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1. What is an adjective?

2. Read the sentence and identify the adjectives.

Ella es seria, guapa y trabajadora.

3. Can you name two adjectives in Spanish? If you don’t name two in English.

Describing PeoplePhysical appearance

Los adjectivosAdjectiv

ofemenin

o

Adjetivo masculino

Neutral Traduccion

¿Cómo eres?

To talk about yourself say YO SOY ...

Ex: Yo soy guapa

Ex: Yo soy alto

Ex: Yo soy inteligente

¿Cómo es la chica/chico?

To talk about someone else say ELLA ES

If he is a male, say EL ES ...

Ex: El chico es muy bueno

Ex: La chica es muy buena

Gender agreement

Keep in mind that if you are talking about a female, your adjectives most likely end with -a: La chica es alta

If you are talking about a male, then adjectives will probably end in -o: El chico es alto

Neutral adjective

However, some adjectives do not have gender. They are neutral. They do not end in -o or -a. You can use them with both females and males.

Ex: La chica es inteligente. EL chico es inteligente.

Remember the number!

If you are talking about one, your adjective will be singular (no -s).

If you are talking about more than one, add the -s! Ex: Los chicos son inteligentes. Las chicas son altas.

To talk about hair ...

Moreno = dark hair

Rubio = blonde hair

Castaño o color café = brown hair

Pelirrojo = red hair

pelo largo = long hair

pelo corto = short hair

Practice with hair ...

He’s got long hair = _______________

She is blonde = __________________

She is red hair = _______________

Eyes

Eyes in Spanish is OJOS ... which is a plural word! So remember your S!!!

green = _______

blue = ________

black = _______

brown = _______

Práctica con los ojos ...

Maria has blue eyes ________________

Juan has green eyes ________________

Peter has black eyes ________________

Body appearance

Find the following words: tall, short, attractive, beautiful, handsome, skinny, chubby, muscular, presentable ...

Vocabulario

Alto(a), bajo(a), atractivo(a), guapa / bella, guapo, flaco(a), gordo(a), muscular, presentable

Práctica ...

Antonio and Maria are tall

Sylvia is very beautiful

We are muscular

Sofía is not chubby

They are very attractive