5.01 Los cuartos de mi casa Notes
● All quizzes, exams and DBAs are open notes.
● Listening Tips for the audio questions:Take notes!! Listen once and write down words
that you recognize. Listen again and add new words that you understand.
español inglés
Use the lessons pages 2 & 5 for the Spanish
translations. Do not use a translator.
una casa a house
un cuarto a room
un baño a bathroom
una oficina an office
hay there is/there are
¿Cuántos? / ¿Cuántas? how many (masculine/feminine)
un apartamento an apartment (true cognate)
un comedor a dining room
un jardín a garden
una cocina a kitchen
una sala a living room
escribir to write
correr to run
un balcón a balcony (true cognate)
un garaje a garage (true cognate)
un patio a patio (true cognate)
hay means “there is or there are” (page 3)
● It is pronounced like “eye” in English
● Only use indefinite articles (un/una/unos/unas) with hay .
EXAMPLE: Hay una mesa. (There is a table.)
● If the noun class is masculine and plural, then the indefinite article must be masculine
and plural.
EXAMPLE: Hay unos libros (There are some books)
● If you use a number with hay, you do not use an indefinite article.
EXAMPLE: Hay tres cuartos (There are 3 rooms)
● Use ¿Cuántos/Cuántas + noun + hay in a question
EXAMPLE: ¿Cuántos baños hay en tu casa? ¿Cuántas computadoras hay en tu casa?
Lesson 5.01 page 1
● All quizzes, exams and DBAs are open notes.
● Listening Tips for the audio questions:Take notes!! Listen once and write down words
that you recognize. Listen again and add new words that you understand.
español inglés
Use the lessons pages 2 & 5 for the Spanish
translations. Do not use a translator.
una casa a house
un cuarto a room
un baño a bathroom
una oficina an office
hay there is/there are
¿Cuántos? / ¿Cuántas? how many (masculine/feminine)
un apartamento an apartment (true cognate)
un comedor a dining room
un jardín a garden
una cocina a kitchen
una sala a living room
escribir to write
correr to run
un balcón a balcony (true cognate)
un garaje a garage (true cognate)
un patio a patio (true cognate)
hay means “there is or there are” (page 3)
● It is pronounced like “eye” in English
● Only use indefinite articles (un/una/unos/unas) with hay .
EXAMPLE: Hay una mesa. (There is a table.)
● If the noun class is masculine and plural, then the indefinite article must be masculine
and plural.
EXAMPLE: Hay unos libros (There are some books)
● If you use a number with hay, you do not use an indefinite article.
EXAMPLE: Hay tres cuartos (There are 3 rooms)
● Use ¿Cuántos/Cuántas + noun + hay in a question
EXAMPLE: ¿Cuántos baños hay en tu casa? ¿Cuántas computadoras hay en tu casa?
Lesson 5.01 page 1
