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-la gente
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Plural offolk

folks

folks(
foks
)
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
a. la gente
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The folks around here are really nice.La gente por acá es muy amable.
a. la familia
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
I'm going to visit my folks for Christmas.Voy a visitar a mi familia por Navidad.
b. los padres
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
My folks are fairly conservative.Mis padres son bastante conservadores.
folk
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
3.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(people)
a. la gente
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The small town is full of friendly folk.El pueblo pequeño está lleno de gente amable.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. popular
My children love this book of folk tales.A mis niños les encanta este libro de cuentos populares.
b. tradicional
There's a lot of folk art in this museum.Hay mucho arte tradicional en este museo.
c. regional
This folk dance originated hundreds of years ago.Este baile regional se originó hace cientos de años.
d. folklórico
There will be folk dancing at the festival.Habrá danza folklórica en el festival.
e. folk (music)
If you like folk music, you'll love this band.Si te gusta la música folk, te va a encantar esta banda.
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