Los articulos definidos (definite articles)

• So you've already seen our nouns start with either a "la" or an "el".

• THESE ARE DEFINITE ARTICLES!!

• They both mean "the".

• In English, "the" is used with nouns to indicate specific persons, places, or things.

• El chico --> THE boy

• La hoja de papel --> THE piece of paper

• EL boligrafo --> THE pen

Los articulos indefinidos (indefinite articles)

• In English, the indefinite article is "an", "some", or "a".

• We use these with nouns to indicate NONSPECIFIC persons, places, or things.

• The boy is a friend

• El chico es un amigo

• He's not THE one and only friend, he's just A friend.

Los articulos en español

• In Spanish, our articles must match nouns in GENDER & NUMBER!!

• Just like our adjectives, right?

• All Spanish nouns, even if they're nonliving things, are either MASCULINE or FEMININE

• Nouns ending in "o" are usually MASCULINE

• Nouns ending in "a" are usually FEMININE

Indefinite vs. Definite

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Want to make a noun plural?

If it ends in a vowel, just add "s"! If the noun ends in a consonant, just add "es"

Por ejemplo...

estudiante (student) --> estudiantes (students)

mujer (woman) --> mujeres (women)

Complete the sentences with the correct DEFINITE ARTICLE

El, la, los, las

Complete the sentences with the correct INDEFINITE ARTICLE

Un, una, unos, unas