Exploring Contractions of Spanish Articles

The video tutorial explains the rules for article contractions in Spanish, focusing on the special rule for combining the article 'el' with the prepositions 'a' and 'de'. It highlights how 'a' and 'el' combine to form 'al', and 'de' and 'el' combine to form 'del'. The tutorial provides examples to illustrate these contractions, emphasizing their correct usage to avoid awkwardness in speech. The video concludes by reinforcing the importance of these rules in Spanish grammar.

What does the article 'el' refer to in Spanish?

• A masculine noun

• A feminine noun

• A plural noun

• A verb

Which prepositions are combined with 'el' to form contractions?

• sin and sobre

• por and para

• a and de

• en and con

How do you say 'to the' in Spanish when combining 'a' and 'el'?

• a los

• a el

• al

• a la

What is the correct contraction for 'de el'?

• de la

• del

• de el

• de los

How would you say 'Jose walks to the movie theater' in Spanish?

• Jose camina del cine

• Jose camina de el cine

• Jose camina al cine

• Jose camina a el cine

What is the correct way to say 'name of the spouse' in Spanish?

• nombre de la esposa

• nombre del esposo

• nombre de el esposo

• nombre del esposa