INTRODUCTION

In this unit we’ll talk about the sustantivo (the noun). It’s also sometimes referred to as the nombre. We’ll dedicate a section to explaining in simple terms the gender and number of the noun and its accompanying article. The goal in this first unit is to give you a general view of the noun in Spanish.

CONTENTS

1. The noun | 2. Gender of the noun | 3. Number

THE NOUN (SUSTANTIVO)

GLOSARIO

Acento ortográfico: la tilde se coloca sobre la sílaba tónica. Camión, héroe, más, María, Perú.

Aguda: palabra cuya sílaba tónica recae sobre la última sílaba y llevan acento aquellas palabras que acaban en vocal, -n, -s. Ejemplos: oración, camión, comió, jamás

SPELLING RULES

• Rules for the ‘b,' y' and ‘v'
• Homophonic words with ‘b,' y' and ‘v'
• Rules for the ‘h'
• Rules for the ‘c,' ‘y' and ‘z'
• Rules for the ‘g,' ‘y' and ‘j'
• Rules for the ‘ll,' ‘e' and ‘y'

THE LETTERS ‘B,' ‘V' AND ‘W'

INTRODUCTION

In this first level we'll study words according to their accent(acento). In Spanish we differentiate between tonic words (palabras tónicas) and atonic words (palabras átonas).

The difference between "Ser" and "Estar" is defined by a few simple rules - these are great to get the beginner student started, but time will show that there are always exceptions to the rules.

Ser

Yo soy
Tú eres
El/Ella/Usted es
Nosotros/Nosotras somos
Vosotros / Vosotras sois
Ellos/Ellas son

Estar

Yo estoy
Tú estás
Él/Ella/Usted está
Nosotros estamos
Vosotros estáis
Ellos/Ellas están