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What is the Spanish word for 'the girl'?
What is the Spanish word for 'the girl'?
la muchacha
Translate 'tall' into Spanish.
Translate 'tall' into Spanish.
alto/a
What does 'gracioso/a' mean?
What does 'gracioso/a' mean?
funny (playful)
How do you ask 'from where?' in Spanish?
How do you ask 'from where?' in Spanish?
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What is the term for 'the teacher (female)'?
What is the term for 'the teacher (female)'?
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What does 'aburrido/a' describe?
What does 'aburrido/a' describe?
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What is the Spanish term for 'music'?
What is the Spanish term for 'music'?
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How do you say 'handsome/beautiful' in Spanish?
How do you say 'handsome/beautiful' in Spanish?
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Study Notes
Spanish Vocabulary - Chapter 1: ¿Cómo Somos?
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Identifying a person or thing:
- el muchacho: the boy
- la muchacha: the girl
- el joven: young man (or young person)
- la joven: young woman (or young person)
- el amigo: male friend
- la amiga: female friend
- el alumno: male student
- la alumna: female student
- la escuela: the school
- la clase: the class
- el curso: the course/class
- el profesor: male teacher
- la profesora: female teacher
Describing a person:
- guapo/a: handsome/beautiful
- bonito/a: pretty/handsome
- feo/a: ugly
- moreno/a: dark-haired/brunette
- rubio/a: blond
- pelirrojo/a: red-haired
- alto/a: tall
- bajo/a: short
- bueno/a: good
- malo/a: bad
- cómico/a: funny (comedic)
- gracioso/a: funny (playful)
- serio/a: serious
- ambicioso/a: ambitious
- perezoso/a: lazy
- simpático/a: friendly
- antipático/a: unfriendly
- inteligente: intelligent
- joven: young
Finding out information:
- Quien?: who?
- Quienes?: who? (plural)
- Cómo?: what?
- De dónde?: from where?
- De qué nacionalidad?: from what nationality?
- argentino(a): Argentine
- colombiano(a): Colombian
- chileno(a): Chilean
- cubano(a): Cuban
- dominicano(a): Dominican
- ecuatoriano: Ecuadorian
- guatemalteco(a): Guatemalan
- mexicano(a): Mexican
- norteamericano(a): North American
- peruano(a): Peruvian
- puertorriqueño(a): Puerto Rican
- venezolano(a): Venezuelan
Describing classes and courses:
- grande: big, large
- pequeño: small
- interesante: interesting
- aburrido/a: boring
- difícil/duro: hard, difficult
- fácil: easy
Identifying school subjects:
- el español: Spanish
- el francés: French
- el inglés: English
- la ciencia: science
- los estudios sociales: social studies
- la historia: history
- las matemáticas: mathematics
- la música: music
- el arte: art
- La educación física: Physical education
Other useful words and expressions:
- secundario(a): secondary
- nuevo(a): new
- mismo(a): same
- también: also
- bastante: a lot
- muy: very
- pero: but
- Mucho gusto!: Nice to meet you!
- Oye!: hey! Listen!
- Cómo somos?: Who are we?
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