How is Sofía? Using 'está' to say how someone is today. | Spanish

Starter quiz

Match the English and Spanish.

rápida

⇔

fast (f) ✓

lento

⇔

slow (m) ✓

preparado

⇔

ready (m) ✓

contenta

⇔

pleased (f) ✓

serio

⇔

serious (m) ✓
Match up the English and Spanish.

Ahora estoy contento.

⇔

I am pleased now. ✓

Estoy tranquilo.

⇔

I am calm. ✓

Hola. Está ausente.

⇔

Hello. He is absent. ✓

Adios. Está cansada.

⇔

Goodbye. She is tired. ✓
Which word contains all three sounds [e], [i] and [o]?

lista

primero ✓

tranquilo

preparado
¿Cómo estás hoy? Answer as if you are Sofia and say, 'I am curious';.

'Estoy curiosa.' ✓
Match up the English and Spanish.

cómo

⇔

how ✓

hoy

⇔

today ✓

ahora

⇔

now ✓

en

⇔

in ✓

Which of these words would contain all three key sounds [a], [o], [u] if they were describing a female?

serio

nervioso

curioso ✓

preparado
Match to complete the rules.

Adjectives ending in -o

⇔

describe male subjects ✓

Adjectives ending in -e or -z

⇔

describe both male and female subjects ✓

Adjectives ending in -a

⇔

describe female subjects ✓
Which of these adjectives could you use to describe a female subject?

cansada ✓

curiosa ✓

triste ✓

elegante ✓

feliz ✓
What does 'hoy' mean in the question '¿Cómo estás hoy?'.

'today' ✓
Which of the following is the correct translation of 'Sofia is curious now'?

Sofia está curioso ahora.

Sofia está curiosa hoy.

Sofia está curiosa ahora. ✓

Sofia está curiosa.
Match the English and Spanish.

Buenas tardes

⇔

Good afternoon ✓

Hola

⇔

Hello ✓

Adiós

⇔

Goodbye ✓

Buenos días

⇔

Good morning ✓

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The sound-symbol correspondences [a], [o] and [u] can be practised with many place names in Spanish-speaking countries.
Masculine adjectives that end in ‘o’ change to an ‘a’ when the person or animal being described is female.
Adjectives ending in –e or -z can describe a female and male person or animal; they do not change.

Adjectives ending in -e and -z change to -a when the person or animal described is female.

When an adjective ends in –e or -z , it can describe a female and male person or animal. It does not change.