The gender, how does it work? In Spanish everything has a gender to identify either if it is masculine or femenine. We use EL or LA. EL for masculine LA for feminine To name things we always use it, for example: la mesa, la casa, la habitación. el libro, el armario, el piano People and animals are also included, but they can change a bit: el profesor —> la profesora el gato —> la gata And when we use an adjective, this one follows the gender of the thing or person. el profesor alto —> la profesora alta la mesa larga el gato gordo —> la gata gorda I hope this introduction to the Spanish didn’t scare you!