UNIDAD 1 Etapa 2

Using Adjectives to Describe: Gender Adjectives describe nouns. Like articles, they match the gender of the nouns they describe. In Spanish, adjectives usually follow the noun.

Using Adjectives to Describe: Gender Masculine adjectives Feminine adjectives Often end in –o El chico guapo Often end in –a la chica guapa

Using Adjectives to Describe: Gender Most adjectives that end with –e match both genders. El chico paciente La chica paciente Many adjectives that end with a consonant match both genders. El chico fenomenal la chica fenomenal

Using Adjectives to Describe: Gender Some add –a to become feminine. The adjectives must be learned. El chico trabajador La chica trabajadora

Vocabulario Alto(a) – tall Grande – big, large, great Bajo(a) – short (height) Guapo(a) – good-looking Bonito(a) – pretty Largo(a) – long Castaño(a) – brown (hair) Moreno(a) – dark hair & skin Corto(a) – short (length) Pelirrojo(a) – redhead Delgado(a) – thin Pequeño(a) – small Feo(a) – ugly Rubio(a) – blonde Fuerte – strong Gordo(a) – fat

Vocabulario Aburrido(a) – boring Malo(a) – bad Bueno(a) – good Paciente – patient Cómico(a) – funny, comical Perezoso(a) – lazy Divertido(a) – enjoyable, fun Serio(a) – serious Inteligente – intelligent Simpático(a) – nice Interesante – interesting Trabajador(a) – hard-working

Los amigos de Francisco Leer: Tu amigo(a) es curioso(a). Describele a los amigos de Francisco. (Hint: Your friend is curious. Describe Francisco’s friends to him or her.) Graciela es una amiga _____ [simpatico(a)]. Mónica es _____[malo(a)]. Javier no es un chico muy _____ [interesante]. Rosalinda es una chica _____ [bonito(a)]. Felipe es un amigo _____ [aburrido(a)]. ¡Qué _____[comico(a)] es Raúl! Linda es _____ [divertido(a)]. Es un perro muy _____ [inteligente]. ¡Qué ______ [fuerte] es Guillermo! Alma es _____[bueno(a)].

Nota: Vocabulario To ask what someone is like, use: ¿Cómo + ser + noun? ¿Cómo es Juan? What is Juan like?

Using Adjectives to Describe: Number Adjectives must also match the number of the nouns they describe. To make an adjective plural, add –s if it ends with a vowel, add –es if it ends with a consonant.

For Example Los chicos: Las chicas: Guapos, divertidos, y fenomenales Guapas, divertidas y fenomenales

Using Adjectives to Describe: Number When an adjective describes a group with both gender, the masculine form of the adjective is used. El chico y la chica son guapos.

Using Adjectives to Describe: Number Sometimes an adjective may preced a noun. When the words bueno or malo precede a masculine singular noun, they are shortened to buen and mal. When grande precedes any singular noun, it becomes gran and its meaning changes to great.

Exercises Francisco: el estudiante/malo La señorita Álvarez: la maestra/grande Raúl: el amigo/grande El señor Gómez: el policía/bueno Alma: la vecina/malo Rosalinda: la estudiante/bueno