Level 1 Lesson 1 broken down Flashcards
a boy
un niño
a girl
una niña
a man
un hombre
a handsome man
un hombre guapo
a good-looking girl
una niña guapa
a pretty girl
una niña bonita
the man
el hombre
the girl
la niña
the woman
la mujer
the men
los hombres
the pretty girls
las niñas bonitas
to be
ser
to be - ser. Note that ser is an irregular verb in Spanish, and is one of the most commonly used verbs. The other way of saying “to be” is the verb estar, which we will learn more about later
The man is handsome
El hombre es guapo
he/she/it is - es. Es is the third-person singular in the present tense of the verb ser - “to be.”
She is an enthusiastic teacher
Ella es una maestra entusiasta
The boy is a student
El niño es un estudiante
I am a student
(Yo) soy una estudiante
I am tall
Yo soy alto
Is he tall?
¿Es alto (él)?
Who am I?
¿Quién soy (yo)?
Are you (uds) classmates?
¿Son compañeros (ustedes)?
The word compañero is often used to just mean “buddy” or “companion” outside a school setting as well
