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May 11, 2022
The possessive apostrophe s
We can’t use the possessive apostrophe s (‘s) in Spanish, instead we have to phrase it in a different way.
May 11, 2022
‘Por’ vs ‘Para’
In English, both of these words mean ‘for’, however in Spanish depending on the context, there is a correct one to use.
May 11, 2022
‘Ser’ vs ‘Estar’
Both of these verbs mean ‘to be’, however they are used differently depending on the context.
May 11, 2022
Accents on question words
Question words such as ¿Cuándo?, ¿Cómo? and ¿Dónde? always have accents when used in a question.
May 11, 2022
Turning verbs negative
When making a verb negative we just put ‘no’ directly in front of the verb.
May 11, 2022
Where does ‘del’ come from?
When the words ‘de’ (which means ‘from’ or ‘of’ depending on the context) and ‘el’ (which means ‘the’ in the masculine singular form) are next to each other, they become ‘del’.
May 11, 2022
Where does ‘al’ come from?
When the words ‘a’ (which means ‘to’ or ‘at’ depending on the context) and ‘el’ (which means ‘the’ in the masculine singular form) are next to each other, they become ‘al’.
May 11, 2022
Making nouns plural
To make nouns that end in a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) plural, we just add an ‘s’ to the end of the word.
May 11, 2022
Phrasing questions
When asking a question in Spanish, we often use the same word order as when we are saying a statement.
May 11, 2022
The importance of knowing the noun’s gender
It is very important to know whether the noun you’re talking about is masculine or feminine. This is because others words that we use to do with the thing we’re talking about need to agree with our noun.