Attend a Baby Shower in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to attend a baby shower in Spanish in this article and the lessons above! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• use vocabulary related to baby showers

• talk about parties

• express emotions using the imperfect subjunctive

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!

Adjectives

Spanish	English
casero	homemade
inapropiado	inappropriate
pastel	pastel
unisex	unisex

examples
Me gustó que hicieran una tarta casera. I liked that they made a homemade pie.
Me enojó que algunos regalos fueran inapropiados. I was annoyed that some gifts were inappropriate.
Me gustó que decoraran con colores pastel. I liked that they decorated with pastel colors.

Nouns

Spanish	English
el ahijado, la ahijada	godson, goddaughter
el globo	balloon
la magdalena	cupcake
la temática	theme

examples
Me enojó que mi ahijado no trajera un regalo. I was annoyed that my godson didn’t bring a gift.
Me enojó que decoraran con globos. I was annoyed that they decorated with balloons.
Me gustó que prepararan magdalenas. I liked that they prepared cupcakes.

Noun Phrase

Spanish	English
la, el baby shower	baby shower

examples
El otro día mi familia me organizó una baby shower. The other day, my family organized a baby shower for me.

Baby shower, pastel and unisex. Do these words look familiar? We imagine so! Learn more about the pronunciation of English loanwords in Spanish in this article.

Verb

In this skill, you learn the following verb!

Spanish	English
desperdiciar	to waste

Desperdiciar

Desperdiciar(to waste) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	desperdiciara	I wasted
tú	desperdiciaras	you wasted	informal singular you
vos	desperdiciaras	you wasted	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	desperdiciara	he, she wasted
usted	desperdiciara	you wasted	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	desperdiciáramos	we wasted
vosotros, vosotras	desperdiciarais	you wasted	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	desperdiciaran	they wasted
ustedes	desperdiciaran	you wasted	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Verb Phrase

In this skill, you learn the following verb phrase!

Spanish	English
extrañar que	to be surprised

The Imperfect Subjunctive

The imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) follows many of the same rules as the present subjunctive. Introduced with a preterite, imperfect, conditional, or past perfect WEIRDO verb in the independent clause, the imperfect subjunctive often refers to a previous experience, but can also refer to unlikely events or possibilities.

Finding the Imperfect Subjunctive Stem

The imperfect subjunctive uses the third person plural of the preterite (minus the -ron). The third person preterite form of a verb, whether regular or irregular, becomes the base for the imperfect subjunctive stem.

Imperfect Subjunctive Endings

When conjugating the imperfect subjunctive, you can choose from two different sets of endings. Both are correct, though the first set, whose yo ending is -ra, is more widespread. For this reason, we use the -ra endings in these lessons.

Subject	Subjunctive 1 Endings	Subjunctive 2 Endings
yo	-ra	-se
tú	-ras	-ses
él, ella, usted	-ra	-se
nosotros, nosotras	-ramos	-semos
vosotros, vosotras	-rais	-seis
ellos, ellas, ustedes	-ran	-sen

Imperfect Subjunctive Uses

The imperfect subjunctive can be used to talk about past occurrences, current opinions of past events, doubts and wishes, as well as in if clauses and polite requests.

The following phrases, which express emotions or opinions, indicate that we need to use the imperfect subjunctive: