Spanish Chapter 1A & 1B

By:Chris & Josh

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Infinitives

What are infinitives?

• Infinitives are the simplest form of a verb.

• In English we can spot out infinitives by seeing the word “to” in front of the verb.

– To run, to read, to walk

• In Spanish infinitives are at the end of the word and there is only one word. The endings are ar, er, and ir.

– Leer, nadar, escribir

Ending Conjugation

• Each ending form of ar, er, and ir have different conjugation to the root words:– Yo, tu, el, ella, ud, nosotros, vosotros, ellos, ellas,

uds

Ending Chart

imos

ar er ir

Yo

Tu

El, Ella, Ud

Nosotros

Vosotros

Ellos, Ellas, Uds

o o o

as

a

amos

ais

an

es

e

emos

eis

en

es

e

is

en

Negatives

What are negatives?

• Negatives are sentences in Spanish that you usually put “no” in front of the verb or expression. In English we use “not.”

– No me gusta correr I do not like to run

In Spanish to say no to a statement or question you say “no” twice. The first “no” says no to the question, and the second “no” says “I don’t like”

Te gusta cantar? Do you like to sing?No, no me gusta. No I don’t like to sing

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Cont…

• You are also going to use “ni” “ni” which means nether nor.– Te gusta nadar y dibujar? No,

no me gusta ni nadar ni dibujar.

• You also might use the word “nada” which means at all. – Te gusta cantar? Do you like to sing? No, no me gusta nada. No, not at all.

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Agreement

What is agreement?

• If someone tells you that he/she dislikes something, you can say “ a mi tampoco” which is like saying “me ether” or “nether do I.”– No me gusta leer. I don’t like to read. A mi tampoco. Me ether.

• To agree with what a person likes you use “a mi tambien” which means “me too.”– Me Gusta pasar tiempo con amigos. I like to spend time with friends. A mi tambien. Me too.

Vocabulary

Chapter 1B

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Adjectives

What are adjectives?

• Words that describe people and things are called adjectives. (adjetivos)

• In Spanish most adjectives have both masculine and feminine forms. The masculine form usually ends in the letter –o and feminine forms usually end in –a.

• Masculine adjectives are used to describe masculine nouns. - Simpatico

• Feminine adjectives are used to describe feminine nouns. - Simpatica

Cont…

• Adjectives that end in –e describe both masculine and feminine nouns.

- Inteligente

Masculine Feminine

OrdenadoTrabajadorPacienteSimpatico

OrdenadaTrabajadoraPacienteSimpatica

Cont…

• Words that end in “a” describe both masculine and feminine nouns.– Deportista

• Words that end in “dora” are feminine.– Trabajadora

• Words that end in “dor” are masculine.– Trabajador

Definite and Indefinite Articles

What are Definite and Indefinite Articles?

• “El” and “la” are called definite articles and equivalent to “the” in English. “El” is used with masculine words, and “la” is used with feminine words.– El libro The book La Carpeta The folder

El and La

Un and Una

• “Un” and “una” are called indefinite articles. These words are equivalent to “a” in English. “Un” is used with masculine nouns, and “una” is used with feminine nouns.– Un libro A book

Una carpeta A folder

ElLa

UnUna

TheThe

A, anA, an

Placement of Adjectives

What is Placement of adjectives?

• In Spanish, adjectives usually come after the noun that they describe. – Jorge es un profesor inteligente (Mr. Mena)

JorgeScottCatlin

Subject

eseses

Verb

Un ProfesorUn estudianteUna chica

Indefinite Article + Noun

BuenoInteligenteArtistica

Adjective

Vocabulary