Emotions Flashcards

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Happiness

Hugging your baby gives you a feeling of total happiness.

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La felicidad
Spain: “feh-lee-thee-dahd
Latin America: “feh-lee-see-dahd

Abrazar a tu bebé te hace sentir una felicidad total.

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Love

True love is difficult to find.

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El amor
“ah-mohr

El amor verdadero es difícil de encontrar

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Gratitude

Please accept this gift as a sign of gratitude for everything you’ve done for us.

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El agradecimiento
Spain: “ah-grah-deh-thee-myehn-toh”
Latin America: “ah-grah-deh-see-myehn-toh”

Por favor acepta este regalo como un símbolo de agradecimiento por todo lo que has hecho por nosotros.

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Optimism

Gloria has such optimism that she always finds the best in even the worst of situations.

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El optimismo
“ohp-tee-mees-moh”

Gloria tiene tal optimismo que siempre saca lo mejor hasta de la peor situación

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Calmness

The president called for calm in the face of the riots.

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La calma
kahl-mah”

El presidente hizo una llamada a la calma ante los disturbios

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Envy

Cristina has never been able to overcome the envy she feels seeing her sister so happy.

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La envidia
“ehn-bee-dyah”

Cristina nunca ha podido sobreponerse a la envidia que experimenta al ver a su hermana tan feliz.

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Concern, worry

My biggest concern right now is studying for the final exam.

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La preocupación
* Spain: “preh-oh-koo-pah-thyohn
* Latin America: “preh-oh-koo-pah-syohn

Mi mayor preocupación ahora mismo es estudiar para el examen final.

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Sadness/ Sorrow

Don’t let the sadness of your past ruin the happiness of your present.

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La tristeza
* Spain: “trees-teh-thah”
* Latin America: “trees-teh-sah”

No permitas que la tristeza de tu pasado arruine la felicidad de tu presente.

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Fear

Fear exists only in the mind.

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El miedo
myeh-doh”

El miedo existe solo en la mente.

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Stress

Exams put me under a lot of stress.

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El estrés
“ehs-trehs

Los exámenes me producen mucho estrés.

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What to use with adjectives?

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The verb estar is used with adjectives.
This is similar to how we use “to be” in English when describing feelings.

Estoy alegre porque mañana es mi cumpleaños.
(I’m happy because tomorrow is my birthday.)

Ella está deprimida porque su novio rompió con ella.
(She’s depressed because her boyfriend broke up with her.)

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How to say “to feel”?

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Use sentirse as we’d use “to feel” in English.
For example:

Siempre me siento cansado porque trabajo por las noches.
(I always feel tired because I work nights.)

Se siente enfermo, así que vamos al consultorio médico.
(He feels sick, so we’re going to the doctor’s office.)

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When to use tener

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Use tener for feelings that are nouns.
You might have noticed that tener is used for feelings like “thirsty” and “hungry.” This is because these feelings are considered nouns in Spanish, whereas they’re adjectives in English.

For feelings that are nouns, we use tener.

Tengo hambre porque debí haber desayunado a las 8, pero ya son las 10.
(I’m hungry because I should have eaten breakfast at 8, but now it’s 10.)

Mi prima tiene sueño porque su vuelo aterrizó a las 4 de la mañana.
(My cousin is tired because her flight landed at 4 o’clock in the morning.)

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To be hungry

I’m hungry but I don’t know what I want to eat.

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Tener hambre
“teh-nehr ahm-breh”

Tengo hambre pero no sé lo que quiero comer.

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To be in a hurry

Do you want to go for a drink, or are you in a hurry to leave?

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Tener prisa
“teh-nehr pree-sah”

¿Quieres que vayamos a tomar algo, o tienes prisa por marcharte?

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To have a headache

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Tener dolor de cabeza
* Spain: “teh-nehr doh-lohr deh kah-beh-thah”
* Latin America: “teh-nehr doh-lohr deh kah-beh-sah”

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To be thirsty

Would you give me a glass of water? I’m really thirsty.

