La -vs- Ella
We are on lesson 1 using Rosetta Stone Latin American Spanish and we have already encountered our first road block. When showing a picture of a small girl eating, we choose the phrase "La nina come." makes perfect sense. But in another photo that shows a teenage girl (does this matter?) we are shown the phrase "ella come."
After researching and trying to wade through some very ambiguous explanations from other similar questions, I am left to assume the following: La nina come = The girl eats Ella come = She eats Correct? Now, how would this translate for the masculine? El nino come = The boy eats _____ come = He eats I cannot figure out what would be the proper pronoun for the masculine form of that sentence? And yes, this is basic stuff, so please bear with me. :D |
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Thank you Perikles! So the article and pronoun for masculine are the same?
Él nino come = The boy eats Él come = He eats Correct? Btw, being so very new to Spanish, I don't have much knowledge on the accents. I suppose I should study up on the basics while it's fresh in my mind. :) |
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definite artice the is el, la or lo depending on gender personal pronoun: él Because the verb ending tells you exactly who (say) is eating, Spanish omits the personal pronoun because it is often unnecessary. So: (el) come he eats el niño come the boy eats But if you were emphasing that he was eating but she wasn't, then: él come As for accents, I think it correct that they are very important because they are there to avoid ambiguity between words otherwise identical. In addition, they tell you how a word is pronounced. |
Thanks so much, I think I understand now.
Is there any difference in how to pronounce el and él? |
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Excellent, thanks so much for clarifying all that. Now it's on to lesson 2. :)
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