Vocabulario de capítulo 2-2 11-3-14

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1.  El ajedrez- (noun ) chess

2.  La música- (noun ) music

3.  La música de (place/ artist/ style)- (noun )- The music of (place/ artist/ style)

4.  El helado- (noun ) ice cream

5.  La comida-(noun ) food

6.  La comida italiana-(noun ) Italian food

7.  La comida china- (noun ) Chinese food

8.  La comida mexicana- (noun ) Mexican food

9.  La película- (noun ) movie

10.  Las películas- (noun ) movies

11.  Las películas de terror- (noun ) scary movies

12.  Las películas de ciencia ficción-(noun ) science fiction movies

13.  Las películas de misterio-(noun ) mystery movies

14.  El libro-(noun ) book

15.  Los libros-(noun ) books

16.  Los libros de aventura- (noun ) adventure books

17.  Los libros de amor –(noun ) romance books (books of love)

18.  El carro- (noun ) car

19.  Los carros- (noun ) cars

20.  La hamburguesa- (noun ) hamburger

21.  Las hamburguesas- (noun ) hamburgers

22.  Las verduras- (noun ) vegetables

23.  Las frutas-(noun ) fruits

24.  El deporte- (noun ) sport

25.  Los deportes- (noun ) sports

26.  Las fiestas- (noun ) parties

27.  Los videojuegos- (noun ) videogames

28.  Los animales- (noun ) animals

29.  La pizza- (noun ) pizza

30.  Mucho- (adverb)- much, a lot

31.  Mucho/-a/os/-as- (adjective)- much, many, a lot

32.  Más –( adverb)- more

33.  Me da igual./ Me dan igual.- It’s all the same to me./ they’re all the same to me.

34.  ¿Cómo es…?- How is… (something)?

35.  ¿Cómo son…?- How are …(some things)?

36.  Pésimo/-a/os/-as- (adjective)-awful

37.  Fenomenal/ -es -(adjective)-phenomenal, great

38.  Formidable/-s-(adjective)- great, fantastic

39.  Delicioso/-a/os/-as- (adjective)-delicious

40.  Horrible/-s-(adjective)- horrible

41.  Divertido/-a/-os/-as- (adjective)- fun

42.  Interesante/-s- (adjective)-interesting

43.  Bueno/-a/-os/-as- (adjective)- good

44.  Malo/-a/-os/-as- (adjective)-bad

45. Rule: All nouns in Spanish have a masculine or feminine gender. (no “it”)

46. Rule: To make a singular noun plural:

a. If the noun ends in a vowel------add –s to the noun.

Example: el estudiante (Singular) = los estudiantes (plural)

b. If the noun ends in a consonant ------add -es to the noun.

Example: el animal (singular) = Los animales (plural)

47. Rule: Definite articles (the words that mean “the”) have different forms that agree with the noun It modifies in number and gender.

a.  El- goes with masculine singular nouns. (Example: el libro)

b.  La – goes with feminine singular nouns. (Example: la película)

c.  Los- goes with masculine plural nouns. (Example: los videojuegos)

d.  Las – goes with feminine plural nouns. (Example: las verduras)

48. Rule: Indefinite articles (the words that mean “a, “an,” and “some”) have different forms that agree with the noun it modifies in number and gender.

a.  Un- goes with masculine singular nouns. (Example: un libro)

b.  Una – goes with feminine singular nouns. (Example: una película)

c.  Unos- goes with masculine plural nouns. (Example: unos videojuegos)

d.  Unas – goes with feminine plural nouns. (Example: unas verduras)

49. Rule: Use definite articles with nouns when using “gustar” to say what one likes or dislikes.

Example: Me gusta el helado.

¿Te gusta la pizza?

Me gustan los carros.

¿Te gustan las frutas?

50. De- (preposition) – of, from

51. Rule : Use “De” to show possession or relationship.

Example: Bob’s hamburger = La hamburguesa DE Bob.

OR, Bob’s friend = El amigo DE Bob.

52. Rule: Use “De” to indicate what type of thing something is.

Example: Adventure movies = Las películas DE aventura.

OR, Mystery books= Los libros DE misterio.

53. Rule Use “De” to say where someone is from.

Example: I am from Texas. = Yo soy DE Texas.

54. Rule: When “DE” is followed by the word “EL” it makes the contraction “DEL.”

Example: The books of the (male) professor = Los libros DEL profesor.

55. Or- (conjunction)- o

56. Nor- (conjunction)- ni

57. And- (conjunction)- y

58. But- (conjunction)- pero

59. Algo- (noun)- something

60. Algo- (adverb) –somewhat, kind of

Example: La fiesta es algo divertida.- The party is kind of fun.

61. Gustar- (infinitive_ to be pleasing (See notes over gustar)

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