Word of the Day: Exitoso - Successful
Word of the Day: Exitoso - Exitosa (Successful): When you are successful, you get or achieve what you want and do not fail.
- Él es un jugador de futbol exitoso (He is a successful soccer player).
- Britney Spears es una cantante exitosa (Britney Spears is a successful singer).
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Height Length Width in Spanish
Today I want to talk about altura (height), longitud (length) and anchura (width).
Remember: adjectives in Spanish language are classified by gender and number therefore you must write them with articles and gender, plural or singular.
Altura (height) to describe how high or tall something is.
- Una montaña alta (a high mountain) - Dos montañas altas (two high mountains).
- Un hombre alto (a tall man) - Dos hombres altos (two high men).
Longitud (length) to describe how long or short something is. Here we can find two words:
- Largo/a (long) - Largos/as (long) - Un día largo (a long day) - Una calle larga (a long street).
- Corto/a (short) - Cortos/as (short) - Pelo corto (a short hair) - Línea corta (short line).
Anchura (width) to describe how wide or narrow something is. Here we can find two words. Here we can find two words:
- Ancho/a (wide) - Anchos/as (wide) - Una avenida ancha (a wide avenue).
- Angosto/a (narrow) - Angostos/as (narrow) - Una calle angosta (a narrow street).
The Head in Spanish
Here are the parts of the head in Spanish.
La cabeza (head)
El pelo (hair) - Los pelos (hairs)
La oreja (ears) - Las orejas (ears)
La frente (forehead)
- Frente ancha (wide forehead)
- Frente estrecha/pequeña (narrow forehead)
La ceja (eyebrow) - Las cejas (eyebrows)
- Cejas gruesas (thick eyebrows)
- Cejas finas (thin eyebrows)
La pestaña (eyelash) - Las pestañas (eyelashes)
- Pestañas largas (long eyelashes) - Pestañas cortas (short eyelashes) - Pestañas postizas (false eyelashes)
El Párpado (eyelid) - Los Párpados (eyelids)
- Párpados hinchados (swollen eyelids)
El ojo (eye) - Los ojos (eyes)
La nariz (nose) - Las nacices (noses)
- Nariz punteaguda (pointed nose)
- Nariz chata (flat nose)
- Nariz de gancho (hooked nose)
- Nariz con pecas (nose with freckles)
El bigote (moustache) - Los bigotes (moustaches)
La mejilla (cheek) - Las mejillas (cheeks)
La boca (mouth) - Las bocas (mouths)
El labio (lip) - Los labios (lips)
La lengua (tongue)
El diente (tooth) - Los dientes (teeth)
La barbilla (chin)
La barba (beard)
El cuello (neck)
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Here is the list of months in Spanish language. The months like the days of week in Spanish don’t use capital letters.
At the beginning of the sentences you must use capital letter.
Marzo es un lindo mes. ( March is a nice month)
- Enero (January)
- Febrero (February)
- Marzo (March)
- Abril (April)
- Mayo (May)
- Junio (June)
- Julio (July)
- Agosto (August)
- Septiembre (September)
- Octubre (October)
- Noviembre (November)
- Diciembre (December)
Day of the week in Spanish language:
- Lunes (Monday)
- Martes (Tuesday)
- Miércoles (Wednesday)
- Jueves (Thursday)
- Viernes (Friday)
- Sábado (Saturday)
- Domingo (Sunday)
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List of Colors in Spanish Language
The colors in Spanish language are using as adjectives with gender and number.
- La caja blanca (the white box)
- Las cajas blancas (the white boxes)
- El auto blanco (the white car)
- Los autos blancos (the white cars)
Here is the list of some basic colors:
- amarillo — yellow
- anaranjado — orange
- azul — blue
- blanco — white
- dorado — golden
- gris — gray
- marrón — brown
- negro — black
- púrpura — purple
- rojo — red
- rosado — pink
- verde — green
Cardinal Numbers in Spanish - Part one
The basic cardinal numbers in Spanish language are:
- 1 - Uno (one)
- 2 - Dos (two)
- 3 - Tres (three)
- 4 - Cuatro (four)
- 5 - Cinco (five)
- 6 - Seis (six)
- 7 - Siete (seven)
- 8 - Ocho (eight)
- 9 - Nueve (nine)
- 10 - Diez (ten)
- 11 - Once (eleven)
- 12 - Doce (twelve)
- 13 - Trece (thirteen)
- 14 - Catorce (fourteen)
- 15 - Quince (fifteen)
- 16 - Dieciseis (sixteen)
- 17 - Diecisiete (seventeen)
- 18 - Dieciocho (eighteen)
- 19 - Diecinueve (nineteen)
- 20 - Veinte (twenty)
In the next post I will talk about 20 to 1000.
If you liked this post, buy me a beer.The Human Body in Spanish
The Human Body
| ESPAÑOL | ENGLISH | ESPAÑOL | ENGLISH |
|---|---|---|---|
| brazo | arm | mano | hand |
| cuerpo | body | cabeza | head |
| oreja | ear | pierna | leg |
| ojo | eye | boca | mouth |
| cara | face | cuello | neck |
| pie/s | foot/feet | nariz | nose |
| dedo | finger | estómago | stomach |
| pelo | hair | diente/s | tooth/teeth |
| tobillo | ankle | coraz?n | heart |
| espalda | back | cadera | hip |
| vejiga | bladder | mandibula | jaw |
| sangre | blood | riñón | kidney |
| hueso | bone | rodilla | knee |
| cerebro | brain | hígado | liver |
| pantorrilla | calf | pulmón | lung |
| mejilla | cheek | músculo | muscle |
| pecho | chest | hombro | shoulder |
| barbilla | chin | esqueleto | skeleton |
| hoyuelo | dimple | piel | skin |
| codo | elbow | muslo | thigh |
| ceja | eyebrow | pulgar | thumb |
| pestaña | eyelash | garganta | throat |
| párpado | eyelid | lengua | tongue |
| rasgos | features | vena | vein |
| puño | fist | cintura | waist |
| frente | forehead | diente de juicio | wisdom tooth |
| peca | freckle | muñeca | wrist |
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Spanish Vowels
Spanish language has five vowels.
They are: A - E - I - O - U
There are two categories for these vowels order by sound
- Strong: A (pronounce like father) - E (pronounce like elephant) - O (pronounce like bought)
- Weak: I (pronounce like bit) - U (pronounce like boot)
Some Examples
- A - Alegre (happy) - Alfombra (carpet)
- E - Estante (shelf) - Este (east)
- I - Incluir (include) - Impuesto (tax)
- O - Oso (bear) - Oro (gold)
- U - Uva (grape) - Usted (you)
The Spanish Alphabet
The Spanish alphabet has 30 characters. Here they are
A - B - C - CH - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - LL - M - N - Ñ - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
Their names
A - BE - CE - CHE - DE - E -EFE - GE - HACHE - I - JOTA - K - ELE - ELLE - EME - ENE - EÑE - O - PE - CU - ERE - ERRE - ESE - TE - U - VE - DOBLE VE - EQUIS - YE - ZETA
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