Elementary Spanish/Meeting people/Lesson 3

Goals

Learn some of the gender-specific terms for family members and the articles to use when referring to people of that gender.

Example Phrases

Juan is inquiring about a beautiful woman he is romantically interested in. Sofia, in attempts to steer him away from her cousin, clarifies whether or not he is asking about a woman with a red blouse. Juan is asking about the woman in the blue blouse, who is in fact Sofia's cousin.

   Juan: ¿Quien es esa mujer? 
   Sofía: ¿La mujer con la blusa roja? 
   Juan: No. Estoy hablando de la mujer con la blusa azul. 
   Sofía: Esa mujer es mi prima. 
   
   

Sofia mentions that her sister's name is Margarita. Juan mentions that his brother's name is Luis.

Sofía: Mi hermana se llama Margarita. Juan: Mi hermano se llama Luis.

Vocabulary

• un
• una
• y
• dos
• el hombre
• la mujer
• la niña
• el niño
• el prima
• la hermana
• el hermano

Exercises

• Gender vocabulary (Picture match)
• Pronoun and gender agreement (Phrase choice)