native speaker

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el hablante nativo
(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)
(masculine)
I didn't know Santiago spoke Italian so well. - Well, yes, he's a native speaker. He grew up in Bari.No sabía que Santiago hablara italiano tan bien. - Bueno, sí, es que es un hablante nativo. Se crió en Bari.
You speak Spanish so well! You sound like a native speaker.¡Hablas español muy bien! Suenas como un hablante nativo.
b. la hablante nativa
(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)
(feminine)
My German teacher is a native speaker.Mi profesora de alemán es una hablante nativa.
c. el locutor nativo
(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)
, la locutora nativa
(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)
Marie is a native speaker of French, which will help on our vacation.Marie es una locutora nativa de francés, lo que nos ayudará en nuestras vacaciones.
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