Spanish A1 · Day 51

Day 51: Explorar el barrio — Nouns without an article

What you'll learn

Grammar: Nouns without an article
Reading: Un sábado en Ruzafa
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Grammar point: Nouns without an article

At A1 level, a very common and useful thing to do is talk about what you or others do for a living. In Spanish, we use the verb 'ser' (to be) to state someone's profession. The interesting part is how we handle articles with these job titles.

Key vocabulary (8 of 23 words)

pasear – to stroll
la plaza, las plazas – the town square
la farola, las farolas – the streetlight
el quiosco, los quioscos – the kiosk, stand
el portal – the front entrance
el rincón, los rincones – the quiet corner
el toldo, los toldos – the awning
charlar – to chat

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