Learning Spanish has never been easier

Written by Maria Fernandez

In this article you can learn and practice twenty-five feminine nouns. What they have in common is that they're all everyday words that you'll often hear in conversation, and that they all end in 'a'.

To hear what they sound like when said by a Spanish native speaker, simply click on them. Below I've created a speaking drill to help you master them all.

Learning technique: to learn these nouns well, concentrate on one at a time, starting with 'la tapa'. Click on it several times to get used to how it sounds, then repeat it out loud, along with the recording. Do the same with all the nouns on the list. Once you're familiar with all twenty-five nouns and their English translation, move on to the drill.

la tapa la seta la aceituna

the tapa the mushroom the olive

Pronunciation difficulties: here are some of the pronunciation mistakes you might be making when saying those nouns. These tips will help you get all the sounds right:

1. Are you saying the vowel 'a' correctly? Remember that it must sound like this: a

2. The 'u' in 'la croqueta', and the 'h' in 'la zanahoria' and 'la hora', are both silent. - etc.

If you need to practice any of the letters of the alphabet, you can find them all in the pronunciation lessons throughout this course.

Speaking drill

Can you say these twenty-five nouns in Spanish? Click on the question marks to hear the right answers:

the apple the carrot

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