Character and personality
Carácter y personalidad
- Learn to describe the character of people.
- Talk about personalities.
- Relative superlatives: "El más, la más, los menos, ..."
Explore Spanish personality traits and relative superlatives like "el más" and "la menos" with key words such as sincero (sincere), tímido (shy), and generoso (generous) to describe character in real-life contexts.
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 2: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 3: Cluster the words
Instruction: Classify the words according to whether they describe a positive or negative character trait of a person.
Rasgos positivos de personalidad
Rasgos negativos de personalidad
Exercise 4: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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Sociable
Sociably
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Tímido
Shy
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Cerrado
Reserved
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Abierto
Open
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Mentiroso
Liar
Ejercicio 5: Conversation exercise
Instrucción:
- Describe and compare the people. (Describe and compare the people. )
- Describe your own character. (Describe your own character.)
- Describe your family members and friends. (Describe your family members and friends.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Juliette y Lukas son una pareja afectuosa. Juliette and Lukas are an affectionate couple. |
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Raúl es la persona más cerrada. Es introvertido. Raúl is the most closed person. He is introverted. |
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Caitlin no es deportista; es la persona menos activa. Caitlin is not sporty; she is the least active person. |
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Es la persona más perezosa. He is the most lazy person. |
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Parezco perezoso, pero soy activo. I seem lazy but I am active. |
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Puedo ser tímido si no conozco a las personas. I can be shy if I do not know the people. |
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Él no es honesto. He is not honest. |
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Ella es muy simpática pero no muy lista. She is very friendly but not very smart. |
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Son estudiantes inteligentes. They are intelligent students. |
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Son bastante tontos, pero no se lo diremos. They are rather dumb, but we will not tell them. |
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Exercise 6: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 7: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Yo ___ una persona abierta y sociable en el trabajo.
(I ___ like an open and sociable person at work.)2. Tú ___ menos tímido que antes, eso es bueno.
(You ___ less shy than before, that is good.)3. Ella es la más inteligente del equipo y todos la ___ respetan.
(She is the smartest on the team and everyone ___ respects her.)4. Nosotros ___ bien a los colegas y sabemos cómo son.
(We ___ the colleagues well and we know what they are like.)Exercise 8: Discovering the Personality of My Work Colleagues
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Conocer - Know
Presente
- yo conozco
- tú conoces
- él/ella/Ud. conoce
- nosotros/as conocemos
- vosotros/as conocéis
- ellos/ellas/Uds. conocen
Parecer - Seem
Presente
- yo parezco
- tú pareces
- él/ella/Ud. parece
- nosotros/as parecemos
- vosotros/as parecéis
- ellos/ellas/Uds. parecen
Exercise 9: Los superlativos relativos: "El más, la más, los menos, ..."
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: Relative superlatives: "El más, la más, los menos, ..."
Show translation Show answersmenos vagas, más antipático, la más activa, los más torpes, el más generoso, el más tranquilo, las menos tímidas
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A1.28.2 Gramática
Los superlativos relativos: "El más, la más, los menos, ..."
Relative superlatives: "El más, la más, los menos, ..."
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Parecer to seem Share Copied!
Presente
| Spanish | English |
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| (yo) parezco | I seem |
| (tú) pareces | You seem |
| (él/ella) parece | he/she seems |
| (nosotros/nosotras) parecemos | we seem |
| (vosotros/vosotras) parecéis | You seem |
| (ellos/ellas) parecen | they seem |
Conocer to meet Share Copied!
Presente
| Spanish | English |
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| (yo) conozco | I meet |
| (tú) conoces | You meet |
| (él/ella) conoce | he/she meets |
| (nosotros/nosotras) conocemos | we know |
| (vosotros/vosotras) conocéis | You meet |
| (ellos/ellas) conocen | they meet |
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Understanding Character and Personality in Spanish
This lesson focuses on describing character and personality traits in Spanish, introducing you to common adjectives and expressions used to talk about people’s personalities. You will learn to use relative superlatives (e.g., el más, la más, los menos) to compare and emphasize characteristics within groups.
Key Personality Traits
The lesson introduces both positive and negative personality traits that are frequently used in conversation:
- Positive traits: abierto (open), activo (active), cariñoso (affectionate), generoso (generous), inteligente (intelligent), simpático (nice)
- Negative traits: antipático (unfriendly), mentiroso (lying)
Using Relative Superlatives
Relative superlatives help you say that someone is "the most" or "the least" of a particular quality among a group. Examples include:
- Ella es la persona más sincera que conozco. (She is the most sincere person I know.)
- Mi amigo Carlos es el más divertido del grupo. (My friend Carlos is the funniest in the group.)
- Ana es la chica menos tímida de la clase. (Ana is the least shy girl in the class.)
Practice Dialogues and Real-life Contexts
The lesson provides practical dialogues to practice describing personalities in different situations, such as meeting colleagues, comparing friends, and job interviews. This helps you improve fluency and confidence in natural conversations.
Verb Focus: "Parecer" and "Conocer"
You will practice conjugations and usage of verbs like parecer (to seem) and conocer (to know people or places), essential for talking about personality and relationships:
- Yo parezco una persona abierta y sociable en el trabajo. (I seem like an open and sociable person at work.)
- Nosotros conocemos bien a los colegas. (We know our colleagues well.)
Differences Between English and Spanish Personality Descriptions
In Spanish, adjectives usually come after the noun (persona sincera), whereas in English they come before ("sincere person"). Also, Spanish often uses the verb parecer to express "seem" or "appear," which is less common in English personality descriptions. Additionally, the use of relative superlatives is common and structured as el/la/los/las + más/menos + adjective + de + group.
Useful Phrases to Describe Personality
- Es la persona más... – She is the most...
- Es el menos... – He is the least...
- Parece muy... – He/She seems very...
- ¿Quién es el más...? – Who is the most...?
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