English Vocabulary and Comparisons

English Vocabulary: Adjectives

Adjectives and their Spanish translations:

  • clever: inteligente
  • careful: cuidadoso
  • confident: seguro
  • intelligent: inteligente
  • optimistic: optimista
  • quiet: silencio
  • nice: agradable
  • interesting: interesante
  • fit: mantenerse
  • kind: todo tipo de clase
  • patient: paciente
  • rude: grosero
  • tidy: ordenado
  • serious: serio
  • lazy: vago
  • funny: divertido
  • pessimistic: pesimista
  • sad: triste
  • thoughtful: pensativo
  • cold: frio
  • imaginative: imaginativo
  • nervous: nervioso
  • polite: cortés
  • sensitive: sensible

English Vocabulary: Clothing

Clothing items and their Spanish translations:

  • blouse: blusa
  • coat: chaqueta
  • dress: vestido
  • jacket: chaqueta
  • jeans: jeans
  • shirt: camisa
  • shoes: zapatos
  • skirt: falda
  • socks: calcetines
  • suit: terno
  • sweater: sweater
  • swimsuit: traje de baño
  • tie: corbata
  • tights: malla
  • trainer: zapatilla de deporte
  • trousers: pantalones
  • t-shirt: pantalón corto
  • underwear: ropa debajo

I never wear pink pants for work at the university.

Questions and Answers

Practice questions and example answers:

  1. Who is the most intelligent person you know?
    My brother is the most intelligent person I know.
  2. What is the oldest thing you own?
    The oldest thing I own is my grandmother’s ornament in my house.
  3. What is the coldest time of the year?
    The coldest time of the year is July.
  4. What is the warmest place you know?
    Water springs is the warmest place I know.
  5. What is the most beautiful country for a holiday?
    The most beautiful country for a holiday is Chile.
  6. Who is the funniest person to be with at a party?
    My best friend is the funniest person to be with at a party.

Comparatives and Superlatives

Examples of comparative and superlative sentences:

  • My mother is tall, but my father is taller.
  • I am tidy, but my sister is tidier.
  • My dog is intelligent, but my cat is more intelligent.
  • My brother is young, but my sister is the youngest.
  • My grandmother is beautiful, but my mother is more beautiful.
  • Osorno is cold, but Punta Arenas is colder.
  • My job is funny, but my new job is funnier.
  • My brother is good at football, but I am better at football.
  • My girlfriend is young, but my sister is younger.