El jamón means ham, often served sliced or in a sandwich.
The idea
The noun is masculine: el jamón, un jamón; plural los jamones, unos jamones.
Examples
- Ana compra jamón en el mercado.Ana buys ham at the market.
- Quiero un bocadillo de jamón.I want a ham sandwich.
- Hay jamón en la nevera.There is ham in the fridge.
- Mi abuelo corta el jamón para la cena.My grandfather slices the ham for dinner.
- En la tienda venden jamones de varias regiones.The shop sells hams from several regions.
- Luis prepara una tortilla con jamón.Luis makes an omelette with ham.
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Do not confuse jamón (ham) with jabón (soap). The accent disappears in jamones.
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Choose the article: ___ jamón está en la mesa. (El / La)
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El
El matches the masculine singular noun.
Choose the plural: Compramos dos ___. (jamones / jamón)
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jamones
Jamones follows the number two and has no accent mark.
Choose the food: Para el sándwich necesito ___. (jamón / jabón)
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jamón
Jamón is food; jabón is soap.
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Choose the article: ___ jamón está en la mesa. (El / La)
Choose the plural: Compramos dos ___. (jamones / jamón)
Choose the food: Para el sándwich necesito ___. (jamón / jabón)
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