Sentimientos

Question 1

¿Cómo estás tú? (Informal)

¿Cómo está Usted? (Formal)

Answer 1

How are you?

Question 2

Yo estoy…

Answer 2

I am…

Question 3

bien

Answer 3

well

Question 4

feliz

Answer 4

happy

According to a poll by Gallup.com taken in December 2012, the following Spanish-speaking countries rank the happiest (más felices) in the world!: Panamá and Paraguay.

Question 5

enfadado(a)

Answer 5

angry

In Spain, you might see an angry person (una persona enfadada) using this gesture which means that someone may get smacked!

Question 6

avergonzado(a)

Answer 6

embarrassed

Question 7

nervioso(a)

Answer 7

nervous

Question 8

malo(a)

Answer 8

sick

Remeber to use the verb “estar” and not “ser” with malo(a). “Estoy malo” means “I’m sick,” whereas “Soy malo” means “I’m bad/evil”!

Question 9

aburrido(a)

Answer 9

bored

Remember to use the verb “estar” and not “ser” with aburrido. “Estoy aburrido” means “I’m bored,” whereas “Soy aburrido” means “I’m boring”!

Question 10

emocionado(a)

Answer 10

excited

Excited fans (fanáticos emocionados) at a bullfight or flamenco performance in Spain often interject with “¨¡Olé!,” a vocal form of applause.

Question 11

celoso(a)

Answer 11

jealous

Machismo is a strong characteristic in Latin American cultures. It refers to an unspoken, somewhat chivalrous code of conduct among men. This includes outward displays of respect for women combined with male dominance, and a tendency to be jealous (celoso).

Question 12

triste

Answer 12

sad

Un cuento triste (a sad story) in Mexican culture is that of La Llorona (The Weeping Woman). In a fit of anger at her husband, she threw her children, then herself, into a river. Legend says she roams the river banks in search of her children.

Question 13

bored

Answer 13

aburrido(a)

Question 14

sick

Answer 14

malo(a)

Question 15

sad

Answer 15

triste

Question 16

excited

Answer 16

emocionado(a)

Question 17

happy

Answer 17

feliz

Question 18

well

Answer 18

bien

Question 19

nervous

Answer 19

nervioso(a)

Question 20

jealous

Answer 20

celoso(a)

Question 21

angry

Answer 21

enfadado(a)

Question 22

embarrassed

Answer 22

avergonzado(a)

Question 23

¿Cómo está Usted? (formal)

Answer 23

Yo estoy enfadado(a).

Question 24

¿Cómo estás tú? (informal)

Answer 24

Yo estoy triste.

Question 25

¿Enfadado o enfadada?

Answer 25

Enfadada (feminine)

Question 26

¿Cómo está Usted?

Answer 26

Yo estoy aburrido(a).

Question 27

¿Emocionado o Emocionada?

Answer 27

Emocionada (feminine)

Question 28

¿Cómo está Usted?

Answer 28

Yo estoy nervioso(a).

Question 29

¿Cómo estás tú?

Answer 29

Yo estoy malo(a).

Question 30

¿Cómo está?

Answer 30

Estoy emocionado(a).

In Spanish, when the subject is understood, it can be omitted. For example, if you pass your friend on the street and say “How are you?”, the “you” can be dropped. “¿Cómo está Usted?” becomes “¿Cómo está?” and “¿Cómo estás tú?” becomes “¿Cómo estás?”

Question 31

¿Cómo estás?

Answer 31

Estoy bien.

Question 32

¿Cómo estás?

Answer 32

Estoy feliz.

Question 33

¿Cómo está?

Answer 33

Estoy avergonzado(a).

Question 34

¿Nervioso o nerviosa?

Answer 34

Nervioso (masculine)

Question 35

¿Cómo estás?

Answer 35

Estoy celoso(a).