Capítulo 1B: ¿Y tú, cómo eres?

Essential Questions How can I describe myself in Spanish to someone who doesn’t know me? How can one tell if a word is masculine or feminine? What is the difference between “soy”, “eres”, and “es” and what do they mean in English? How do friendships in the United States similar to friendships in Latin-American countries? How is it different?

¿Cómo eres? What are you like?

¿Eres…? Are you…?

¿Cómo es? What he/she like?

¿Cómo te llamas? What is YOUR name?

¿Cómo se llama? What is HIS/HER name?

(Yo) Soy… I am…

(Yo) No soy… I am not…

(Tú) Eres… You are…

(Tú) No eres… You are not…

(Él) es… He is…

(Él) no es… He is not…

(Ella) es… She is…

(Ella) no es… She is not…

Me gusta… I like…

Te gusta… You like…

Le gusta… He/She likes…

A veces Sometimes

Según mis amigos… According to my friends…

Según mi familia… According to my family…

muy Very

pero But

Artístico Artistic

Atrevida Daring

Buena Good

Mala Bad

Deportista Sporty

Ordenado Organized

Desordenado Disorganized

Studious Estudiosa

Funny Gracioso

Patient Paciente

Impatient Impaciente

Intelligent Inteligente

Lazy Perezosa

Shy/Reserved Reservado

Serio Serious

Nice Simpático

Mean Antipático

Sociable

Talented Talentosa

Hard-working Trabajador