Clothes & colors
Write these three phrases in Spanish. 1: I wear... 2: He/she wears... 3: What is he/she wearing?
1: (Yo) llevo
2: (Él/ella) lleva
3: ¿Qué lleva?
What is an adjective?
Where do adjectives go in English?
Where do adjectives go in Spanish?
Name 3 pairs of adjectives in Spanish that are opposite of each other. (ex: ugly and pretty) In total, 6 adjectives.
Answers may vary.
How many ways are there to say "the" in Spanish. Do they name specific nouns or non-specific nouns?
4. They name specific nouns.
How many ways are there to say "a/an/some" in Spanish. Do they name specific nouns or non-specific nouns?
4. They name non-specific nouns.
Name the 3 "warm" colors in Spanish on one side, then the 3 "cold colors" on the other side of the board.
Warm: rojo, anaranjado, amarillo
Cold: azul, verde, morado
Chose the correct form of "yellow" in Spanish.
unos zapatos (amarillo/amarilla/amarillos/amarillas)
Then translate this phrase to English.
unos zapatos amarillos
Eng: some yellow shoes
Translate the sentence: The student is hard-working, patient, and intelligent
El estudiante es trabajador, paciente e inteligente. Or...
La estudiante es trabajadora, paciente e inteligente.
Translate: The red T-shirt is big.
La camiseta roja es grande.
Translate: He is a boy and she is a girl.
Él es un chico/niño/muchacho y ella es una chica/niña/muchacha.
In Spanish, name 5 articles of clothing that you wear above the waist, but not below the waist.
Possible answers: blusa, camisa, camiseta, chaqueta, suéter, sombrero
Translate the sentence. Remember where adjectives go: The dog is pretty and fun. He is brown and white. He has brown eyes.
El perro es bonito y divertido. Él es marrón/café y blanco. Él tiene ojos marrones/cafés.
Translate the sentence: We are smart. But we are not patient. (Look to the grammar for "ser" to remember "we are." Remember if the adjectives are singular or plural!)
Somos inteligentes, pero no somos pacientes
Translate the sentence: The blue sweaters and the gray pants.
Translate the sentence: Los suéteres azules y los pantalones grises.
Translate the sentence: Some red sweaters and some green pants.
Translate the sentence: Unos suéteres rojos y unos pantalones verdes.
Translate the sentence. Remember correct word order:
She wears a white blouse and a purple skirt.
(Ella) lleva una blusa blanca y una falda morada.
Translate this sentence: The good-looking woman has long black hair. She wears a short red dress.
La mujer guapa tiene pelo/cabello negro. (Ella) lleva un vestido corta roja.
IN SPANISH, Describe one member of your team, using as many adjectives as possible. (Ex: Allison is kind, nice, tall, funny. She has brown eyes, black short hair., etc.
Answers may vary.
Fill in the correct form of "the."
(1) _____ vestidos, (2) _____ chica, (3) _____ casas, (4) _______ suéteres.
1) los. 2) la. 3) las. 4) los.
Fill in the correct form of "a/an/some."
(1) _____ sombrero, (2) _____ camisa, (3) _____ pantalones, (4) _______ faldas.
1) un. 2) una. 3) unos. 4) unas.
Translate this paragraph: The man wears blue pants, a red shirt, some white socks, and some black shoes. How good-looking!
El hombre lleva pantalones azules, una camisa roja, unos zapatos blancos, y unos zapatos negros. ¡Qué guapo!
Translate the sentence: The interesting man has two dogs, Maxie and Dino. Maxie is a good dog. Maxie is patient and fun. Dino is a bad dog. He is not fun or kind. But, the dogs are pretty.
El hombre interesante tiene dos perros, Maxie y Dino. Maxie es un perro bueno. Maxie es paciente y divertido. Dino es un perro malo. Él no es divertido o simpático/amable. Pero, los perros son bonitos.
Translate the sentence: The man has long, brown hair and green eyes. He is strong and tall. He is very good-looking. But he is boring and lazy. I do not like the man.
El hombre tiene pelo/cabello largo y castaño/marrón/café. Él es fuerte y alto. Él es muy guapo. Pero es aburrido y perezoso. No me gusta el hombre.
Write a chart, showing the rules for when you use the four ways to say "the" in Spanish.
Masculine, singular: el
Masculine, plural: los
Feminine, singular: la
Feminine, plural: las
Write a chart, showing the rules for when you use the four ways to say "a/an/some" in Spanish.
Masculine, singular: un
Masculine, plural: unos
Feminine, singular: una
Feminine, plural: unas