Describe Your Friends in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to describe your friends in Spanish in this article and the lessons above! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• describe people’s qualities

• talk about people’s nationality

• describe people’s emotions

Vocabulary

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

Adjectives

Spanish	English
agobiado	overwhelmed
colombiano	Colombian
costarricense	Costa Rican
cubano	Cuban
débil	weak
desagradable	disagreeable
dulce	sweet
elegante	elegant
emocionado	excited
enfadado	angry
guatemalteco	Guatemalan
nervioso	nervous
panameño	Panamanian
salvadoreño	Salvadorean

examples
Mis compañeros de trabajo son cubanos. My coworkers are Cuban.
Sus amigos son dulces. Her friends are sweet.
Tu compañera de cuarto es panameña. Your roommate is Panamanian.

Adjective Phrases

Spanish	English
segura de sí misma	sure of herself
seguro de sí mismo	sure of himself

examples
Mi amigo es seguro de sí mismo. My friend is sure of himself.
Mi amiga es segura de sí misma. My friend is sure of herself.

Gender and Plurality Tip

Remember that Spanish adjectives must match the number and gender of the noun being described. This means you will need to modify the ending of the adjective to match the gender and number of the noun. However, this is not the case for adjectives ending in e. In this case, we do not modify the adjective to reflect gender, just number. For example:

examples
En cambio, nuestra amiga es fuerte. However, our friend is strong.
Mis compañeros de trabajo son fuertes. My coworkers are strong.

You can read more about noun-adjective agreement in this article.

Capitalization Tip

We do not capitalize the names of nationalities in Spanish.

examples
Mi amiga es costarricense. My friend is Costa Rican.
Tu mejor amiga es guatemalteca. Your best friend is Guatemalan.

Ser Versus Estar: Adjectives

Remember that we use ser to describe permanent or lasting attributes, whereas we use estar to indicate a temporary state. For example:

examples
Mi mejor amigo es colombiano. My best friend is Colombian.
Mi amigo está enfadado. My friend is angry.

Looking for a more in-depth explanation of the differences between ser and estar? Check this article out!

Noun

Spanish	English
el conocido	acquaintance

examples
Nuestros conocidos son interesantes. Our acquaintances are interesting.

Noun Phrases

Spanish	English
el compañero de casa	housemate
el compañero de clase	classmate
el compañero de cuarto	roommate
el compañero de trabajo	coworker
el mejor amigo	best friend

examples
Mis compañeros de trabajo son fuertes. My coworkers are strong.
Mi mejor amigo es colombiano. My best friend is Colombian.
Su compañera de clase está emocionada. Their classmate is excited.

Verbs

In this skill, you learn the following verbs!

Actuar

Actuaris a regular -ar verb that means to act.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	actúo	I act
tú	actúas	you act	informal singular you
vos	actuás	you act	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	actúa	he, she acts
usted	actúa	you act	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	actuamos	we act
vosotros, vosotras	actuáis	you act	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	actúan	they act
ustedes	actúan	you act	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Note that, for the verb actuar, the u becomes an accented ú in the yo, tú, él/ella/usted, and ellos/ellas/ustedes forms.

Bucear

Bucearis a regular -ar verb that means to scuba dive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	buceo	I scuba dive
tú	buceas	you scuba dive	informal singular you
vos	buceás	you scuba dive	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	bucea	he, she scuba dives
usted	bucea	you scuba dive	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	buceamos	we scuba dive
vosotros, vosotras	buceáis	you scuba dive	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	bucean	they scuba dive
ustedes	bucean	you scuba dive	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Pintar

Pintaris a regular -ar verb that means to paint.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	pinto	I paint
tú	pintas	you paint	informal singular you
vos	pintás	you paint	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	pinta	he, she paints
usted	pinta	you paint	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	pintamos	we paint
vosotros, vosotras	pintáis	you paint	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	pintan	they paint
ustedes	pintan	you paint	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Programar

Programaris a regular -ar verb that means to code.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	programo	I code
tú	programas	you code	informal singular you
vos	programás	you code	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	programa	he, she codes
usted	programa	you code	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	programamos	we code
vosotros, vosotras	programáis	you code	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	programan	they code
ustedes	programan	you code	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Verb Phrases

In this skill, you learn the following verb phrases!

Hacer Yoga

Hacer yogais an -er verb phrase with an irregular yo form that means to do yoga.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	hago yoga	I do yoga
tú	haces yoga	you do yoga	informal singular you
vos	hacés yoga	you do yoga	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	hace yoga	he, she does yoga
usted	hace yoga	you do yoga	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	hacemos yoga	we do yoga
vosotros, vosotras	hacéis yoga	you do yoga	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	hacen yoga	they do yoga
ustedes	hacen yoga	you do yoga	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Montar A Caballo

Montar a caballois a regular -ar verb phrase that means to ride a horse.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	monto a caballo	I ride a horse
tú	montas a caballo	you ride a horse	informal singular you
vos	montás a caballo	you ride a horse	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	monta a caballo	he, she rides a horse
usted	monta a caballo	you ride a horse	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	montamos a caballo	we ride a horse
vosotros, vosotras	montáis a caballo	you ride a horse	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	montan a caballo	they ride a horse
ustedes	montan a caballo	you ride a horse	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Montar En Moto

Montar en motois a regular -ar verb phrase that means to ride a motorcycle.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	monto en moto	I ride a motorcycle
tú	montas en moto	you ride a motorcycle	informal singular you
vos	montás en moto	you ride a motorcycle	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	monta en moto	he, she rides a motorcycle
usted	monta en moto	you ride a motorcycle	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	montamos en moto	we ride a motorcycle
vosotros, vosotras	montáis en moto	you ride a motorcycle	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	montan en moto	they ride a motorcycle
ustedes	montan en moto	you ride a motorcycle	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Phrases

Here is one of the phrases used in these lessons!

Spanish	English
en cambio	however

Quiz Yourself!

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Spanish Conversation

Fantastic! Let's put the grammar and vocab from above to the test in the following example of a conversation in Spanish.

Emiliano:

¡Hola, Juana! Tus amigos están aquí, ¿verdad? ¿Cómo son?

Hi, Juana! Your friends are here, aren’t they? What are they like?

Juana:

Sí, mis amigos y mis compañeros de trabajo están aquí. Son todos muy interesantes.

Yes, my friends and coworkers are here. They’re all very interesting.

Emiliano:

Ah, ¿sí? ¿De dónde son?

Oh, really? Where are they from?

Juana:

Mi amiga Roberta es guatemalteca. Lorena es costarricense. Mis compañeros de trabajo son panameños.

My friend Roberta is Guatemalan. Lorena is Costa Rican. My coworkers are Panamanian.

Emiliano:

¡Qué interesante! ¿Y cómo son?

How interesting! And what are they like?

Juana:

Mis amigas son muy inteligentes. Y mis compañeros de trabajo son elegantes.

My friends are very intelligent. And my coworkers are elegant.

Want to learn more about how to describe your friends in Spanish? Check out the following articles!

• Professions in Spanish

• Hobbies in Spanish

• Introducing People and Pets