Lesson 4 - ¿Cómo estás? (How are you?)
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Emotions and Conditions in Spanish

Dialogue Lesson

Adjectives of Emotion and Condition

If there are two Spanish words, the first is the masculine form, and the second is the feminine form (masculine | feminine). If there is only one Spanish word, that is the form used for both men and women. Unlike English, adjectives are made plural when referring to two or more people (Ellos están contentos). To make the plural form, follow the rules that you learned in the Plural Lesson. Click on the adjective to hear the pronunciation.

► aburrido | ► aburrida = bored
► ansioso | ► ansiosa = anxious
► asustado | ► asustada = scared
► cansado | ► cansada = tired
► celoso | ► celosa = jealous
► confundido | ► confundida = confused
► contento | ► contenta = content
► emocionado | ► emocionada = excited
► enamorado | ► enamorada = in love
► enojado | ► enojada = angry
► estresado | ► estresada = stressed
► feliz = happy (plural form = ► felices)
► frustrado | ► frustrada = frustrated
► nervioso | ► nerviosa = nervous
► ocupado | ► ocupada = busy
► orgulloso | ► orgullosa = proud
► preocupado | ► preocupada = worried
► sorprendido | ► sorprendida = surprised
► tranquilo | ► tranquila = calm
► triste = sad

Practice

Select the correct translation.

Key Vocabulary

The following is a list of key vocabulary that you will need to know to understand the lesson. Click on the word to hear the pronunciation.

► un proyecto = a project
► grande = big
► en el trabajo = at work (literally, "in the work")
► necesitas = you need
► unas vacaciones = some vacation days
► estuve = I was
► de vacaciones = on vacation
► la semana pasada = last week (literally, "the week past")
► ya = already
► otra vez = again
► un trabajo = a job
► mucho = a lot
► otro = another, other

Dialogue

Now read the dialogue.

► Listen to the dialogue

PABLO - Hola, Lucía. ¿Cómo estás?
LUCÍA - Estoy estresada. Tengo mucho trabajo. Tengo un proyecto grande en el trabajo, y estoy preocupada.
PABLO - Eres muy trabajadora. Necesitas unas vacaciones.
LUCÍA - Estuve de vacaciones la semana pasada, y ya estoy ansiosa otra vez.
PABLO - ¡Oh no! Necesitas un trabajo diferente.
LUCÍA - Es cierto. Necesito otro trabajo.

Dictation

Dictations are great for practicing listening and spelling in Spanish. Click on "Listen" to hear the dictation of a sentence. The sentence will be read once quickly and then repeated slowly with pauses to write the words. Write the sentence in the textbox. Click on "Check" to check your answer. Don't forget to use correct capitalization, accents and punctuation, or the computer will mark it as incorrect.

Writing

Describe your current feelings using the verb estar and the adjectives that you learned on this page. You can also write sentences about your friends and family.

Examples
Estoy contenta.
Mi mamá está preocupada.

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