Spanish Feelings and Emotions Vocabulary Exercise 1

Practise Spanish vocabulary for feelings and emotions. Complete each sentence with the correct emotional adjective or expression. Elementary level.

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Core emotion vocabulary — feliz (happy — invariable by gender), triste (sad — also invariable), emocionado/a (excited), celoso/a (jealous), satisfecho/a (satisfied), aburrido/a (bored). Plus two nouns: el miedo (fear) and la ansiedad (anxiety). Mix adjectives and nouns for variety.

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Tener vs. estar with feelings — Adjective feelings use estar: Estoy feliz / triste / emocionado. Noun feelings use tener: Tengo miedo (I'm scared), Tengo sueño (I'm sleepy), Tengo ansiedad (I'm anxious). You can also say Me da miedo (It scares me) — a third option that's very natural.

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Talking about how you feel — ¿Cómo te sientes? (How are you feeling?). Me siento fatal (I feel terrible). Estoy muy satisfecho con el resultado (I'm very satisfied with the result). ¡Estás celoso! (You're jealous!). Tengo mucho sueño (I'm very sleepy). Feelings vocabulary is essential for real, honest conversations.

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Complete the translations below using the following words: miedo, felíz, aburrido, ansiedad, celoso, satisfecho, triste, emocionado, fatal, sueño. In your answers, make sure that the ADJECTIVE agrees with its corresponding NOUN.

1. He's jealous of her. = (Él) está de ella.✓

2. The boss is not satisfied with the result. = El patrón no está con el resultado.✓

3. Becky feels sad. = Becky se siente .✓

4. They make me feel anxious. = Ellos me dan .✓

5. Your brother seems pretty excited. = Tu hermano parece bastante .✓

6. Are you happy? = Estás ?✓

7. I feel horrible. = Me siento .✓

8. My grandmother is sleepy. = Mi abuela tiene .✓

9. She looks bored. = (Ella) se ve .✓

10. Her voice scares me. = Me da su voz.✓