adjectives and ser vs. estar Flashcards
ser
to be
DOCTOR
date, occupation, characteristic, time, origin, relation
estar
to be
PLACE
position, location, action, condition, emotion
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)
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)
alto (a)
tall (height), high (height, price, percentage, temp)
anaranjado (a)
orange
antiguo (a)
old, ancient
-things, places, events
amarillo(a)
yellow
antipático (a)
unfriendly, unkind, mean
atrevido (a)
daring, brave
ancho (a)
wide
aburrido(a)
boring (ser), bored (estar)
artístico(a)
artistic
bajo (a)
short, low (to the ground- height, price, temp)
bonito(a)
pretty
barato(a)
cheap, inexpensive
blanco(a)
white
bueno(a)
good
caro(a)
costly, expensive
cariñoso(a)
affectionate, caring, loving
corto(a)
short (length/duration- time)
callado(a)
silent, quiet-person
comodo (a)
comfortable, accent on first o
cómico(a)
funny
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
popular
prudente
prudent, cautious
sociable
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)
e
words that begin with i/h and have “and” in front of them change the “and” from y to e