| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| El reloj es (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| El reloj es (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| caro |
| caro |
| El reloj es caro. |
| El reloj es caro. |
| "The watch is expensive." |
| We use caro in this sentence because reloj is a masculine singular noun. |
| El, meaning "the," also agrees with the noun's gender. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| La mesa es (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| La mesa es (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| larga |
| larga |
| La mesa es larga. |
| La mesa es larga. |
| "The table is long." |
| We use larga in this sentence because mesa is a feminine singular noun. |
| La also agrees with the gender of the noun. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Este restaurante es (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| Este restaurante es (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| famoso |
| famoso |
| Este restaurante es famoso. |
| Este restaurante es famoso. |
| "This restaurant is famous." |
| We use famoso in this sentence because restaurante is a masculine singular noun. Este also agrees with the gender of the noun. |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| Ready? |
| Los |
| Los zapatos |
| Los zapatos son |
| Los zapatos son pequeños. |
| "The shoes are small." |
| Los zapatos son pequeños. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Esta lámpara es (grandes or grande). |
| Esta lámpara es (grandes or grande). |
| grande |
| grande |
| Esta lámpara es grande. |
| "This lamp is big." |
| Grande is used here because lámpara is a singular noun. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| El sofá es (cómodo or cómoda). |
| El sofá es (cómodo or cómoda). |
| cómodo |
| cómodo |
| El sofá es cómodo. |
| "The sofa is comfortable." |
| Cómodo is used here because sofá is a masculine singular noun. |
| Let's translate some sentences into Spanish. |
| Translate "The door is brown." into Spanish. |
| La, "The" |
| followed by |
| puerta, "door" |
| next |
| es, "is" (Third-person singular form of ser, meaning "to be.") |
| followed by |
| café, "brown" |
| The adjective café, meaning "brown," is the same for both masculine and feminine forms. |
| La puerta es café. |
| La puerta es café. |
| "The door is brown." |
| Translate "These trees are tall." into Spanish. |
| Estos, "These" |
| followed by |
| árboles, "trees" |
| next |
| son, "are" (Third-person plural form of ser, meaning "to be.") |
| followed by |
| altos, "tall" |
| Altos is used here because árboles is a masculine plural noun. |
| Notice the -s added to alto since it ends in a vowel. |
| Estos árboles son altos. |
| Estos árboles son altos. |
| "These trees are tall." |
| Translate "The car is red." into Spanish. |
| El, "The" |
| followed by |
| carro, "car" |
| next |
| es, "is" (Third-person singular form of ser, meaning "to be.") |
| followed by |
| rojo, "red" |
| Rojo is used here because carro is a masculine singular noun. |
| El carro es rojo. |
| El carro es rojo. |
| "The car is red." |
| Listen to me as I speak. Which adjective is used in the sentences? |
| El sofá es cómodo. |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| El sofá es cómodo. |
| Did you hear, cómodo? Cómodo, meaning "comfortable," is used with masculine singular nouns. |
| How about...? |
| Esta lámpara es grande. |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Esta lámpara es grande. |
| Did you hear, grande? Grande, meaning "big," is used with both masculine and feminine singular nouns. |
| Next… |
| El reloj es caro. |
| One more time. |
| El reloj es caro. |
| Did you hear, caro? Caro, meaning "expensive," is used with masculine singular nouns. |
| And... |
| Los zapatos son pequeños. |
| One more time. |
| Los zapatos son pequeños. |
| Did you hear, pequeños? Pequeños, meaning "small," is used with masculine plural nouns. |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to use Spanish adjectives. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway. |
| Nos vemos. |
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