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Elementary Spanish/Meeting people/Lesson 3
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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)
Lesson notes