All about me: 'ser' and 'estar' singular persons | Spanish

Starter quiz

Which words are adjectives?
- rico ✓
- perro
- trabajo
- activo ✓
Match the English with the Spanish.
- cheap
  
  ⇔
  
  barato ✓
- pretty
  
  ⇔
  
  bonito ✓
- good
  
  ⇔
  
  bueno ✓
- famous
  
  ⇔
  
  famoso ✓
- ugly
  
  ⇔
  
  feo ✓
Adjective ______ is when the adjective matches the noun in Spanish.
- 'agreement' ✓
Select the missing word. 'Mis primos ______ una abuela y un abuelo.'
- tengo
- tenemos
- tienen ✓
- son
- eres
Place these sentences in order to form a conversation.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  Tenemos un perro.
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  ¿Cómo es?
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  Es bastante activo.
To talk about temporary states, mood or location, the verb ______ is used in Spanish.
- 'estar' ✓

Which sounds are pronounced the same in Spanish and English?
- ga ✓
- ge
- gi
- go ✓
- gu ✓
The verb 'estar' is used to describe ______.
- location ✓
- mood ✓
- state ✓
- a trait
Match the Spanish and English.
- activo
  
  ⇔
  
  active ✓
- barato
  
  ⇔
  
  cheap ✓
- caro
  
  ⇔
  
  expensive ✓
- famoso
  
  ⇔
  
  famous ✓
Which sentence is correct?
- Es un perro fuerte. ✓
- Los primos está nervioso.
- La abuela son tranquilas.
- Es un trabajo famosa.
How do you say 'an old car' in Spanish?
- 'un coche antiguo' ✓

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[ge, gi] are pronounced as in 'gente' and ‘imaginar’.
'Estar' means ‘to be’ or ‘being’ and is used for moods or temporary states and location.
'Ser' means ‘to be’ or ‘being’ and is used for general traits.
Adjective agreement is achieved often by masculine adjectives ending in -o and feminine adjectives ending in -a.

[g] and [j] always have the same sound in Spanish, like [b] and [v] do.

[g] sounds different when followed by a, o, u, when it sounds just like g + a, o, u in English.

[ge, gi] - pronounced as in 'gente' and ‘imaginar’
[j] - pronounced as in 'ojo'
Adjective agreement - when the ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in gender and number
Ser - verb 'to be, being' for general traits
Estar - verb 'to be, being' for location and state