Articles are more common in Spanish than in English. In English some examples of articles are: “the” (definite), “a”, “an” and "some" (indefinite). There are 4 indefinite articles ( “a/an” & “some”). Indefinite articles refer to an unknown person or thing.
un – a / an (masculine, singular) una – a / an (feminine, singular)
unos – some (masculine, plural) unas – some (feminine, plural)
Es un gran museo.
It's a big museum. Soy una profesional.
I am a professional. (female) Estoy con unos amigos.
I'm with some friends. Son unas grandes estancias.
They are some big farms.
Note:uno is not an indefinite article; it is a pronoun. It never accompanies a noun.
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Dialogue 1 Click to start or stop audio María: ¡Hola! Yo soy María de Jesus. Estoy buscando un apartamento con dos cuartos.
Hello! I'm Maria de Jesus. I am looking for an apartment with two bedrooms. Daniel: Hola, María. ¿Prefieres con muebles o sin muebles?
Hello, Maria. Do you prefer with furniture or without furniture? María: Yo prefiero un apartamento amueblado.
I prefer a furnished apartment. Daniel: ¿Prefieres una cocina grande o una cocina pequeña?
Do you prefer a large kitchen or a small kitchen? María: Yo prefiero una cocina grande.
I prefer a large kitchen. Daniel: ¿Prefieres un apartamento con un baño o con dos baños?
Do you prefer an apartment with one bathroom or with two bathrooms? María: Yo prefiero un apartamento con un baño completo y un medio baño para visitas.
I prefer an apartment with one full bathroom and a half bath for visitors.
Dialogue 2 Click to start or stop audio la habitación, el cuarto - room hay - there is, there are doble - double habitación doble - double room ¿Hay una habitación doble? Is there a double room (available)? individual - single ¿Hay una habitación individual? - Is there a single room (available)? dejar - to leave puedo dejar - I am able to leave donde - where la maleta - the suitcare ¿Dónde puedo dejar mis maletas? - Where am I able to leave my suitcases?
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