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Class 3
Additional Notes (A3)
The difference in ownership language
here is very slight.
There is a difference between...
Esta es mi casa
This is my house
vs.
Esta casa es mía
This house is mine
Tú sabes que tu eres mía
(chorus of a popular song)
"You know that you are mine"
Saber = To know
Yo sé = I know
Tú sabes = you know
Eres = You are
Ex. De dónde eres?
Where are you from?
La gata es mía
The cat is mine
The gender does not depend on the owner
it depends on the gender of the cat.
In this case feminine.
When something that is masculine is "mine"
El gato es mío
The cat (male) is mine
suyo/suya = his or hers
suyo/suya = theirs or y'alls
You have to use the context of the conversation
to differentiate, is suya/suyo saying "hers/his"
Or is it saying "theirs" or "y'alls"
Only the context of the conversation tells you.
Plurality is important
"The dogs are theirs"
"Los perros son suyos"
to make something plural, add "s"
Ex. Perro = dog
Our dog = Nuestro perro
Dogs = Perros
Our dogs = Nuestros perros
This vs. That
This
Este (masculine)
Ex. Este libro = this book
Esta (feminine)
Ex. Esta mesa = this table
Esto (gender neutral)
Qué es esto?
"What is this?"
Since we don't know what it is
we don't know the gender so "esto" is correct.
There is a word está (with an accent)
remember to give accents an extra "pop"
it means he is/she is/it is
dónde está el baño?
where is the bathroom?
The accent matters
it differentiates between
esta = this
está = he/she/it is
from the verb estar (class 2)
That
Ese (masculine)
Ex. Ese libro = that book
Esa (feminine)
Ex. Esa mesa = this table
Eso (gender neutral)
Ex. Qué es eso? = What is that?
Sí = yes
Si (without an accent) = if
In the spoken form you might not notice
the difference. This difference is
more clear when written.
"Voy a venir si puedo"
I am going to come if I can
Los demás = the remaining one, the rest
also could reference "the others"
Los otros/Las otras
Another way to say "the others"
Vowel Sounds
The consistency in the sound of vowels
is one of the easiest parts of learning Spanish
The vowel sounds are very consistent.
Remember that the letter "í"
is pronounced like in the word "Latino"
"eee"
We curl our r's
when we see two of them (rr)
Ex. Perra = dog (female)
Ex. Pera = Pear
The accent matters!
Another example...
Perro = dog (male)
Pero = but
As in...
Yo quiero pero no puedo
I want (to) but I cannot
We can also curl a single r
when a word starts with a single r
Ex. La radio (gender rule breaker!)
pronounced "la rrrra-dee-oh"
hombre = man
mujer = woman
There are two ways to say "to be" in Spanish
1.Estar (For things that are temporary)
We covered this in Class 2
Ex. Cómo estás? = How are you?
Yo estoy bien, y tú? = I am well and you?
The second way to say "to be" in Spanish
2. Ser (For things that are permanent)
What's temporary?
Feelings/Emotions
Locations/Activities
Ex. Estoy en la playa
I am on (at) the beach
Ex. Ella está enferma
She is sick
What's permanent?
Where you are from
Characteristics
Professions
Ex. Yo soy una abogada
I am a lawyer
Ex. Tú eres muy amable
You are very kind/nice
de = of/from
Quesadillas de pollo
Quesadillas of chicken (Chicken quesadillas)
De dónde eres?
Where are you from?
Yo soy de Los Estados Unidos
I am from the United States
Es = is
from the verb ser (to be) which is permanent
Ex. Ella es amable
She is kind
Está = is
from the verb estar (to be) which is temporary
Ex. Ella está en el baño
She is in the bathroom
Nosotros (we) somos amigos
We are friends
Ellos son mis "vecinos"
They are my "neighbors"
See you in the next lesson!
