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Bienvenido/a a Master Spanish Weekly. A weekly email with useful Spanish, cultural references, and short practice so Spanish becomes part of your day.
In today’s email
🧠 A quick explanation of how adjectives work in Spanish
🗣️ Useful adjectives grouped by real-life situations
🎧 Audio to listen to and repeat
📥 A free PDF with 40 adjectives you’ll use often
Today’s email is coming one day later than usual. Yesterday got busy, and I couldn’t send it, but I still wanted to share something useful with you this week.
So today’s topic is simple and very practical: adjectives.
Adjectives help you describe the world around you. Once you know a few good ones, you can talk about people, places, food, and everyday situations much more easily.
Instead of memorizing long vocabulary lists, it helps to learn adjectives in context.
Describing the world around you in Spanish
Adjectives describe things, people, places, food, and ideas.
One small difference between English and Spanish is the position.
In English, adjectives usually come before the noun, but in Spanish, adjectives usually come after the noun:
English | Spanish |
|---|---|
adjective + noun | noun + adjective |
a beautiful city | una ciudad bonita |
a big house | una casa grande |
a good restaurant | un restaurante bueno |
Adjectives also change to match the noun’s gender and number:
Masculine | Feminine | English |
|---|---|---|
un restaurante bueno | una comida buena | a good restaurant / a good meal. |
un lugar tranquilo | una ciudad tranquila | a calm place / a quiet city |
un plato sabroso | una salsa sabrosa | a tasty dish / a tasty sauce |
unos carros muy caros | unas casas muy bonitas | some expensive cars / some pretty houses. |
Don’t worry too much about memorizing rules. The more you hear and read Spanish, the more natural this will feel.
Let’s look at some useful adjectives you can start using right away.
Category | Spanish Adjective | Example | English Adjective |
|---|---|---|---|
People | amable | Ella es muy amable. | kind |
People | trabajador / trabajadora | Él es muy trabajador. | hardworking |
People | curioso/a | Es un estudiante curioso. | curious |
People | divertido/a | Mi amigo es muy divertido. | fun |
People | paciente | La profesora es paciente. | patient |
Places | tranquilo/a | Mi hija es muy tranquila | quiet |
Places | moderno/a | El edificio es moderno. | modern |
Places | antiguo/a | La catedral es muy antigua. | old / historic |
Places | amplio/a | El parque es amplio. | spacious |
Places | turístico/a | Es un lugar muy turístico. | touristy |
Food | sabroso/a | El plato está sabroso. | tasty |
Food | picante | La salsa es picante. | spicy |
Food | dulce | El postre es dulce. | sweet |
Food | fresco/a | El pescado está fresco. | fresh |
Food | salado/a | La salsa está salada. | salty |
Things | útil | Esta app es útil. | useful |
Things | práctico/a | Es un método práctico. | practical |
Things | fácil | Adjective | easy |
Things | complicado/a | El problema es complicado. | complicated |
Things | necesario/a | Esta clase es necesaria. | necessary |
📥 Download the PDF:
🎧 Listen to the audio with all the examples:
Gracias
Gracias por seguir aprendiendo conmigo.
Hope this email helps you become a more confident Spanish speaker.
A few useful adjectives can help you describe many situations in Spanish.
¡Sigue adelante!
Alejandro Nunez, Founder & Director @ Vokally
