Outdoor activities: 'el' and 'la', meaning 'the'
Learning outcomes
I can use definite articles and a range of verbs in the 1st person singular to understand spoken and written language about outdoor activities.
I can recognise and pronounce the key sounds [ga] and [go].
Outdoor activities: 'el' and 'la', meaning 'the'
Learning outcomes
I can use definite articles and a range of verbs in the 1st person singular to understand spoken and written language about outdoor activities.
I can recognise and pronounce the key sounds [ga] and [go].
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Key learning points
- The letter ‘g’ before vowels ‘a’ and ‘o’ is a hard sound, as in ‘ganar’ (to win, winning) and ‘lago’ (lake).
- The definite article ‘the’ in Spanish is ‘el’ for masculine and ‘la’ for feminine nouns.
- To mean ‘I’ with a verb, we remove -ar and add the the ending -o.
Keywords
[ga] - pronounced [ga] as in 'ganar'
[go] - pronounced [go] as in 'domingo'
Definite article - the words 'el' and 'la', meaning 'the'
1st person singular - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to yourself
Common misconception
There is one word for 'the' in Spanish, like in English.
In Spanish, the definite article must match the gender of the noun. 'El' is the word for 'the' for masculine nouns (e.g., 'el uniforme') and 'la' is the word for 'the' for feminine nouns (e.g., 'la tarta').
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