1). socio - member
When you want to talk about joining a club, this is your key word. Combine it with ”hacerse” and you’re golden.
Ayer me hice socio del Blockbuster Video en Recoleta.
Mi padre es socio de una organización que lucha para proteger la Amazona.
2). billón - one million million (one trillion)
That’s right. The English billion is the Latin American trillion. The way they say OUR billion is ”mil millones.” Confusing indeed, but it would be hypocritical for me to criticize considering I’m still new to the metric system.
La población mundial casi llega a siete mil millones de habitantes.
3). la gente – the people (SINGULAR)
One of the most common mistakes that English and Spanish learners make is confusing the singular/plural of ”people.”
English (plural): the people are
Spanish (singular): la gente es
La gente de Argentina dice que habla Castellano en vez de Español.
4). Masculine/Feminine Exceptions
Here is a list of some of the more common gender exceptions. You’ll notice some patterns:
el aroma, el Canadá, el clima, el día, el diploma, la disco, el drama, la foto, el idioma, el idiota, el indígena, la mano, el mapa, la modelo (female), el poema, el problema, el programa, la radio, el sistema, el tanga, el tema, el subte
1 Comment for Spanish Grammar Tips – Part 4
List of exceptions are very helpful, thank you! Didn't know a lot of those.