A noun is a word used to identify people, places, animals, things, or ideas. Unlike English, Spanish nouns have gender. They are either masculine or feminine. As in English, nouns in Spanish also have numbers, meaning they are singular or plural.

Nouns that refer to living things

Masculine nouns Feminine nouns

“el hombre” - the man “la mujer” - the woman

ending in -o ending in -a

“el chico” - the boy “la chica” - the girl

“el pasajero” - the male passenger “la pasajera” - the female passenger

“el cuaderno” - the notebook “la cosa” - the thing

“el diario” - the diary “la escuela” - the school

“el diccionario” - the dictionary “la computadora” - the computer

“el numero” - the number “la maleta” - the suitcase

“el video” - the video “la palabra” - the word

ending in -or ending in -ora

“el conductor” - the male driver “la conductora” - the female driver

“el profesor” - the male teacher/professor “la profesora” - the female teacher/professor

ending in -ista ending in -ista

“el turista” - the male tourist "la turista” - the female tourist

ending in -ma ending in -ción

“el problema” - the problem “la lección” - the lesson

“el programa” - the program “la conversación'“ - the conversation

el joven / el estudiante la joven / la estudiante

the youth (male) / the student (male) the youth (female) / the student (female)