(See page 79.)
(See page 51.)
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SOME – ALGÚN/ALGUNO
Algún
or
algunos
(masculine)
can mean
some
(the feminine
form is
alguna-algunas).
These words refer to time.
some day – algún día
some days – algunos días
Unos
-
unas (some)
refer to
quantity.
some people – unos personas
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(See pages 23 & 57.)
In Spanish use
una (a-an)
to describe a feminine noun--
a noun ending in
–a.
a girl – una chica (f)
a girl – una niña (f)
In Spanish use
un (a-an)
to describe
masculine nouns—nouns mostley
ending in all other letters.
a disk – un disco (m)
a boy – un niño (m)
a lion – un león (m)
Plural
The plural form of
un-una
is
unos-unas
, meaning
some
or
a few
.
some disks – unos discos (m)
some lions – unos leones (m)
some girls – unas niñas (f)
ARTICLES –
UN/UNA - UNOS/UNAS
In Spanish, in the verb,
escuchar (to listen to),
the word
to
is built in.
In English it is not.
I listen to the music.
Yo escucho la música.
MUSIC
In Spanish
both
estar (to be)
and
quedar (to remain)
can be used to
indicate location.
El niño está en la casa.
El niño queda en la casa.
LOCATION
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Grammar
Gramática