1. BASIC STRUCTURE OF THE LANGUAGE

3. Cognates are words that look and sometimes sound like English.

4. soup – sopa fruit – fruta tea – té

5. ALL NOUNS are masculine or feminine.

6. Most masculine nouns end in “o” while most feminine ones end in “a”

7. Let´s give it a try! mochilalibrofruta cuadernosopabanana

8. Some nouns do NOT end in “o” or “a” so we have to just learn their gender: lápizborrador marcador

9. MascFem 1. TheElLa The banana The notebook

10. MascFem 1. TheElLa The banana La banana The notebook

11. MascFem 1. TheElLa The banana La banana The notebook El cuaderno

12. MascFem 2. A/AnUnUna A banana A notebook

13. MascFem 2. A/AnUnUna A bananaUna banana A notebook

14. MascFem 2. A/AnUnUna A bananaUna banana A notebookUn cuaderno

15. MascFem 3. SomeUnosUnas Some bananas Some notebooks

16. MascFem 3. SomeUnosUnas Some bananas Unas bananas Some notebooks

17. MascFem 3. SomeUnosUnas Some bananas Unas bananas Some notebooks Unos cuadernos