hopscotch

la rayuela

hopscotch(

hap

skach

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (game)

a. la rayuela

(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)

We always played hopscotch after school.Siempre jugábamos rayuela después de la escuela.

b. el tejo

(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)

Suzie couldn't wait to go play hopscotch during recess.Suizie no podía esperar para ir a jugar al tejo durante el recreo.

c. el infernáculo

(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)

"I don't want to play hopscotch. Hopscotch is for girls!" said Scott."No quiero jugar infernáculo. El infernáculo es para niñas!", dijo Scott.

d. el avión

(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)

Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama

(Central America)

Regionalism used in Mexico

(Mexico)

Regionalism used in Venezuela

(Venezuela)

My sister and I used to play hopscotch on the sidewalk every afternoon.Mi hermana y yo solíamos jugar avión en la banqueta todas las tardes.

e. el luche

(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)

Regionalism used in Argentina

(Argentina)

Regionalism used in Chile

(Chile)

Yesterday I twisted my ankle playing hopscotch.Ayer me torcí el tobillo jugando luche.

f. la peregrina

(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)

Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic

(Dominican Republic)

Regionalism used in El Salvador

(El Salvador)

Regionalism used in Puerto Rico

(Puerto Rico)

Oliver beat all of us at hopscotch.Oliver nos ganó a todos en la peregrina.

g. la golosa

(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)

Regionalism used in Colombia

(Colombia)

We didn't have chalk to draw the hopscotch lines, so we used a white stone.No teníamos gis para dibujar las líneas de la golosa por lo que usamos una piedra blanca.

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