A2 Spanish Vocabulary Lesson
3 Words for Feelings
3 palabras para los sentimientos
2:56 min video · 9 sentences · 3 key words
Transcript with English
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- Hoy estoy muy contenta.Today I am very happy.
- ¿Por qué estás tan contento?Why are you so happy?
- Pablo no está contento con su trabajo.Pablo is not happy with his job.
- Estoy preocupado por el examen.I am worried about the exam.
- Lucía está preocupada por su madre.Lucía is worried about her mother.
- No estéis preocupados, todo está bien.Don't be worried, everything is fine.
- Hoy estoy muy cansada.Today I am very tired.
- ¿Estás cansado después del viaje?Are you tired after the trip?
- Pablo no está cansado, quiere salir.Pablo is not tired, he wants to go out.
About this lesson
Three useful Spanish words for feelings: contento, preocupado and cansado, each shown in an everyday adult moment with a common English-speaker mistake.
How to practise
- Learn each word on its card: the word and what it means.
- Repeat every example out loud in the Te toca · Your turn pause, then check the Don't say card: how not to use the word.
- At the end, take the quick quiz on the theme's words.
Los sentimientos Feelings
| Word | Meaning | Don't say |
|---|---|---|
| contento | happy, pleased adjective, estar contento/a con | Estoy contento de mi trabajo. ✗ · Estoy contento con mi trabajo. ✓ Use contento con for what pleases you, not de. |
| preocupado | worried adjective, preocupado por algo | Estoy preocupado sobre el examen. ✗ · Estoy preocupado por el examen. ✓ Spanish uses por after preocupado, not sobre or about. |
| cansado | tired adjective, estar cansado/a | Soy cansado hoy. ✗ · Estoy cansado hoy. ✓ Feelings and states use estar, not ser. |
Key words
| Spanish | English | Level |
|---|---|---|
| contento | happy, pleased | |
| preocupado | worried | |
| cansado | tired |
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