SER Yo soy Tú eres Él/ Ella/ UD. 1 person’s name es Nosotros somos Conjugation Physical Characteristics Alto/a = tall Bajo/a = short Bonito/a = pretty Guapo/a = Good-looking Feo/a = ugly Delgado/a = skinny Gordo/a = fat Pequeño/a = small Grande = Big Joven = Young Viejo = Old Débil = weak Fuerte = Strong Yo soy Tú eres Él/ Ella/ UD. 1 person’s name es Nosotros somos Vosotros sois Ellos/ Ellas/ UDS. 2 + names son

Más adjetivos Desordenado/a = disorganized Difícil = difficult Fácil = easy Estudioso/a = studious Gracioso/a = funny Impaciente = impatient Inteligente = intelligent Malo/a = bad Ordenado/a = neat/ organized Paciente = patient Perezoso/a = lazy Reservado/a = shy/ reserved Serio/a = serious Simpático/a = nice/ friendly Sociable = Sociable Talentoso/a = talented Tímido/a = timid/ shy Tonto/a = silly/ foolish Trabajador/a = hardworking Calvo = Bald Moreno/a = brunet(te) Rubio/a = Blonde Pelirrojo/a = Red-haired Importante = Important Interesante = Interesting Mismo/a = Same Mucho/a = a lot Estadounidense = from the U.S. Personality Traits Aburrido/a = boring Antipático/a = unpleasant Artístico/a = artistic Atlético/a = athletic Atrevido/ a = daring Bueno/a = good Deportista = sports-minded

Occupations. Note. DO NOT USE “un/una” with occupations. EX Occupations *Note* DO NOT USE “un/una” with occupations. EX. Soy profesora = I’m a teacher El/la abogado = lawyer El/la bombero/a = fireman El/ la cocinero = cook El/la doctor/a = doctor El/la médico/a = doctor El/la enfermero/a = nurse El/ la ingeniero/a = engineer El/la periodista = journalist La policía = police El/ la polírico/a = politician El/La profesor/a = teacher (secondary school) El/la maestro/a = teacher (primary school) El/la programador/a = computer programmer El/la veterinario/a = veterinarian

Preguntas ¿Cómo eres? - What are you like? ¿Cómo es? - What is he/she like? ¿Qué es? - What is it? ¿Qué son? - What are they? ¿Quién es él/ ella? - Who is he/she? ¿Quién son ellos/ ellas? - Who are they? ¿Qué hora es? – What time is it? ¿De dónde es él/ ella? – Where is he or she from? ¿De quién es? - Whose is it? ¿De quién son? - Whose are they? *When “de” is followed by “el” it becomes “del” EX. Es la computadora del estudiante. = It is the student’s computer.

¿Cuándo uso el verbo SER? Description Occupation Characteristics Time Origin Relationship Material Possession Where and when an event takes place