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More about this list This is the list where English adjectives sit still and Spanish ones do not. Every adjective ending in -o has an -a form, and it agrees with the person speaking rather than with anything in the room: a woman says estoy contenta , estoy cansada , me pongo nerviosa . Adjectives ending in -e or in a consonant — alegre , amable , paciente — have one form for everybody, and egoísta keeps its -a for a man too. So the first thing to settle when saying how you feel is not the word but its last letter.
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Verb (6)
sentirse to feel Verb A2 Hoy me siento mucho mejor. I feel much better today.
alegrarse to be glad Verb A2 Me alegro de verte. I am glad to see you.
enfadarse to get angry Verb A2 No te enfades, fue sin querer. Do not get angry, it was not on purpose.
preocuparse to worry Verb A2 No te preocupes por eso. Do not worry about that.
reírse to laugh Verb A2 Nos reímos toda la noche. We laughed all night.
llorar to cry Verb A2 El niño lloró un rato y se durmió. The child cried for a while and fell asleep.
Adjective (23)
Grammar for these: Agreement: gender and number · Demonstratives: este, ese, aquel
alegre cheerful Adjective A2 Es una persona muy alegre. She is a very cheerful person.
contento pleased, happy Adjective A2 Estoy contenta con el resultado. I am pleased with the result.
triste sad Adjective A2 Se puso triste al leer la carta. He grew sad as he read the letter.
enfadado angry, cross Adjective A2 Está enfadado conmigo desde ayer. He has been cross with me since yesterday.
nervioso nervous Adjective A2 Me pongo nerviosa antes de un examen. I get nervous before an exam.
tranquilo calm, relaxed Adjective A2 Tranquilo, no pasa nada. Calm down, nothing has happened.
preocupado worried Adjective A2 Estamos preocupados por él. We are worried about him.
sorprendido surprised Adjective A2 Me quedé sorprendida con la noticia. I was surprised by the news.
orgulloso proud Adjective A2 Está muy orgullosa de su hija. She is very proud of her daughter.
avergonzado ashamed, embarrassed Adjective A2 Se sintió avergonzado por el error. He felt embarrassed about the mistake.
celoso jealous Adjective A2 No seas celoso, es solo un amigo. Do not be jealous, he is only a friend.
amable kind, nice Adjective A2 Ha sido muy amable con nosotros. She has been very kind to us.
generoso generous Adjective A2 Es muy generoso con sus amigos. He is very generous with his friends.
egoísta selfish Adjective A2 No seas egoísta, comparte. Do not be selfish, share it.
tímido shy Adjective A2 De niña era muy tímida. As a girl she was very shy.
abierto open, outgoing Adjective A2 Es una persona abierta y curiosa. She is an open and curious person.
serio serious Adjective A2 Parece serio pero tiene mucho humor. He seems serious but he has a great sense of humour.
gracioso funny Adjective A2 Tu hermano es muy gracioso. Your brother is very funny.
trabajador hard-working Adjective A2 Es una compañera muy trabajadora. She is a very hard-working colleague.
vago lazy Adjective A2 No es vago, solo está cansado. He is not lazy, he is just tired.
paciente patient Adjective A2 Hay que ser paciente con los niños. You have to be patient with children.
honesto honest Adjective A2 Fue honesto y lo dijo todo. He was honest and said everything.
sincero sincere Adjective A2 Sé sincero conmigo. Be sincere with me.
Phrase (6)
echar de menos to miss Phrase A2 Echo de menos a mi familia. I miss my family.
dar igual not to matter Phrase A2 Me da igual, elige tú. It does not matter to me, you choose.
tener ganas de to feel like Phrase A2 Tengo ganas de salir esta noche. I feel like going out tonight.
tener miedo to be afraid Phrase A2 Le tiene miedo a los perros. He is afraid of dogs.
estar harto to be fed up Phrase A2 Estoy harta de esperar. I am fed up with waiting.
caer bien to like somebody, to get on with Phrase A2 Tu hermana me cae muy bien. I like your sister very much.
Noun (m) (4)
Grammar for these: Masculine or feminine · The plural
el sentimiento the feeling Noun (m) A2 Es difícil explicar ese sentimiento. That feeling is hard to explain.
el humor the mood; humour Noun (m) A2 Hoy está de buen humor. He is in a good mood today.
el carácter the character, the nature Noun (m) A2 Tiene buen carácter. He has a good nature.
el ambiente the atmosphere, the mood of a place Noun (m) A2 Había muy buen ambiente en la fiesta. The atmosphere at the party was very good.
Noun (f) (1)
Grammar for these: Masculine or feminine · The plural
la opinión the opinion Noun (f) A2 En mi opinión, es demasiado pronto. In my opinion it is too early.
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