Chapter Two

Chapter Two

“No” before a verb makes the sentence negative

Question Words

  • Cómo: How? What?)

  • Qué: What?)

  • Dónde: Where?)

  • Quién: Who?)

  • Quiénes: Who?) Plural

  • Cuál: Which?)

  • Cuáles: Which?) Plural

  • Cuándo: When?)

  • Cuánto: How much?) Masc Noun

  • Cuánta: How much?) Fem Noun

  • Cuántos: How many?) Masculine or Mixed

  • Cuántas: How many?) Feminine Only

  • Por qué: Why?)

Nouns: Gender and Articles

  • Definite Articles: el/la (the)

  • Indefinite Articles: un/una (a/an)

  • Plural: Los/Las, Unos/Unas

Plural Words

  • Vowel: add -s

  • Consonant: add -es

  • End in Z: replace -z and add -ces

Subject/Personal Pronouns

Verbs that end in “AR”

Present Conjugation

  • Yo: -o

  • Tú: -as (or -a)

  • Usted: -a

  • Nosotros: -amos

  • Ellos: -an

  • Tú: Friends and Family, informal situations

  • Usted: Strangers, Superiors, etc

Subject pronouns (yo, tú usted, nosotros, ellos)

  • Usually omitted, use them only for emphasis

  • Infinitive Verb: NO Conjugation

  • Definitive Verb: Conjugation

Forming Yes/No Questions and Answers

  • Questions with words like: Qué, Cuál, Quién, only rise on THAT word.

  • Lowering at the end of the sentence

Diphthong: Combination of two vowel sounds in one syllable

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