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Note: A lot of what is on this page might be confusing, especially to those of you who don't take Spanish, and if you would like me to clarify things, just e-mail me at erwaman@mindspring.com.

Masculine:
libro (book), cuaderno (notebook), làpiz (pencil), papel (paper), escritorio (desk), borrador [eraser (generally refers to the chalkboard/whiteboard eraser)]

Feminine:
mochila (backpack), carpeta (folder), clase (class), pizarra (chalkboard), mesa (table), silla (chair)

Adjectives that end in "o" when they're modifying a masculine noun and end in "a" when they're modifying a feminine noun: aburrido (boring), alto (tall), antipàtico (unpleasant), atlético (athletic), bajo (short), bonito (pretty), bueno (good), còmico (funny), delgado (slender, thin), desorganizado (disorganized), feo (ugly), flaco (skinny), generoso (generous), gordo (fat, chubby), guapo (good-looking, handomse), mediano (average), moreno [dark (hair, complexion)], organizado (organized), pelirrojo (red-haired, redheaded), pequeño (small), romàntico (romantic), rubio (blond), serio (serious), simpàtico (nice, pleasant), tìmido (timid), tonto (silly, dumb)

Adjectives that are neither masculine or feminine, but have only one ending for both masculine and feminine nouns

Here are the conjugations of all the verbs we've learned and the subject pronouns:
difìcil (difficult), elegante (elegant), exigente (demanding), fuerte (strong), grande (big, large), inteligente (intelligent), interesante (interesting), joven (young), popular (popular)

Subject Pronouns:
yo (I), tù {you [casual, informal (used usually with friends and family members)]}, usted {you [formal (used usually with strangers, adults, elders, teachers)], él (he), ella (she), nosotros [we(can also be written as "nosotras" if all the members in the group of people are female, but is always written as "nosotros" just as long as there is at least one male in the group of people)], vosotros [you (plural) of the casual singular you (tù),can also be written as "vosotras" if all the members in the group of people are female, see note at the end of this "Subject Pronouns" section], ustedes [you (plural) of the formal singular you (usted), see note at the end of this "Subject Pronouns" section], ellos [they (all males or mixed group)], ellas [they (all females)]
Note: Vosotros is used as the plural of tù in Spain; but in Latin America, ustedes is used as the plural of both tù and usted.

Ser (to be):

yo soy (I am)
tù eres (you are)
él, ella, usted es (he, she, you is/are)
nosotros somos (we are)
vosotros sois (you are)
ustedes, ellos, ellas son (you, they are)

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