Punto # 3 continued MASCULINE FEMININE SINGULAR HOW MUCH CUANTO CUANTA
PLURAL
HOW MANY
CUANTOS
CUANTAS

10. Punto # 3 continued MASCULINE FEMININE SINGULAR A LOT OF, MUCH MUCHO
MUCHA
PLURAL
A LOT OF, MANY
MUCHOS
MUCHAS

11. Punto # 3 continued MASCULINE FEMININE SINGULAR LITTLE, NOT MUCH POCO
POCA
PLURAL
FEW, NOT MANY
POCOS
FEW, NOT MANY
POCAS

12. CLASS PRACTICE a backpack : _______________ mochila
some pens: _______________ bolígrafos
a notebook: _______________ cuaderno
some folders: _______________ carpetas

13. MORE CLASS PRACTICE many papers: _______________ papeles
many dictionaries: _______________ diccionarios
many shoes: _______________ zapatos

14. MORE CLASS PRACTICE How many rulers: _______________ reglas
How many clocks: _______________ relojes
How many computers: _______________ computadoras