Gender
Every noun is masculine or feminine: el/un (masculine), la/una (feminine).
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SPANISH LEVEL 1
Question 1 of 20BASICS
Spanish uses the same 26 letters as English, plus the extra letter ñ, accented vowels, and upside-down question/exclamation marks.
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The alphabet (a–z)
Accents & marks
Every noun is masculine or feminine: el/un (masculine), la/una (feminine).
Adjectives usually come after the noun and must agree: una casa grande (a big house).
Nouns ending in a vowel add -s; nouns ending in a consonant add -es: el gato → los gatos, la flor → las flores.
Subject pronouns (yo, tú...) are often left out because the verb ending already shows who is speaking: Hablo español (I speak Spanish).
ser is for permanent traits (Soy alto), estar is for temporary states or location (Estoy cansado, Estoy en casa).
Spanish uses an upside-down mark at the start as well as the usual one at the end: ¿Cómo estás? ¡Qué bien!
Use más ... que (more than) or menos ... que (less than): más grande que (bigger than).
Spanish has no apostrophe-s. Use de instead: el libro de María (María's book).
Some verbs add -se and a matching pronoun: levantarse (to get oneself up) → me levanto (I get up), te levantas (you get up).
Greetings & everyday phrases
Numbers 1-10
Days of the week
Family
Colours
Question words
About me
Food & drink
Polite words
My day
Time of day
Places
Shopping
Directions
Health & feelings
At school
Travel
Opinions & reasons
Plans & invitations
Phone & helping
Common sayings
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