Vocabulario: el chico = the boy la chica = the girl el hombre = the man la mujer = the woman
el armario = the locker el bolígrafo = the pen el cuaderno = the notebook el diccionario = the dictionary el lápiz = the pencil el libro = the book el marcador = the marker el pupitre = the desk el reloj = the clock (watch) la mesa = the table la calculadora = the calculator la carpeta = the folder la mochila = the bookbag la regla = the ruler la bandera = the flag
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Hi Senior Jordan. Angela and I just want to say Muchas Gracias. We are Canadian snowbirds who like to travel through Mexico during the winter months. We try to speak spanish whenever we can when in Mexico but find it difficult to practice in Canada as there are so few spanish speaking people. Your lessons have made a huge difference in our abilities. Su lecciones son la mas facille manera que yo he encontrado a aprendar la lengua espanol. (Hope that was close). You sir, are making a difference. Thanks again and I would love to shake your hand someday.
John and Angela
hi again
i think what might have been useful is the exception
for feminine nouns like agua
which are use the definete article el
as la agua would not sound as nice
el agua fria for example does not appear to match gender which confused me
When the exercise is to translate from English to Spanish, many times the definite article (el or la) is part of the answer, but the word “the” is not in the sentence to be translated, while in others, the answer is what I expected, with no “el” or “la”.
Example: “wears used clothing”
answer: “lleva la ropa usado” definite article added
” spends all her money on cosmetics and clothing”
answer: ” gasta todo su dinero en los cosmeticos y la ropa” articles added
But
example: “some of them don’t have paper”
answer : “varias no tienen papel ” No article for paper
Just a couple examples of many.
What am I missing here ? I don’t see the logic/reasoning.
Thanks
Senor Jordan,
Do you have books or videos or something like that you sell?
Thanks,
Ybbil Yoj
Hey Senor Jordan!
Why does every noun have to be a certain gender? It doesn’t make sense to me.
Thanks dude!
Frederik:)
Hello Sr. Jordan greetings from Philippines. Thanks for this video. I would be glad if you could clarify my confusions about definite article. How do I know when to use definite article and when not to? There are some English sentences that doesn’t use ‘the’ but it does when translates to Spanish like the example given by randy ballweg
(” Example: “wears used clothingâ€
answer: “lleva la ropa usado†definite article added
†spends all her money on cosmetics and clothingâ€
answer: †gasta todo su dinero en los cosmeticos y la ropa†articles added
But
example: “some of them don’t have paperâ€
answer : “varias no tienen papel †No article for paper”)
Gracias Sr. Jordan and more power to you!
Hi Senor Jordan,
thanks a lot for your videos it made a difference, but i had something to ask you couldnt i use : “el nino o la nina”.
The video from the definite articles seems to be missing… the indefinite video pops up, so I am pretty sure that it is settings on my computer…
Thanks for letting me know! I fixed it!
Thanks!
My students asked for extra help about nouns, articles, masculine and feminine. Your video fit right along with our current curriculum.
I really enjoy your videos I hope I can learn to speak spainsh this good one day.
# SENOR JORDAN
Thanks for the videos! They are truly helpful!