Outdoor activities: 'el' and 'la', meaning 'the' | Spanish

Starter quiz

Which sound is missing from these three words? 'amari_o; _amar; bote_a'

[l]

[ll] ✓

[y]
The verb 'escuchar' means 'to listen'. Which word below means 'I listen'?

escuche

escucho ✓

escucha

escuchi
Match the Spanish words below to the correct English translations.

hablo

⇔

I speak ✓

escucha

⇔

she, he listens ✓

canto

⇔

I sing ✓

necesita

⇔

she, he needs ✓
'Canta en clase.' Which translations are correct?

I sing in class.

She sings in class. ✓

He sings in class. ✓

Singing in class.
Which sentence says 'Speaking with a friend is normal.'?

Hablar con un amigo es normal. ✓

Es normal hablar con un amigo.

Hablo con un amigo. Es normal.

Normalmente, habla con un amigo.
Put the words below in the correct order to translate the following sentence into Spanish: 'It is normal to need a pencil sharpener in class.'

1

⇔

es normal

2

⇔

necesitar

3

⇔

un sacapuntas

4

⇔

en clase

Exit quiz

Which sound is missing from these three words? '_to; re_lo; _nar'

[ga] ✓

[go]

[la]

[lo]
Match the English words below to the correct Spanish translations.

a (feminine noun)

⇔

una ✓

a (masculine noun)

⇔

un ✓

the (masculine noun)

⇔

el ✓

the (feminine noun)

⇔

la ✓
Match the Spanish nouns below to the correct English translations.

un regalo

⇔

a present ✓

el gato

⇔

the cat ✓

la tarta

⇔

the cake ✓

la playa

⇔

the beach ✓

un pueblo

⇔

a village ✓
To say 'I', remove the -ar infinitive ending and add ______.

'-o' ✓
'Normalmente, camino en la playa. ¡Es fantástico!' What is the correct translation?

Normally, I walk in the village. It's fantastic!

Normally, I sing on the beach. It's fantastic!

Normally, I walk on the beach. It's fantastic! ✓

Normally, I sing in the village. It's fantastic!
'I always buy a little cake in the village.' What is the correct translation?

Compro una tarta en el pubelo.

Siempre compro una tarta en el pueblo.

Siempre compro una tarta pequeña en el pueblo. ✓

Siempre compro una tarta pequeña en la playa.

Siempre compro una tarta en la playa.

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Key learning points

The letter ‘g’ before vowels ‘a’ and ‘o’ is a hard sound, as in ‘ganar’ (to win, winning) and ‘lago’ (lake).
The definite article ‘the’ in Spanish is ‘el’ for masculine and ‘la’ for feminine nouns.
To mean ‘I’ with a verb, we remove -ar and add the the ending -o.

Common misconception

There is one word for 'the' in Spanish, like in English.

In Spanish, the definite article must match the gender of the noun. 'El' is the word for 'the' for masculine nouns (e.g., 'el uniforme') and 'la' is the word for 'the' for feminine nouns (e.g., 'la tarta').

Keywords

[ga] - pronounced [ga] as in 'ganar'
[go] - pronounced [go] as in 'domingo'
Definite article - the words 'el' and 'la', meaning 'the'
1st person singular - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to yourself