How would you say in Spanish? 1. The red pen 2. A red pen 3

Do-Now:
Toma un papelito y escribe tus respuestas (Take a little
paper and write your answers.)
How would you say in
Spanish?
1. The red pen
2. A red pen
3. Sara's pen
4. My pen
5. 3 pens.
Aim:
I can describe objects in Spanish, and I can make objects plural.
Plural nouns in Spanish
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Most nouns in Spanish become plural by adding the letter "s"
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un bolígrafo - dos bolígrafos
If the noun ends in a consonant that is not Z, add "es"
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un papel - dos papeles
If the noun ends in Z, change the Z to a C and add "es"
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un lápiz - dos lápices
Plural nouns (continued)
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Don't forget that Spanish has articles (small words in front of the nouns indicating
gender) that will also change when the noun is plural!
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"el" and "la" become "los" and "las"
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la carta - las cartas
To say "some" use the indefinite articles:
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un libro - "a book" / unos libros - "some books"
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una goma - "an eraser" / unas gomas - "some erasers"
The words "mi" and "tu" become "mis" and "tus"
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el regalo - los regalos
mi lápiz - mis lápices
tu cuaderno - tus cuadernos
When using numbers, the number replaces the article. Numbers do not change
for gender, except for un/una.
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un libro / una mochilla - dos libros / dos mochilas
Plural nouns (continued)
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One last thing!
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Just like how adjectives match their nouns in
gender, they also match in number.
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Un bolígrafo rojo / una goma roja
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Unos bolígrafos rojos / unas gomas rojas
So basically…
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The word “red” (or any other adjective) can
end 4 different ways, depending on the
gender and number of the object!
Tarea
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You have a friend who doesn’t understand why
you sometimes write “red” as “rojo, roja, rojos,”
and “rojas.” Explain IN ENGLISH why this
happens in Spanish, and give them examples to
clarify your explanation.