Questions & Answers about El gos és al parc.
How do you pronounce El gos és al parc?
A simple approximation is el goss ess al park.
A few helpful details:
- gos does not sound like English goes. It is closer to goss.
- és sounds like ess with a clear e.
- parc ends in a hard k sound.
Regional pronunciation varies, but that approximation is good for a beginner.
What does el do here?
El is the masculine singular definite article, so it means the.
So:
- el gos = the dog
Compare:
- un gos = a dog
- la gossa = the female dog
- els gossos = the dogs
What is és?
És is the 3rd person singular form of the verb ser, which usually means to be.
So:
- jo sóc = I am
- tu ets = you are
- ell/ella és = he/she is
In this sentence, és means is.
Why does és have an accent?