The Rooms of a House "Los Cuartos en la Casa"

The Rooms of a House "Los Cuartos en la Casa" • El Desvan • El Baño • El Dormitorio • El Estudio • La Cocina • El Comedor • La Sala • ElSótano • Las Escaleras

Inside the house The Kitchen – La Cocina The Bathroom – El Baño The Dining room – El comedor The Bedroom – El Dormitorio

Inside the house The Living room – La Sala The Study room – El Estudio The stairs – La Escalera The Attic – El desvan

Define – Articles - Indefinite( el, los, la, las) (un, unos, una, unas) • Imagine a house full of rooms. There are bathrooms, bedrooms, living room, and one kitchen. • The first sentence speaks of to a specific room (or definite) :Go to the Kitchen. Ve a la Cocina. • The second sentence speaks of to a room in general :Go to a room. Ve a un cuarto. Ve a la Cocina - definite Ve a un cuarto - indefinite

The definite article In English, the definite article is the word "the" regardless of whether the noun it introduces is singular or plural. • the cookie the cookies • La galletaLas galletas In Spanish, the definite article has 4 forms, depending on whether the noun is masculine, feminine, singular or plural. • el bañoel masculine singular the Bathroom • los baños losmasculine pluralthe bathrooms • la cocina lafeminine singularthe Kitchen • las cocinaslasfeminine plural the kitchens

The indefinite article In English, the indefinite article is the word "a," "an," or "some.“ • a house an attic some rooms • Una casaun desvan unos cuartos In Spanish, the indefinite article has 4 forms, depending on whether the noun is masculine, feminine, singular or plural. • uncuartoun masculine singular a room • unoscuartos unosmasculine pluralsome rooms • unacasa unafeminine singulara house • unascasasunasfeminine plural some houses

In Spanish, the definite article has 4 forms, depending on whether the noun is masculine, feminine, singular or plural. el masculine singular losmasculine plural lafeminine singular lasfeminine plural In Spanish, the indefinite article has 4 forms, depending on whether the noun is masculine, feminine, singular or plural. un masculine singular una feminine singular unosmasculine plural unasfeminine plural Definite – Indefinite All Spanish words have gender

Here are the definite and indefinite articles together: el, unmasculine singular la, unafeminine singular los, unosmasculine plural las, unasfeminine plural "Un" and "una" can mean "one," "a," or "an." “unos” and “unas” mean “some” un cuartoone room, a room una cocinaone kitchen, a kitchen un desvanone attic, an attic Unas escaleras Some stairs The definite and indefinite Singular or Plural article

Here are the definite articles: Here are the indefinite articles:

Articles and genderArtículos y género • All nouns in Spanish have gender, they are either masculine or feminine, as are their corresponding articles (el, la, los, las; una, uno, unos, unas). • Most nouns that end in o are masculine and most that end in a are feminine. There are, however a few exceptions. muchedumbre Costumbre Suffix umbre

Masculine Plural definite - indefinitelos, unos • The masculine plural definite and indefinite articles (los, unos) are also used to indicate a group of mixed sex. • "Los niños" could refer to a group of, 10 male boys Los niños - unos niños 9 female girls and one male boy Los niños - unos niños

Activity to practice Pass around pictures to each student

Mesa List of NounsUse the definite article Perro Profesora Carro Casa

List of NounsUse the indefinite article Libros Galletas Platano Manzana Calabaza

Discussion Questions: • How many forms has the definite article “the” in Spanish? • What the indefinite article un, una, unos, unas means? • “Give me a chocolate cookie” Is this definite or indefinite article ? • which is the right article use to name the noun “perro”? Is this feminine/masculine, singular/plural ? • We have a group of 8 female cats and 2 male cats. How should we refer to the group?

The Rooms of a House "Los Cuartos en la Casa"