Unit 1 Guidebook: form basic sentences
KEY PHRASES
Form basic sentences
Un niño come manzanas.
A boy eats apples.
A boy eats apples.
Una niña bebe agua.
A girl drinks water.
A girl drinks water.
La mujer bebe leche.
The woman drinks milk.
The woman drinks milk.
El hombre come pan.
The man eats bread.
The man eats bread.
¿Tú comes pan?
Do you eat bread?
Do you eat bread?
Sí, yo como pan.
Yes, I eat bread.
Yes, I eat bread.
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Gender
In Spanish, all nouns are either masculine or feminine. Often, nouns end in ‑o if they're masculine and ‑a if they're feminine.
el niño
the boy
the boy
la niña
the girl
the girl
Notice how you use el if the word is masculine and la if the word is feminine.
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I think, therefore…
In English, verb forms change depending on who's doing the action. For example, we say I am, you are, and she is. In Spanish, you do the same thing.
| subject | verb (ser) |
|---|---|
| yo I |
soy I am |
| tú you |
eres you are |
| él he |
es he is |
| ella she |
es she is |
Yo soy una niña. Tú eres un niño.
I am a girl. You are a boy.
I am a girl. You are a boy.