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Lesson 4 Usage
Units of things; de
In Spanish, just as in English, we often associate things with the containers amounts in which they come.
Una bolsa de papas fritas. A bag of potato
chips. Un rollo de papel higiénico.
A roll of toilet paper. Un par de zapatos.
A pair of shoes. Un ramo de flores.
A bouquet of flowers.
A container may be vacío (empty), lleno (full), medio vacío (half empty), or medio lleno (half full).
Una botella media vacía. A half empty bottle.
El vaso está medio lleno. The glass is half full.
Tucker está lleno de…cacahuates. Tucker is full of…peanuts.
De is used before a noun to indicate what something is made of.
Tengo un plato de vidrio. A have a plate (made) of glass.
La chaqueta es de piel. The jacket is (made) of skin.
