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
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