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El chofer del taxi es amable.

El chofer del taxi es amable.
The taxi driver is friendly.
From Lesson 180:Polite advice (deberías...)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about El chofer del taxi es amable.

Why do we use es instead of está for 'is friendly'?
We use es (from ser) because being friendly (amable) is described here as a general personality trait of the driver. If you wanted to emphasize that he is just acting friendly right now, you could use está (from estar), but es amable is the standard way to say someone is a naturally nice person.
Is chofer spelled without an accent mark?
Yes, in Latin America it is usually spelled chofer without an accent because the spoken stress naturally falls on the final syllable. You might sometimes see it spelled chófer—that is the standard pronunciation and spelling in Spain.
Since we are learning the conditional tense for advice, how would I say 'The taxi driver should be friendly'?
You would use the conditional form of deber (to owe/must). To say 'should', change it to debería and leave the next verb in its dictionary form: El chofer del taxi debería ser amable.
Does amable change if the taxi driver is female?
No, it stays exactly the same! Adjectives that end in -e in Spanish are gender-neutral. Whether you are talking about a male driver or a female driver, the adjective remains amable. It only changes if it becomes plural (amables).

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