Vocabulary: useful adjectives

Adjectives to describe places, things and experiences. Use a range of them to raise your marks.

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Describing things

Gratuito / gratis = free of charge. Libre = free (available, not busy): ¿Estás libre esta tarde?
SpanishEnglish
antiguo / antiguaold, ancient
famoso / famosafamous
clásico / clásicaclassical, classic
cómodo / cómodacomfortable
peligroso / peligrosadangerous
distinto / distintadifferent
gratuito / gratuitafree (of charge)
librefree (available)
justo / justafair
falso / falsafalse
verdadero / verdaderatrue, real
útiluseful
inútiluseless
típico / típicatypical
activo / activaactive

Opposites

Rico = rich (with ser) or tasty (with estar or for food).
SpanishEnglish
ligero / ligeralight (in weight)
vacío / vacíaempty
lleno / llena (H)full
abierto / abiertaopen
cerrado / cerradaclosed
limpio / limpiaclean
sucio / suciadirty
rápido / rápidafast
lento / lentaslow
fuertestrong
débilweak
pobrepoor
rico / ricarich, tasty
cercano / cercananearby
lejano / lejana (H)far away

Opinions and order

Último before the noun = last: la última vez. Propio = own: mi propio dormitorio.
SpanishEnglish
emocionanteexciting
increíbleincredible
maravilloso / maravillosawonderful
guaycool
relajanterelaxing
agradablepleasant
próximo / próximanext
último / últimalast
siguientefollowing
mismo / mismasame
propio / propiaown
varios / variasseveral
solo / solaalone
seguro / segurasafe, sure
Worked example

Translate: The museum is free and the guided tour was wonderful.

  1. free (of charge) = gratuito / gratis
  2. the guided tour = la visita guiada
  3. was wonderful = fue maravillosa (feminine to agree with visita)

Answer: El museo es gratuito y la visita guiada fue maravillosa.

Key idea

Antiguo, famoso, cómodo, peligroso, distinto, gratuito (free of charge), libre (free, available), justo, útil, inútil, típico. Ligero, vacío, lleno, abierto / cerrado, limpio / sucio, rápido / lento, fuerte / débil, cercano. Emocionante, maravilloso, guay, relajante, próximo, último, siguiente, mismo, propio, varios.

Key words
útil
useful
emocionante
exciting

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  1. What does falso / falsa mean?

    1. free (of charge)
    2. false
    3. useless
    4. old, ancient
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    Answer: false

    Falso = false.

  2. Which is the Spanish for "free" (available, not busy)?

    1. peligroso / peligrosa
    2. verdadero / verdadera
    3. típico / típica
    4. libre
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    Answer: libre

    Free (available) = libre.

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