Spanish 2 Unit 5: Personality Traits and People's Actions

Personality Traits and People's Actions

cualidades positivas

positive qualities

abierto/abierta

open

alegre

happy

amable

friendly

bondadoso/bondadosa

kind/good

bueno/buena

good

capaz

capable

cariñoso/cariñosa

caring

chistoso/chistosa

funny

compasivo/compasiva

compassionate

comprensivo/comprensiva

understanding

creativo/creativa

creative

entusiasta

enthusiastic

fácil

easy

fiel

faithful

gracioso/graciosa

funny

honesto/honesta

honest

imaginativo/imaginativa

imaginative

inteligente

intelligent

leal

loyal

listo/lista

bright, smart

mejor

best

nuevo/nueva

new

paciente

patient

pacífico/pacífica

peaceful

positivo/a

positive

responsable

responsible

sensible

sensitive

simpático/a

kind, nice

talentoso/a

talented

tranquilo/a

calm/quiet

único/a

unique

valiente

brave

cualidades negativas

negative qualities

aburrido/aburrida

boring

cerrado/cerrada

closed; close-minded

egoísta

selfish

incapaz

incapable

insensible

insensitive

malo/mala

bad

nervioso/nerviosa

nervous

triste

sad

para hablar de las personas admiradas

to talk about admired people

acompañar

to accompany

admirar

to admire

apoyar

to support

ayudar

to help

comer

to eat

compartir

to share

comprender

to understand

conocer

to know

crear

to create

creer

to believe

cumplir

to complete, finish

escoger

to choose

escribir

to write

exigir

to demand

insistir/insistir en

to insist/to insist on

merecer

to deserve

nominar

to nominate

permitir

to allow

preservar

to preserve

recibir

to receive

resolver

to resolve

saber

to know

vivir

to live

expresiones para cartas formales

expressions for formal letters

querido/querida:

Dear,

estimado/estimada:

Dear, (formal; lit. “Esteemed,”)

por la presente, quisiera nominar a…

Herein I'd like to nominate…

quedo a su disposición para…

Please feel free to contact me should you…

atentamente,

Sincerely,

saludos cordiales,

Best regards,