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Tener sed
“teh-**nehr **sehd”

¿Me darías un vaso de agua? Tengo mucha sed.

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To be cold

I’m starting to feel cold so I’m heading home to put on a jacket.

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Tener frío
“teh-nehr free-oh”

Estoy empezando a tener frío así que voy a casa a ponerme una chaqueta.

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To be hot

Can you turn on the air conditioning? I’m hot.

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tener calor
“teh-nehr kah-lohr

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To be sleepy

He had a bad night’s sleep, so he was tired this morning.

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Tener sueño
“teh-nehr sweh-nyoh”

Pasó mala noche y por eso tenía sueño esta mañana.

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To be scared

She was too scared to look at her test results.

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Tener miedo
“teh-nehr myeh-doh”

Tenía demasiado miedo para ver los resultados de su prueba.

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To have a cold

My daughter has a cold. Now she says that also her throat hurts.

Almost all my colleagues at the office have a cold, so I don’t think I’ll escape.

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Tener catarro
“teh-nehr kah-tah-rroh”

Tener un resfriado
“teh-nehr oon rrehs-fryah-doh”

Mi hija tiene un resfriado. Ahora dice que también le duele la garganta.

Casi todos mis compañeros de oficina tienen catarro, así que creo que no me libraré.

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To be right

See how I was right when I told you they’d end up together?

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Tener razón
* Spain: “teh-nehr rah-thohn
* Latin America: “teh-nehr rah-sohn

¿Ves cómo yo tenía razón cuando te dije que acabarían juntos?

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To be lucky

I’m so lucky to be able to see my grandchildren graduate from college.

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Tener suerte
“teh-nehr swehr-teh”

Qué suerte tengo de poder ver a mis nietos graduarse de la universidad.

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To be careful

Be careful when you move the pot with boiling water; you can burn yourself.

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Tener cuidado
“teh-nehr kwee-dah-doh”

Ten cuidado cuando vayas a mover la olla con el agua hirviendo; te puedes quemar

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To be [number] years old

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Tener [número] años
“teh-nehrah-nyohs”

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To be jealous

Your sister is going on a trip around the world. Aren’t you jealous?

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Tener celos
* Spain: “teh-nehr theh-lohs”
* Latin America: “teh-nehr seh-lohs”

Tu hermana se va a dar la vuelta al mundo. ¿No tienes celos?

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To feel like eating

I really feel like havig couscous. I haven’t had it for ages.

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Tener ganas de comer
“teh-nehr gah-nahs deh koh-mehr

Tengo muchas ganas de comer cuscús. Hace siglos que no lo como.

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Using dar

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Use dar to describe feelings that are inflicted on you.
Lastly, dar describes feelings that have been “given” to us or “inflicted” upon us.

For example, we say “spiders make me scared” in English, but in Spanish, we’d say “spiders give me fear.”

Me da miedo pensar en la muerte.
(It scares me to think about death.)

Las películas de terror le dan miedo a mi esposo.
(Horror movies scare my husband.)

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To be careful what you say

You must be careful what you say and to whom.

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Tener cuidado con lo que dices
* Spain: “teh-nehr kwee-dah-doh kohn loh keh dee-theeses”
* Latin America: “teh-nehr kwee-dah-doh kohn loh keh dee-seeses”

Debes tener cuidado con lo que dices y a quién.

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I’m happy/ content

I’m happy that I’ve found my keys.

You must be happy you’re a grandmother now. - I’m as happy as can be

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Estoy contento/a
“ehs-toy kohn-tehn-toh”

Estoy contento de haber encontrado mis llaves.

Estarás contenta de ser abuela. - Estoy contenta a más no poder.

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I’m happy

I’m happy that I have accomplished all of my dreams.

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Estoy feliz
* Spain: “ehs-toy feh-leeth
* Latin America: “ehs-toy feh-lees

Estoy feliz de haber realizado mis sueños.

