Yo y los demás
How do you say “I am from Spain” in Spanish?
Yo soy de España
Which verb would you use for “I am a student”?
SER (Yo soy estudiante.)
How do you say “I like to dance” in Spanish?
(A mí) me gusta bailar.
Conjugate hablar (to talk) in the present tense for “yo.”
Yo hablo.
Translate to Spanish: “I am very tired today.”
Estoy muy cansado/a hoy.
How would you say “My brother is tall and has brown hair” in Spanish?
Mi hermano es alto y tiene el pelo castaño.
How do you say “She is happy”
Ella está feliz.
Translate: “They love soccer.”
A ellos les encanta el fútbol.
Conjugate vivir (to live) in the present tense for “tú.”
Tú vives.
Translate: "My family has a dog and a cat."
Mi familia tiene un perro y un gato.
How do you say “We have three children” in Spanish?
Nosotros tenemos tres hijos.
Choose the correct verb (SER or ESTAR): “The books are on the table.”
Estar (Los libros están en la mesa.)
How do you say “I am fascinated by history” in Spanish?
A mí me fascina la historia.
Conjugate ser (to be) for “ella.”
Ella es.
Translate: "We go to the park on weekends."
Nosotros vamos al parque los fines de semana.
Translate this sentence: "I am 16 years old and I have blue eyes."
Yo tengo 16 años y tengo ojos azules.
Why do we use ser instead of estar in the sentence: “I am American”?
Ser is used because nationality is a permanent characteristic.
Translate and explain: "We don't like the movie, but we love the music."
No nos gusta la película, pero nos encanta la música.
(Explanation: Gustar is used with the singular noun "película" and encantar with the singular noun "música.")
Conjugate hacer (to do) for “ellos.”
Ellos hacen.
Translate to Spanish: "I like to go to the beach because the weather is nice."
Me gusta ir a la playa porque el clima está bien.
Translate to Spanish: “My family is very large and my cousins are from different countries.”
Mi familia es muy grande y mis primos son de diferentes países.
Translate to Spanish and explain the verb choice: “We are in the park because we are tired.”
Estamos en el parque porque estamos cansados.
(Explanation: Estar is used because location and states of being (like tiredness) are temporary.)
Translate to Spanish: "I don’t like the weather today, but my friends love it."
No me gusta el clima hoy, pero a mis amigos les encanta.
(Explanation: The verb gustar is used with the subject "clima" and encantar with the subject "amigos.")
Conjugate dormir (to sleep) for “nosotros” and explain the stem change.
Nosotros dormimos.
(Explanation: Dormir is an irregular verb because it undergoes a stem change from "o" to "ue" in the present tense, except in the “nosotros” form.)
Translate: “My parents don’t like to travel, but I love it.”
A mis padres no les gusta viajar, pero a mí me encanta.