jueves, el 3 de septiembre

The last two days in class we have worked on reviewing definite and indefinite articles (the, a - in English). 

Definite Article (the)

Masc. Fem.

Singular el la

Plural los las

Indefinite (a, some)

Masc. Fem.

Singular un una

Plural unos unas

The homework packet is du on the 10th of September at the beginning of class. I am always available before and after school to help with any questions (or you can call -- you have my number!). 

Also, remember that our first quiz is on the 8th of September. 

Students also requested this information about typing in Spanish at home: 

PC Users

To get accents on a PC, you need to hold down the atl key while using the number pad - 

• á = atl + e, then a
• é = atl + e, then e
• í = atl + e, then i
• ó = atl + e, then o
• ú = atl + e, then u

• ñ = atl +164

• ¡ = atl + 173
• ¿ = atl + 168

Mac Users

To get accents on the Mac, hold down the Option key, and while holding it down, type the letter e; then release those keys and type the letter that you want the accent to appear on:

• á = Opt + e, then a
• é = Opt + e, then e
• í = Opt + e, then i
• ó = Opt + e, then o
• ú = Opt + e, then u

For the ñ, hold down the Option key while you type the n; release and type n again.

• ñ = Opt + n, then n

To place the diaeresis over the u, hold down the Option key while pressing the u key; release and type u again.

• ü = Opt + u, then u

The inverted punctuation marks are achieved as follows:

• ¡ = Opt + 1
• ¿ Opt + shift + ?

Or, you can do what I do, and change your keyboard settings (just remember to change them back to English before someone else uses it!). Information is listed here: http://www.studyspanish.com/accents/typing.htm#mac

¡Hasta luego!

Profe. Laura