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BASIC STRUCTURE OF THE LANGUAGE

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Cognates are words that look and sometimes sound like English.

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soup sopa fruit fruta tea t

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ALL NOUNS are masculine or feminine.

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Most masculine nouns end in o while most feminine ones end in a

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Lets give it a try! mochilalibrofruta cuadernosopabanana

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Some nouns do NOT end in o or a so we have to just learn their gender: lpizborrador marcador

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MascFem 1. TheElLa The banana The notebook

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MascFem 1. TheElLa The banana La banana The notebook

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MascFem 1. TheElLa The banana La banana The notebook El cuaderno

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MascFem 2. A/AnUnUna A banana A notebook

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MascFem 2. A/AnUnUna A bananaUna banana A notebook

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MascFem 2. A/AnUnUna A bananaUna banana A notebookUn cuaderno

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MascFem 3. SomeUnosUnas Some bananas Some notebooks

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MascFem 3. SomeUnosUnas Some bananas Unas bananas Some notebooks

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MascFem 3. SomeUnosUnas Some bananas Unas bananas Some notebooks Unos cuadernos