Lesson 2A

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Indicate Places

To ask where a place is located say "¿Dónde está + [place]?"

To answer say "[place] está + en + [location]."

The irregular verb estar (to be) is used to express location.

Its forms are

yo - estoy

tú - estás

usted, él, ella - está

nosotros/as - estamos

vosotros/as - estáis

ustedes, ellos/as - están

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Express Quantities

Números del 100 al 1000

100 - cien, 121 - ciento...

200 - doscientos/as

300 - trescientos/as

400 - cuatrocientos/as

500 - quinientos/as

600 - seiscientos/as

700 - setecientos/as

800 - ochocientos/as

900 - novecientos/as

1000 - mil

Numbers 200 through 999 agree in gender with the noun they modify.

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Indicate Distances and Intensify

Use estar + cerca/lejos + de to express relative distance.

ex. Canadá está lejos de Guatemala.

To intensify the meaning of an adjective or adverb put muy (very) in front of the word.

ex. La playa es muy bonita.

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Present and Describe Places

Use a definite article (el, la, los, las) to refer to a specific noun. The article must correspond to the gender and number of the noun it modifies.

masculino: singular - el, plural - los

femenino: singular - la, plural - las

Adjectives must also agree with nuns in gender and number.

ex. Los barrios son bonitos.

Use "ser + [adjective]" to describe characteristics of a noun.

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Talk about your place of residence

Use the verb vivir (to live) to talk about where people live. Other -ir verbs follow this conjucation pattern.

yo - vivo

tú - vives

usted, él, ella - vive

nosotros/as - vivimos

vosotros/as - vivís

ustedes, ellos/as - viven

Use "¿Dónde + [vivir]?" to ask where someone lives.

Answer using "[vivir] + en + [place]"

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Express Possession

Use the irregular tener (to have) to express possession.

yo - tengo

tú - tienes

usted, él, ella - tiene

nosotros/as - tenemos

vosotros/as - tenéis

ustedes, ellos/as - tienen

Use unos/as to express the idea some.

Use mi (my), tu (your), and su (your/his/her/its) with singular nouns to indicate to whom something belongs.