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| ¿Una
vida no vale nada? |
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Nada vale una vida. |
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[A life
is worth nothing? -Nothing is worth a
life!] |
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Gustave
Doré |
|
ilustrador
famoso |
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The
majority of the professions listed are provided
in the masculine form. The ending may need slight
changes, or no change at all to state the feminine
forms. |
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*If
ending is |
-or |
change
to |
-ora |
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If
ending is |
-ro |
change
to |
-ra |
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*If
ending is |
-o |
change
to |
-a |
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Doesn't necessarily apply 100% of the time. |
Words
ending in -ico, -ta,
-ógrafo, -ólogo,
or -nte can be either
masculine or feminine, and are indicated with
the symbol .
That's why you hear "el o la" before
the term itself in each case where the appears. |
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Exercise:
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For
practice in pronunciation and comprehension,
just go straight down the list and listen
to (and repeat) as many of the vocabulary
words as you can, LOOKING AT THE SPANISH
WORD. |
You
don't even have to worry about "what
you're saying." |
Just
hearing the words over and over, and associating
the sounds with the visual presence of
the term will ingrain "language ability"
in and of itself. |
Hey,
... it works! |
| And
you ARE here to learn, aren't you? |
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| Preguntas |
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Answer
all questions out loud !!! |
¿Cuáles
profesiones trabajan con armas? |
| El
soldado trabaja con armas. |
| El
músico no, porque es pacifista. |
| Find
& state ALL appropriate responses in
the positive. |
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¿Cuáles
profesiones pertenecen a la medicina? |
| El
urólogo estudia la medicina. |
| El
presidente no sabe nada sobre la medicina. |
| Find
& state ALL appropriate responses in
the positive. |
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¿Cuáles
profesiones producen un montón
de papeles? |
| El
abogado produce su burocracia. |
| El
borracho no puede leer. |
| Find
& state ALL appropriate responses in
the positive. |
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