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Learning the Galician Articles displayed below is vital to the language. 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 |
Notice the structure of the Articles 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 |
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