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Barcelona: plural definite articles 'los' and 'las'

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I can use plural definite articles to describe places.

I can pronounce words with the [j] sound.

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Barcelona: plural definite articles 'los' and 'las'

Learning outcomes

I can use plural definite articles to describe places.

I can pronounce words with the [j] sound.

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Key learning points

  1. [j] is pronounced as in 'ojo'.
  2. The plural definite article in Spanish is 'los' for masculine nouns and 'las' for feminine nouns.

Keywords

  • [j] - pronounced as in 'ojo'

  • Plural definite article - the words 'los' and 'las', meaning 'the'

Common misconception

There is only one word for plural 'the' in Spanish and that is 'los'.

In Spanish, the plural 'the' has two forms: 'los' for plural masculine nouns, and 'las' for plural feminine nouns.

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:el amigo,the male friend
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the male friend

Correct Answer:el periódico,the newspaper
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the newspaper

Correct Answer:la botella,the bottle
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the bottle

Correct Answer:el caballo,the horse
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the horse

Correct Answer:la revista,the magazine
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the magazine

Correct Answer:la pregunta,the question
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the question

Q2.
The singular definite articles in Spanish are 'el' and 'la', meaning .
Correct Answer: the, 'the'
Q3.
Choose all the nouns which use the singular definite article 'el'.
ciudad
Correct answer: museo
Correct answer: mercado
tienda
respuesta
Q4.
Choose all the nouns which use the singular definite article 'la'.
Correct answer: ciudad
Correct answer: plaza
Correct answer: iglesia
teatro
cerca
Q5.
Translate the following sentence into Spanish: 'There is a church.'
Correct Answer: Hay una iglesia. , hay una iglesia, 'Hay una iglesia.', 'Hay una iglesia'
Q6.
Sort the words below into the correct order to form the following sentence in Spanish: 'The square is between the shop and the school.'
1 - la plaza
2 - está
3 - entre
4 - la tienda
5 - y
6 - la escuela

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the English words below to the correct Spanish translations.
Correct Answer:the building,el edificio
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el edificio

Correct Answer:the team,el equipo
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el equipo

Correct Answer:the film,la película
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la película

Correct Answer:the dish, plate,el plato
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el plato

Correct Answer:the village,el pueblo
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el pueblo

Correct Answer:the view,la vista
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la vista

Q2.
What is 'from' in Spanish?
Correct Answer: de, 'de'
Q3.
How can you say 'the' in Spanish?
Correct answer: el
Correct answer: la
un
Correct answer: las
Correct answer: los
Q4.
Choose the correct adjective to complete the following sentence: 'El trabajo es __________.'
nueva
nuevos
Correct answer: nuevo
nuevas
Q5.
Adjectives ending in do not change their endings to feminine or masculine.
Correct Answer: -e, e, [e], an e, an -e
Q6.
Translate the following sentence into Spanish: 'Villages are important.'
Correct Answer: Los pueblos son importantes. , los pueblos son importantes, 'Los pueblos son importantes.', 'Los pueblos son importantes'

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