1. Gramática 1.2 Adjetivos en español

2. Repasamos:  What is a noun?  What is an adjective?  What part of speech are articles?

3. Repasamos (con’t)  What two words have we learned in Spanish that mean “the”?  What two words have we learned in Spanish that mean “a” or “an”?  What determines which word you use?

4. Aprendemos feo (a) ugly

5. Aprendemos bonito(a) pretty lindo(a) beautiful

6. Aprendemos guapo (a) handsome

7. Aprendemos alto(a) tall bajo(a) short

8. Aprendemos gordo(a) fat

9. Aprendemos bueno (a) good

10. Do you remember the nouns (sustantivos) we’ve learned?

11. Sustantivos the girl la muchacha

12. Sustantivos the (female) student la alumna

13. Sustantivos the boy el muchacho

14. Sustantivos the school la escuela

15. Sustantivos the secondary school el colegio

16. Sustantivos The (male) student el alumno

17. Sustantivos The (female) friend la amiga

18. Sustantivos The (male) friend el amigo

19. Sustantivos The person la persona

20. English Adjectives and Nouns In English, when we want to describe, we usually put the adjective before the noun: Ex:The pretty girl (adj)(noun)

21. Adjetivos y sustantivos en español In Spanish, you usually put the noun before the adjective: Ex:La muchacha bonita. (sustantivo)(adjetivo)

22. Adjetivos en español In Spanish, most adjectives agree with the noun they modify in gender What does that mean?

23. Adjetivos en español If you are describing a feminine thing in Spanish... La amiga... Any word you use to describe that noun also needs to be made feminine bonita

24. Adjetivos en español If you are describing a masculine thing in Spanish... El amigo... Any word you use to describe that noun also needs to be made masculine guapo

25. Adjetivos en español  Nouns never change their gender  Adjectives almost always change gender

26. Practicamos ¿Cómo se dice...? The handsome boy El muchacho guapo

27. Practicamos ¿Cómo se dice...? The short person La persona baja

28. Practicamos ¿Cómo se dice...? The pretty (female) friend La amiga bonita