1. La fruta
Avancemos 1.2
Mis amigos y yo

2. Spanish has four words that mean “the”.el
los la
las
In English we only have one word for “the.” What is it?
THE
Did you think it was a trick question? 

3. In Spanish, every noun is either masculine or feminine.
la chica
el chico
We use “LA” for feminine nouns.
We use “EL” for masculine nouns.
the girl
the boy

4. QUICK REFRESHER QUIZ: What exactly is a noun? a person a place a thing
an idea

5. In Spanish EVERY noun is either masculine or feminine.
el refresco
the soda

6. Put this box in your notes:
singular
plural el
los
masculine la
las
feminine

7. So how do I know when to use “el”
and when to use “la?” Sounds confusing
to me!

8. Usually, nouns that end in “-o” are masculine.
singular
plural el
Usually, nouns that end in “-o” are masculine.
Those nouns use “el.”
masculine
el refresco
Ends in “-o” la
feminine

9. Usually, nouns that end in “-a” are feminine.
singular
plural el
masculine la
Usually, nouns that end in “-a” are feminine.
Those nouns use “la.”
feminine
la pizza
Ends in “-a”

10. What’s the Spanish word for juice?
singular
plural el
What’s the Spanish word for juice?
masculine
jugo la
feminine
Is it el jugo?
Or la jugo?

11. singular
plural el
el jugo
masculine la
feminine

12. What’s the Spanish word for guitar?
singular
plural el
What’s the Spanish word for guitar?
masculine
guitarra la
feminine
Is it el guitarra?
Or la guitarra?

13. singular
plural el
masculine la
feminine
la guitarra

14. Okay. But what if I have more than one guitar?

15. It’s feminine and plural
singular
plural el
los
masculine la
las
feminine
las guitarras
It’s feminine and plural

16. It’s masculine and plural
singular
plural el
los
masculine
los refrescos
It’s masculine and plural la
las
feminine

17. Write an example in each box:
singular
plural el
los
masculine
los refrescos
el jugo la
las
feminine
las guitarras
la pizza

18. I think I’ve got it! But let’s try a few for practice!

19. It’s masculine and singular
plural el
los
el helado
It’s masculine and singular
masculine la
las
feminine

20. It’s feminine and plural
singular
plural el
los
masculine la
las papas fritas
las
It’s feminine and plural
feminine

21. It’s masculine and singular
plural el
los
masculine
el piano
It’s masculine and singular la
las
feminine

22. It’s a mixed group and plural
singular
plural el
los
masculine
los estudiantes
It’s a mixed group and plural la
las
feminine

23. It doesn’t end in “-a” but it’s still feminine.
singular
plural el
los
masculine
It doesn’t end in “-a” but it’s still feminine.
How do we know? la
las
feminine
la mujer

24. It doesn’t end in “-o” but it’s still masculine. How do we know?
singular
plural el
los
masculine
el hombre
It doesn’t end in “-o” but it’s still masculine. How do we know? la
las
feminine

25. I’m embarrassed. This was so much easier than I thought it would be!

26. la los el las la tarea las frutas los amigos el libro la música las
patinetas
los
teléfonos

27. la los el las las galletas el pelo la comida los números las
bicicletas el
jugo la
amiga

28. la los el las la mamá el papá la papa la mujer las mujeres el hombre
fecha

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We rule!