Week 2, Day 2: Fruits and Partitive Articles Copy Copy

In the previous lesson, we learned how to talk about eating and looked at some food vocabulary words. In today’s lesson, we will learn about fruits. 

Grammar: Partitive Articles

We have already learned about singular and plural articles and nouns. Now, we are going to look at another type of article: partitive articles.

These articles deal with an uncountable noun. Take a look at the partitive articles below — they are the equivalent of “some/any” in English.

Note: If you remember your last lesson, these articles are very similar to definite articles. All we need is to add “de” before the article.

Listen to the following dialogue and repeat it to practice your pronunciation:

Please note: When you learn a new word, remember to use the correct article for its gender.

Sharpen Your Knowledge with Exercises

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Listen to the dialogue and answer the following questions.

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

Exercise 6