![]() ![]() Mi prima tiene sueño porque su vuelo aterrizó a las 4 de la mañana. ![]() (I’m hungry because I should have eaten breakfast at 8, but now it’s 10.) Tengo hambre porque debí haber desayunado a las 8, pero ya son las 10. You might have noticed that tener is used for feelings like “thirsty” and “hungry.” This is because these feelings are considered nouns in Spanish, whereas they’re adjectives in English.įor feelings that are nouns, we use tener. (He feels sick, so we’re going to the doctor’s office.) Use tener for feelings that are nouns. Se siente enfermo, así que vamos al consultorio médico. (I always feel tired because I work nights.) Siempre me siento cansado porque trabajo por las noches. (She’s depressed because her boyfriend broke up with her.) Use sentirse as we’d use “to feel” in English. (I’m happy because tomorrow is my birthday.)Įlla está deprimida porque su novio rompió con ella. This is similar to how we use “to be” in English when describing feelings.Įstoy alegre porque mañana es mi cumpleaños. In English, we use one verb to describe the way we feel: “to be.” For example, “ I am sad,” “ you are happy,” “ he is thirsty.”īut in Spanish, we use several words-primarily estar (to be), sentirse (to feel), dar (to give) and tener (to have). They’re super useful to learn on your journey to expressing yourself in Spanish, so let’s have a look: These words are nouns because they don’t describe a state or feeling, they are a state or feeling. We’ll start by going over some of the names of feelings-otherwise known as nouns. (Download) How To Talk About Feelings in Spanish Names of Feelings in Spanish This blog post is available as a convenient and portable PDF that youĬlick here to get a copy. Common Emotions and Feelings in Spanish.In this post, you’ll learn 50 phrases to express emotions-from happiness to sadness and anger to surprise-so you can easily talk about your feelings in Spanish. Though Spanish is an expressive language, describing your feelings as a beginner or intermediate learner can be frustrating. ApFeelings in Spanish: 50 Useful Ways to Describe Your EmotionsĪre you sick of expressing all of your opinions through sí (yes) and no (no), smiles, and grunts when talking with Spanish speakers? ![]()
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