1. ¿Cómo eres? ¿Cómo es? “SER” & Adjectivos “To Be” and Adjectives
Purpose: to talk about what you and others are like
& to ask people about themselves or others

2. Forms of SER: “to be”-am, is, & are
English Spanish
Pronoun/Verb Pronoun/Verb
I am – (yo) Soy
You are – (Tu) Eres
He, she, it is – (el/ella) Es
We are – (Nosotros) Somos
They or You all are – [Ellos(as)/Ustedes] Son
¿Cómo eres? What are you like?
¿Cómo es? What is he / she like?

3. When to use “ser”: 1. to tell the Origin of a person or thing
When to use “ser”: 1. to tell the Origin of a person or thing (Soy de ponchatoula: I am from ponchatoula) 2. for Identification (Mi nombre es… : My name is…) 3. Characteristics ****(We will focus on this use.) (Taylor es alta. : Taylor is tall.) 4. Telling time and date (Son las seis. It’s 6./ Hoy es el lunes. Today is Monday.) 5. Time and place of an event (Mi clase del espanol es a las once. My Spanish class is at 11.) 6. With the preposition “de” [From/of] (Soy de ponchatoula: I am from ponchatoula)

4. Los Adjectivos (the adjectives)
atletico(a) athletic 10. pelirrojo(a) redheaded
Alto(a) tall estudioso(a) studious
Bajo(a) short bonito(a) pretty
Feo(a) ugly guapo(a) handsome
Viejo(a) old inteligente intelligent
Joven(a) young atrevido(a) bold/daring
Gordo(a) fat timido(a) shy
Delgado(a) thin creativo(a) creative
Rubio(a) blond Moreno(a) brown

5. Los Adjectivos (the adjectives)
19. artístico(a) artistic 25. bueno(a) good
20. desordenado(a) messy 26. impaciente impatient
21. ordenado(a) neat 27. paciente patient
22. serio(a) serious 28. sociable sociable
23. simpático(a)nice 29. talentoso(a) talented
24. antipatico(a)mean 30. malo(a) bad
La chica es muy bonita y es pelirroja.
(The girl is very pretty and is redheaded.)

6. Examples of SER and Adjectives:
El perro feo es gordo.
(The ugly dog is fat.)
Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj
are talented and creative.
(Lil Wayne y Nicki Minaj
son talentosos y creativos.)