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The articles in Spanish

In Spanish, there are two types of articles: definite articles and indefinite articles.

Gramática: Los artículos en español

A1 Spanish Definite indefinite articles

Level: A1

Module 1: Presentarse (To introduce oneself)

Lesson 3: ¿De dónde eres? (Where are you from?)

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

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  1. The article agrees with the noun (gender and number).
  2. The article goes before the noun.
  3. There are 4 definite articles.
  4. There are 4 indefinite articles.
Artículos definidosMasculinoFemenino
SingularEl
(El libro (The book))
La
(La casa (The house))
PluralLos
(Los libros (The books))
Las
(Las casas (The houses))
Artículos indefinidosMasculinoFemenino
SingularUn
(Un libro (A book))
Una
(Una casa (A house))
PluralUnos
(Unos libros (Some books))
Unas
(Unas casas (Some houses))

Exercise 1: Los artículos en español

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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La, Las, El, la, Los, Unas, el

1.
... pueblo de María es pequeño y bonito.
(Mary's village is small and beautiful.)
2.
... ciudades de España son muy bonitas.
(Some cities in Spain are very beautiful.)
3.
Madrid es ... ciudad más grande de España.
(Madrid is the largest city in Spain.)
4.
España es ... país donde vivo.
(Spain is the country where I live.)
5.
... nacionalidades en mi clase son variadas.
(The nationalities in my class are varied.)
6.
... países de Europa son muy diversos.
(The countries of Europe are very diverse.)
7.
... nacionalidad de Juan es española.
(The nationality of Juan is Spanish.)
8.
... pueblos de la región tienen mucha historia.
(The villages of the region have a lot of history.)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

1

el


the

2

Las


The

3

Unas


Some

4

la


the