Unit 14 Guidebook: talk about college, use gender agreement
KEY PHRASES
Talk about college
Ella estudia español en la universidad.
She studies Spanish at the university.
She studies Spanish at the university.
¿La universidad tiene tres bibliotecas?
Does the university have three libraries?
Does the university have three libraries?
Ana, ¿la biblioteca tiene computadoras?
Ana, does the library have computers?
Ana, does the library have computers?
Sí, la biblioteca tiene dos computadoras.
Yes, the library has two computers.
Yes, the library has two computers.
Eduardo, ¿necesitas este libro?
Eduardo, do you need this book?
Eduardo, do you need this book?
Mi clase tiene siete estudiantes.
My class has seven students.
My class has seven students.
TIP
Este vs. esta
In Spanish, the word for this changes depending on the gender of the noun it goes with.
Este libro es divertido.
This book is fun.
This book is fun.
Yo trabajo en esta biblioteca.
I work in this library.
I work in this library.
TIP
Let’s talk about Agreement!
Words describing a noun should agree, or match, in their gender.
un niño mexicano
el niño americano
una niña mexicana
la niña americana