adjectives and ser vs. estar Flashcards by Mila Kopacz

ser

to be
DOCTOR
date, occupation, characteristic, time, origin, relation

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estar

to be
PLACE
position, location, action, condition, emotion

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ser uses

-who/what someone/something is
-origin
-what something is made of
-time on clock, day, date of event, time of event
-location of event (something you attend)
-profession/occupation
-characteristics (adj.)
-es + adj./noun offers opinion/reaction
-posession/relationship (belonging to/related to)

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estar uses

-location/position of person, place, or thing
-temporary conditions, feelings, emotions (adj)
-anything temporary/can change
-helping verb w present participle (verbs ending in -ando -iendo -vendo)

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alto (a)

tall (height), high (height, price, percentage, temp)

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anaranjado (a)

orange

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antiguo (a)

old, ancient
-things, places, events

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amarillo(a)

yellow

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antipático (a)

unfriendly, unkind, mean

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atrevido (a)

daring, brave

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ancho (a)

wide

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aburrido(a)

boring (ser), bored (estar)

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artístico(a)

artistic

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bajo (a)

short, low (to the ground- height, price, temp)

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bonito(a)

pretty

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barato(a)

cheap, inexpensive

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blanco(a)

white

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bueno(a)

good

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caro(a)

costly, expensive

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cariñoso(a)

affectionate, caring, loving

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corto(a)

short (length/duration- time)

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callado(a)

silent, quiet-person

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comodo (a)

comfortable, accent on first o

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cómico(a)

funny

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delgado (a)

thin, slender

desordenado(a)

messy, untidy, disorganized

extranjero(a)

foreign, different

estrecho(a)

narrow

estudioso(a)

studious

favorito(a)

favorite

famoso(a)

famous

feo(a)

ugly, badly

gordo(a)

fat, thick, overweight, overfilled

gracioso(a)

funny- people

generoso(a)

generous

listo(a)

smart, prepared

largo(a)

long (length)

malo(a)

bad

morado(a)

purple

moreno(a)

dark-haired

negro(a)

black

nuevo(a)

new

ordenado(a)

organized, tidy

perezoso(a)

lazy

peligroso(a)

dangerous

pelirrojo(a)

red-haired

pequeño(a)

small

reservado(a)

reserved, shy, timid

rico(a)

rich, delicious- food

romántico(a)

romantic

rojo(a)

red

rosado(a)

pink

rubio(a)

blond

sabroso(a)

tasty, delicious

serio(a)

serious

simpatico(a)

nice, friendly (accent on a)

tacaño(a)

stingy, greedy

tonto(a)

stupid, silly

viejo(a)

old

alemán(a)

german

español(a)

spanish

francés(a)

french

ingles(a)

english (accent on e)

italiano(a)

italian

irlandés(a)

irish

norteamericano(a)

north american

puertorriqueño(a)

puerto rican

trabajador(a)

hard-working

hablador(a)

talkative

amable

kind

azul

blue

deportista

sports-minded

débil

weak

difícil

difficult

elegante

elegant, fancy

emocionante

exciting

fácil

easy

feliz

happy

fuerte

strong, sturdy

grande

big, large

gris

grey

inteligente

intelligent, smart

interesante

interesting

importante

important

impaciente

impatient

joven

young

plural of joven

jóvenes

marron

brown (accent on o)

paciente

patient

pobre

poor

popular

prudente

prudent, cautious

sociable

triste

sad

verde

green

útil

useful

inútil

not useful

abierto(a)

open

aburrido(a)

boring (ser), bored (estar)

caliente

hot

cerrado(a)

closed

contento(a), alegre

happy

enfermo(a)

sick

enojado(a)

angry, upset

frio(a)

cold (accent on i)

nervioso(a)

nervous

ocupado(a)

busy

orgulloso(a)

proud

preocupado(a)

worried

plural forms of nationalities

drop accents when conjugated (francés- francesa)

words that begin with i/h and have "and" in front of them change the "and" from y to e