the man: el hombre (masculine article, masculine noun) the woman: la mujer (feminine article, feminine noun)
periódico, n.An article in a newspaper or professional journal may suggest an issue for research.
Lápiz is gendered masculine in Spansh, so the definite article is el and the indefinite article is un.
But first, some must-know terms for family members in Spanish and other Spanish family vocabulary.
- Mi familia = “My family”
- Abuela = “Grandmother” Example:
- Abuelo = “Grandfather” Example:
- Madre = “Mother” Example:
- Padre = “Father” Example:
- Hermano = “Brother” Example:
- Hermana = “Sister” Example:
madre (mah-dreh) (mother) hijo (ee-Hoh) (son) hija (ee-Hah) (daughter) yerno (yehr-noh) (son-in-law)
Your family members are also called your relatives. Your immediate family includes your father, mother and siblings. Your extended family includes all of the people in your father and mother's families. Your sibling is your brother or sister.
The most common way to say "dad" in Spanish is "papá," pronounced pah-PAH. You can also use the word "padre" (PAH-dray), a more formal word that means "father." In many Spanish countries, "dad" or "daddy" also are used in slang, as terms of endearment for a male romantic partner.
Meaning "the family" in Spanish, la familia variously refers in English to one's family, circle of friends and coworkers, teammates, or other close communities or organizations.
What's your name? = ¿Cómo te llamas? Remember, when speaking to someone your age or younger, use a tú form of this phrase. When speaking to someone older than you or to whom you want to show respect or deference, use an usted form.
"Hiya, older-brother-as-a-female-speaker!" doesn't good in English, but "Hi, Big Brother" sounds fine. Invent a convention. For example, female siblings could always call their youngest sibling "Sis", but call older siblings, "Sister". An older female relative could be "Aunt", a younger "Aunty".
¿Cómo se llaman tus padres?
La estudiante does mean the female student and el estudiante means the male student.
bolígrafo, el ~ (m) (boliplumaespiga) pen, the ~ Noun. - a writing implement with a point from which ink flows.
"Pupitre" is a noun which is often translated as "desk", and "escritorio" is a noun which is also often translated as "desk". Don't stick your gum under the desk!
pupitre
- SpanishDict Phonetic Alphabet (SPA) poo. - pee. - treh.
- International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) pu. - pi. - t?e.
- Spanish Alphabet (ABC) pu. - pi. - tre.
