Rules to Follow Flashcards
If the adjective ends in A
this says it is what gender?
Feminon
Masculine
If the adjective ends in E
or if in a consonant, what then?
and if ending in O or A
There is no change in the spelling for either gender
that shows gender
Nouns ending in ..cion, or in ..scion. are feminine
A This Means to
When saying I Go to ..something,
If masculine noun .. becomes. al noun
If feminine noun, .. becomes. A la noun
So.. yo voy al metro substitutes for Yo voy a el metro
but Ella va a la cama is correct
Does not
Verb ir….. GO
Yo voy - Tú vas - el/ella/usted van
Nosotros vamos - ustedes van - Ellos/ellas/ van
The letter. h. Is silent except in foreign words like Honey
the letter V is pronounced as a B
cerveza == ser bay sa
C and Z are pronounced with the S
sound
Verbs ending in AR are conjugated in the same way Examples….
estudiar - study Trabajar - Work
hablar - talk
Adjectives made plural
….
ends in a consonant…….
except for a singular Z……
Adjectives made plural by:
….
…..add an ES
…..then Z becomes CES
Personal pronouns: el ella are usually dropped in Spanish sentences
verbs ending in …ar are congugated the same: HABLAR
Yo hablo tu hablas ella habla
Plurals: ..amos …an ..an
the V sound does not exist in Spanish
It is pronounced as a B