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Learning Objectives Identify adjectives in simple Spanish sentences. Match masculine adjectives with masculine nouns and feminine adjectives with feminine nouns. Change singular adjectives to their plural forms. Describe common food items using at least two adjectives. Construct a simple sentence (noun + verb + adjective) with correct agreement. Recognize that most adjectives come after the noun in Spanish. If you wanted to tell a friend about a yummy, red apple in Spanish, how would you do it? 🍎 Let's review how to use describing words! Today, we will review 'adjetivos,' which are words that describe things. We will practice making sure our describing words match the things they are describing, just like putting the right puzzle pieces together. This helps...

TermDefinitionExample AdjetivoA describing word. It tells us more about a person, place, or thing (a noun).In 'la casa grande,' the word 'grande' (big) is the adjetivo. SustantivoA noun. It is a word for a person, place, or thing.In 'el perro,' the word 'perro' (dog) is the sustantivo. Género (Gender)In Spanish, nouns are either masculine or feminine. We can usually tell by their endings.'Libro' (book) is masculine. 'Mesa' (table) is feminine. Número (Number)This tells us if we are talking about one thing (singular) or more than one thing (plural).'Gato' (cat) is singular. 'Gatos' (cats) is plural. Concordancia (Agreement)This means the adjective must match the noun's gender and number. It's like the...

Gender Agreement Rule Adjective ending must match the noun's gender. If the adjective ends in -o, change it to -a for a feminine noun. Use this rule when describing a feminine noun. For example, 'el plátano amarillo' (masculine) becomes 'la banana amarilla' (feminine). Number Agreement Rule If the noun is plural, the adjective must be plural too. Add -s to adjectives ending in a vowel. Add -es to adjectives ending in a consonant. Use this rule when you are describing more than one thing. For example, 'la flor bonita' (singular) becomes 'las flores bonitas' (plural). Placement Rule In Spanish, most adjectives go AFTER the noun they describe. When you build a phrase, remember to say the thing first, then the describing word....