Spanish Nouns

NOUNS are naming words. We use them to give names to people, objects, thoughts, feelings, substances, etc.

María   - Mary
mesa    - table
alegría - happiness
oro     - gold

In Spanish nouns distinguish between masculine and feminine. Generally if a noun ends in "-o" it is masculine and if it ends in "-a" it is feminine, although there are many exceptions to this rule.

Éste es mi niño. - This is my child.

In this example the noun "niño" names a boy.

Ésta es mi niña. - This is my child.

In this example the noun "niña" names a girl.

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