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Spanish 150 Refresher Lección Preliminar
Course Objectives
• The verb Ser• The verb Gustar• The verb form Hay• Descriptive adjectives
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nosotros/nosotras (we) somos
vosotros/vosotras sois
(you [pl.])
ustedes (you [pl.]) son
ellos/ellas (they) son
Enfoque lingüístico: ¿Ser o no ser?
Forms and Uses of ser
yo (I) soy
tú (you) eres
usted (you) es
él (he)/ella (she) es
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Ser translates to mean “to be”
Answers:
• where someone or something is from
• to whom something belongs
• what someone or something is like
• what someone or something is
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Uses of Ser
Where someone or something is from.
Soy de Tennessee.
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Uses of Ser
To whom something belongs:
--¿El carro rojo?
-- Es de Juan.
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Uses of Ser
What someone or something is like:
Antonio Banderas es
famoso.
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Uses of Ser
What someone or something is:
Soy policía.
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nos gusta(n)
os gusta(n)
les gusta(n)
les gusta(n)
Enfoque lingüístico: ¿Te gusta?
Discussing Likes and Dislikes
me gusta(n)
te gusta(n)
le gusta(n)
le gusta(n)
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El verbo gustarSimilar to English: to like
Use gusta for singular noun that pleases you.
Me gusta la música.
Music is pleasing to me.
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El verbo gustar plural
And gustan for plural nouns that please you.
Me gustan las ciencias.
Sciences are pleasing to me.
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El verbo gustar singular
To ask someone his/her likes:
¿Te gusta el helado?
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El verbo gustar plural
To ask someone his/her likes:
¿Te gustan las
hamburguesas?
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El verbo gustar singular
To report what is pleasing to him/her.
Le gusta el tenis a Juan.
Tennis pleases him.
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El verbo gustar
To report what is pleasing to him/her.
Le gusta el tenis a Ana.
Tennis pleases her.
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Enfoque lingüístico: HayUses of hay
Hay expresses and is used with both singular and plural:
There is There are
Hay un profesor en la clase.
Hay muchos estudiantes en la clase.
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interesante
interesante
interesantes
interesantes
difíciles
regulares
Enfoque lingüístico: ¿Clases buenas?
Gender and Number with Adjectives
sincero
sincera
sinceros
sinceras
difícil
regular
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Enfoque lingüístico: ¿Clases buenas?
Gender and Number with Adjectives
MASCULINE FEMININE
Singular un amigo sincero una clase buena
Plural unos amigos sinceros unas clases buenas
As a general rule:
nouns that end in -o are masculine; if plural + s.
nouns that end in -a are feminine; if plural + s.
nouns that end in consonant; if plural + es
*nouns agree in gender and number w/adjective.
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Gender and number with adjectives
• Nouns that end in a consonant; if plural + es
Un profesor difícil. Unos profesores difíciles.
• Adjectives that end in e; if plural + s (only show number)
Un amigo inteligente.
Una amiga inteligente. Unos amigos inteligentes. Unas amigas inteligentes.