Last time, the article I wrote focused on some basic Spanish stuff, such as the numbers, colours and the alphabet. I hope you studied them, because we will continue to use them in the lessons ahead.
Today, we will do something more fun 
, we will start to learn words so that on the next article we start making up sentences. For this lesson I will divide this article in two parts:
PART 1
I’ll give you a series of nouns with the pronoun in front so you know if the word is masculine or feminine. La is used for feminine words and El is used for masculine words, both are similar to The. When the nouns are plural usually they have an s in the end, and the article changes to Los (M) and Las (F).
La Manzana – The Apple
La Naranja – The Orange
La Sandia – The Watermelon
Carne – Meat
Las Chuletas – The Pork chops
Las Costillas – The Ribs
Las Salchichas – The Sausage
El Pescado – The Fish
Los Camarones – The Shrimp
Verduras – Vegetables
La Zanahoria – The Carrot
El Brócoli – The Brocoli
Las Espinacas – The Spinach
Las Patatas/Papas – The Potatoes
Other
El Arroz – The Rice
La Ensalada – The Salad
Bebidas – Drinks
El Zumo/Jugo – The Juice
El Agua – The Water
La Coca or Coca-Cola – The Coke
El Café – The Coffee
El Te – The Tea
La Cerveza – The Beer
Practise Translating English-Spanish
That’s right, now you will know the essential things to avoid going hungry or thirsty in a country where Spanish is spoken.
PART 2 – Pronombres (pronouns)
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Spanish Pronouns |
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Type of Pronouns |
Use |
Examples in Spanish (English) |
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Subject |
Replaces the subject of a sentence |
Yo (I), tú (you), él (he), ella (she), nosotros (we), ellos (they), ellas (they) |
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Possessive |
Refers to something owned or possessed by someone. usually preceded by el/la/los/las |
Mío (mine), mía (mine), míos (mine), mías (mine), tuyo/a (yours), suyo/a (his, hers, theirs), nuestro/a (ours), Vuestro/a (yours) |
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Reflexive |
Used when the direct object and indirect object of a verb refer to the same person. Used more often in Spanish. |
Me (myself), te (yourself), se (himself, herself, themselves), nos (ourselves), os (yourselves) |
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Interrogative |
Used in questions |
Qué (what), quién (what), cuándo (when), cuánto (when) |
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Demonstrative |
Replaces a noun while also pointing to it |
Éste (this one), ésta (this one), ésa (that one), aquéllos (those ones), aquél (that one over there) |
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Indirect Object Pronoun |
They’re words that replace the indirect object, which is usually a person. |
Me (me), te(you), le (him, her, you (formal), nos (us), vos (you), les (them) Me da gusto ( it gives me pleasure). Te quiero (I love you) |
For next article we will start making up real sentences. With the Pronouns you know how to call yourself, people and things and by adding the nouns, next stop is learning the verbs and how to fit them in the sentence structure.
Contributing Writer:
Mr Robert Padgett writes for AbroadLanguages.
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