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Let's Talk! INSTANT SPANISH

(See pages 12, 76-77, & 227.)
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BOX 28
ION-ending WORDS
la acción
la colección
la comunicación
la concentración
la condición
la conversación
la decoración
la educación
la emoción
la exhibición
la graduación
the action
the collection
the communication
the concentration
the condition
the conversation
the decoration
the education
the emotion
the exhibition
the graduation
Notice
that in Spanish
ión-
ending words
are feminine.
They use the
definite article,
la (the).
There is always
an accent over
the
.
the information
the instruction
the introduction
the invitation
the nutrition
the operation
the population
the relation
the situation
the tradition
the violation
la información
la instrucción
la introducción
la invitación
la nutrición
la operación
la población
la relación
la situación
la tradición
la infracción
In Spanish
use
es
for the number one
(singular) and
son
for the rest
of the numbers (plural).
It is one o’clock
--
Es la una.
It is two o’clock
--
Son las dos.
It is three o’clock
--
Son las tres.
It is
can also be written
it’s
.
TIME
BOX 29
ADJECTIVES
Some adjectives
that end in other letters
besides
a
and
o
are:
brillante, eficiente, inteligente,
paciente,
azul, fiel, and feliz (felices).
.
They maintain their spelling
whether the noun is masculine or
feminine.
el niño paciente la niña paciente
(See page 247.)
BOX 30
(See pages 52-53.)
NUMBERS--PERIODS
In Spanish periods
are used when writing
thousands, millions, and
billions, etc.
In English you use
commas.
English
Spanish
20,000
20,000,000
20.000
20.000.000
BOX 31
Grammar
Gramática
Adjectives modify nouns.
(a) Masculine nouns usually end
in
-o.
(b) Feminine nouns usually end
in
a.
(c) Nouns ending in other letters
are usually masculine.
The adjective matches the noun
it is modifying.
el niño bueno la niña buena