Spanish set 2: Using Spanish frequency words

A, un, unos, una, unas, lo, la

Differential object marking

Use preposition “a” when the noun is human, animal, specific

Maria listens to Lucia

Maria escucha a lucia

Maria listens to the radio

Maria escucha la radio

Maria listens to the cat

Maria escucha al gato

I’m looking for a doctor

Busco un médico

I’m looking for a specific doctor

Busco a un médico

Un/una vs. Unos/unas

Un/una

• A (singular)

Unos/unas

• Some

I need to buy a book

Necesito comprar un libro

I need to buy some books

Necesito comprar unos libros

Lo

Replaces masculine direct object instead of repeating object name

or

Talks of ideas, qualities, abstracts

• Lo + adjetive (“the ___ thing”)

I have it here (masculine)

Lo tengo aquí

The important thing is to practice everyday

Lo importante es practicar todos los días

That’s the good thing about learning

Eso es lo bueno de estudiar

La