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I ser/adjectives
the verb "to be" in Spanish and some basic adjectives
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alto / alta | tall |
| el alumno / la alumna | the student |
| ambicioso / ambiciosa | ambitious |
| el amigo (la amiga) | the friend |
| antipático / antipática | mean; not nice |
| bajo / baja | short |
| bonito / bonita | pretty |
| lindo / linda | pretty |
| bueno / buena | good |
| charlador / charladora | talkative; chatty |
| la clase | the class |
| cómico / cómica | funny |
| el curso | the course |
| él es | he is |
| ella es | she is |
| ellas son | they (female) are |
| ellos son | they are |
| la escuela | the school |
| el / la estudiante | the student |
| feo / fea | ugly |
| gracioso / graciosa | funny |
| guapo / guapa | good-looking; attractive |
| inteligente | intelligent; smart |
| joven | young |
| el joven / la joven | the young person |
| malo / mala | bad |
| moreno / morena | brunette; dark-haired |
| la muchacha | the girl |
| el muchacho | the boy |
| nosotras somos | we are (girls talking) |
| nosotros somos | we are |
| pelirrojo / pelirroja | red-haired |
| perezoso / perezosa | lazy |
| vago / vaga | lazy |
| el profesor; la profesora | the teacher |
| quieto / quieta | quiet |
| rubio / rubia | blonde |
| ser | to be |
| serio / seria | serious |
| simpático / simpática | nice |
| tonto / tonta | foolish; silly |
| trabajador / trabajadora | hard-working |
| tú eres | you are |
| usted es | you are (formal) |
| ustedes son | you are (talking to a group) |
| viejo / vieja | old |
| vosotras sois | y'all are (talking to girls) |
| vosotros sois | y'all are |
| yo soy | I am |
| estricto / estricta | strict |
| torpe | clumsy; awkward |
| rico / rica | rich |
| pobre | poor |
| caro / cara | expensive |
| barato / barata | cheap |
| hermoso / hermosa | beautiful |
| bello / bella | beautiful |
| argentino / argentina | Argentinian |
| chileno / chilena | Chilean |
| colombiano / colombiana | Colombian |
| cubano / cubana | Cuban |
| dominicano / dominicana | Dominican |
| ecuatoriano / ecuatoriana | Ecuatorian |
| guatemalteco / guatemalteca | Guatemalan |
| mexicano / mexicana | Mexican |
| peruano / peruana | Peruvian |
| puertorriqueño / puertorriqueña | Puerto Rican |
| venezolano / venezolana | Venezuelan |
| grande | big |
| pequeño / pequeña | small |
| interesante | interesting |
| aburrido / aburrida | boring / bored |
| difícil | difficult |
| duro / dura | difficult; hard |
| fácil | easy |
| nuevo / nueva | new |
| bastante | enough |
| mismo / misma | same / self |
| gordo / gorda | fat |
| delgado / delgada | thin |
| flaco / flaca | skinny |
| increíble | incredible |
| fuerte | strong |
| débil; flojo / floja | weak |
| castaño / castaña | chestnut; dark-haired |
| calvo / calva | bald |
| atlético / atlética | athletic |
| molestoso / molestosa | annoying |