VOCABULARIO los adjetivos
artístico, -a
atrevido, -a
bueno, -a
deportista
desordenado, -a
divertido, -a
estudioso, -a
gracioso, -a
impaciente
inteligente
ordenado, -a
paciente
perezoso, -a
reservado, -a
serio, -a
simpático, -a
sociable
talentoso, -a
trabajador, -ora
to ask people about themselves or others
¿Cómo eres?
¿Cómo es?
¿Cómo se llama?
¿Eres ?
to talk about what others like or don’t like
Le gusta...
No le gusta...
to describe someone
Soy...
No soy...
Es...
to tell whom you are talking about
el amigo
la amiga
el chico
la chica
él
ella
yo
other useful words
a veces
muy
pero
según
según mi familia
adjetivos- el género: adjectives- gender
Masculino Femenina
ordenado ordenada
trabajador trabajadora
paciente paciente
deportista deportista
artículos definidos: definite articles
el (masc. singular.)
la (fem. singular.)
artículos indefinidos: indefinite articles
un (masc. singular.)
una (fem. singular.)
Vocabulario Extra: You do NOT need to memorize this vocabulary; however, you may
choose to use it in your writing/speaking if you want!
Más adjetivos
aburrido/a: boring delgado/a: thin malo/a: bad
alto/a: tall difícil: difficult mediano/a: average
antipático/a: mean fuerte: strong moreno/a: dark-haired
atlético/a: athletic gordo/a: fat pelirrojo/a: red-haired
atractivo/a: attractive guapo/a: good-looking popular: popular
bajo/a: short importante: important rubio/a: blonde
cariñoso/a: caring interesante: interesting tonto/a: silly
joven: young viejo/a: old
Más sustantivos
un actor/una actriz –an actor/actress un hombre/una mujer – a man/ a woman
un/una cantante- a singer un/una atleta- an athlete
Gramática: Definite/Indef. Articles, Gender Agreement, Word Order
What do el/la mean?
When do I use each
one?
What do un/una mean?
When do I use each
one?
What’s an adjective?
What gender forms can
adjectives take?
How do you change an
adjective from
masculine to feminine?
How do neutral
adjectives change?
DEFINITE and INDEFINITE ARTICLES
El and la are called definite articles. They are the same as the English word .
In Spanish, the word is used with nouns, and is used with
nouns. Ejemplos: el libro = the book la carpeta = the folder
Un and una are called indefinite articles. They are the same as the English words .
In Spanish, the word is used with nouns, and is used with
nouns. Ejemplos: un libro = a book una carpeta = a folder
SUMMARY:





Word Order
In English, adjectives almost always come the noun.
In Spanish noun-adjective expressions, the adjective usually comes
the noun.
MODELO: English: a patient friend (m) Spanish: un amigo paciente
Práctica: Translate the noun-adjective expressions to Spanish. Noun first, then matching adjective!
1. a daring boy:
2. the talented girl:
ADJECTIVE GENDER AGREEMENT
Adjective:
Ejemplos en inglés:
¿Recuerdas? All NOUNS have gender.
They are either or .
Unlike nouns, adjectives are flexible! Some are and work with masculine and
feminine nouns. Others are in their basic form, but can
to become .
If an adjective ends in “” or “”, it is .
To make it feminine, change “” to “ ” and “” to “”
Adjectives that end in “” or a are neutral and