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Learning the Galician Articles is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Galician language. But first we need to know what the role of Articles is in the structure of the grammar in Galician.
Galician articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an".
Definite Article:
Unlike English, which has only one definite article “the", Galician has 4 definite articles:
O (masculine singular)... o libro (the book)
A (masculine singular) ... a casa (the house)
Os (masculine plural) ... os libros (the books)
As (feminine plural) ... as casas (the houses)
Indefinite Article:
While we have (a / an / some) in English as indefinite articles, we also have un / unha --- uns/ unhas in Galician.
In general, whenever (a, an) are used in English you, you need to use (un) or (unha) to say the equivalent in Galician.
Un (masculine singular) ... un libro (a book)
Unha (masculine singular) ... unha casa (a house)
Uns (masculine plural) ... uns libros (some books)
Unhas (feminine plural) ... unhas casas (some houses)
Example: Os libros que teño están nunha casa dun amigo (The books I have are in a house of a friend).
Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Galician Articles |
|---|---|
| articles | artigos |
| the | o |
| a | un |
| one | un |
| some | algúns |
| few | poucos |
| the book | o libro |
| the books | os libros |
| a book | un libro |
| one book | un libro |
| some books | algúns libros |
| few books | algúns libros |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Articles in Galician has a logical pattern. Locate the Articles above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Galician.
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Galician. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Galician vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Galician Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Food | comida |
| almonds | améndoas |
| bread | pan |
| breakfast | almorzo |
| butter | manteiga |
| candy | lambetada |
| cheese | queixo |
| chicken | polo |
| cumin | comiño |
| dessert | sobremesa |
| dinner | cea |
| fish | peixe |
| fruit | froita |
| ice cream | xelado |
| lamb | año |
| lemon | limón |
| lunch | Comida |
| meal | comida |
| meat | carne |
| oven | forno |
| pepper | pementa |
| plants | plantas |
| pork | carne de porco |
| salad | ensalada |
| salt | sal |
| sandwich | bocadillo |
| sausage | salchicha |
| soup | sopa |
| sugar | azucre |
| supper | cea |
| turkey | perú |
| apple | mazá |
| banana | banana |
| oranges | laranxas |
| peaches | pexegos |
| peanut | cacahuete |
| pears | peras |
| pineapple | ananás |
| grapes | uvas |
| strawberries | morangos |
| vegetables | legumes |
| carrot | cenoria |
| corn | millo |
| cucumber | pepino |
| garlic | allo |
| lettuce | leituga |
| olives | oliva |
| onions | cebolas |
| peppers | pementos |
| potatoes | patacas |
| pumpkin | cabaza |
| beans | feixóns |
| tomatoes | tomates |
Definite and Indefinite Articles have a very important role in Galician, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Galician Articles, you might want to check the rest of our Galician lessons here: Learn Galician. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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