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**

I’m happy, glad

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Me alegro

Me alegro comes from the reflexive verb alegrarse (to be happy)

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To flip out

(I flipped out at the concert last night.)

This phrase is similar to the English “I flipped out,” expressing happiness, awe and enjoyment.

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Flipé,
* “flee-pahr

flipé en,
* “flee-pahr ehn”

flipé con
* “flee-pahr kohn”

Flipé en el concierto anoche.

(flipar/ To be shock, gobsmacked

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To have a great time

(I’m having a great time!)

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Pasárselo pipa

Me lo estoy pasando pipa!

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How cool!

What a great song! It’s so cool.

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¡Cómo mola!
koh-moh moh-lah”

¡Qué buena canción! Cómo mola

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Nice, friendly, interesting

Paco is a very nice guy and is always willing to help.

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Majo/a
mah-hoh”

Paco es un tío muy majo y siempre está dispuesto a ayudar.

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I’m bored

I’m bored; I don’t know what to do to entertain myself at home today.

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Estoy aburrido/a
“ehs-toy ah-boo-rree-doh”

Estoy aburrido, no sé qué hacer para entretenerme en casa hoy.

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Tedious, boring

The first economics lecture was long and boring.

Your dad’s so annoying!

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Pesado
“peh-sah-doh”

La primera clase de economía fue larga y pesada.

¡Qué pesado es tu padre!

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Spain: Angry

It makes me angry to lose video games.

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enfadado/a
“ehm-fah-dah-doh”

enfadarse- to make someone angry

Me enfada perder en los videojuegos.

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[Something] is getting on my nerves

He’s getting on my nerves today

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Me da la lata

Él me está dando la lata hoy.

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Latin America: Angry

Jorge’s very angry because he lost his new cellphone.

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enojado/a
“eh-noh-hah-doh”

Has a reflexive form: enojarse- to get angry

Jorge está muy enojado porque se le perdió su nuevo celular.

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It enrages me

The government of this country enrages me.

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Me da rabia
“meh dah rrah-byah”

Me da rabia el gobierno de este país.

“it gives me rage” or “it enrages me.” Use this for particularly strong or serious opinions.

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It makes me sad

It makes me really sad to see that so many young people are unemployed.

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Me da pena
“meh dah peh-nah”

Ver a tanta gente joven sin trabajo me da verdadera pena.

The word pena means a feeling of sadness and is often paired with the verb dar (to give) to express empathy, pity and sadness.

You can also swap out the object pronoun me and change the conjugation of dar depending on who you’re talking about.

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I’m scared

It’s my first time on a plane. I’m scared.

I’m traveling to the area tomorrow. I must say I’m scared of some of the things I’ve heard from people who’ve been there.

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Estoy asustado
“ehs-toy ah-soos-tah-doh”

Es mi primera vez en un avión. Estoy asustado.

Viajo a la zona mañana. Debo decir que estoy asustado de algunas de las cosas que oí de gente que estuvo allí.

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(en general)
* dozy
* drowsy
* sleepy
* half asleep

Having a big lunch always makes me feel drowsy.

The teacher’s monotonous voice made Martha start to feel dozy.

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adormilado
(ah-dohr-mee-lah-doh)

Almorzar fuerte siempre me deja adormilada.

La voz monótona del profesor hizo que Marta se fuera quedando adormilada

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(tengo náusea; primera persona del singular)
I’m sick

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estoy mareado/a

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(revolver)
to make feel sick
to turn one’s stomach
to hate

(causar rechazo)
to disgust
to be sickening

(estar muy sucio)
to be a pigsty

Just the smell of fish makes me feel sick

Just the smell of fish makes me feel sick.

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dar asco

El simple olor a pescado me da asco.

Lo que le están haciendo a esa pobre gente da asco. Y luego se llaman a sí mismos gobernantes.

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greed

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la codicia