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Spanish (Spain)

### Welcome to the talent show

When watching an exciting performance, you will need the right vocabulary to talk about the contest (**el concurso**) and the talent (**el talento**) on display.

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### Exclamations with adjectives

To emphasize *how* brilliant or ridiculous someone is, Spanish uses a special exclamation structure: **¡lo** + adjective + **que... !**. In English, this usually translates to "How [adjective]...!"

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Even though you are using **lo**, remember that the adjective still needs to agree in gender and number with the person or thing it describes.

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### Exclamations with adverbs

You can use this exact same structure with adverbs to emphasize *how* an action is performed (like how fast someone moves, or how much they impress the jury). The structure remains **¡lo** + adverb + **que... !**.

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### Impressing the audience

If an audition (**la audición**) goes well, the participant might impress (**impresionar**) the audience enough to make them applaud (**aplaudir**).

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Exclamations of degree (¡lo... que!)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular subjects and 'ser' (yo soy, esto es)

Plural nouns and definite articles (los, las)

Plural pronouns and 'ser' (somos, sois, son)

Adjective agreement (-o, -a, -os, -as)

Indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas)

Simple negation (no)

Yes/no questions

Regular '-ar' verbs (-o, -as, -a...)

Regular '-er' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Regular '-ir' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Locative adverbs (aquí, allí)

Question words (quién, cómo)

The verb estar (estoy, estás)

The preposition en (en)

Ser vs. estar

The verb tener (tengo, tienes)

Possessive determiners (mi, tu, su)

Origin and possession (de, del)

The verb ir (voy, vas)

Destination (a, al)

The personal 'a' (a)

Stem-changing verbs: e to ie

Stem-changing verbs: o to ue

Irregular first-person verbs

Reflexive verbs (me, te, se)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, dos, tres)

Numbers 11 to 20 (once, doce, trece)

Counting by tens to 100 (treinta, cuarenta, cien)

Compound numbers up to 99 (veintiuno, treinta y uno)

Days of the week (el lunes, el martes)

The family and the personal 'a' (a mi tío, a mi prima)

Months of the year

Telling time (es la, son las)

Verbs of liking (me gusta)

Plural agreement with verbs of liking (gustan)

Degree modifiers (muy, mucho)

Formal address (usted, ustedes)

Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las)

The near future (ir a)

Obligation (tener que)

Present continuous (-ando, -iendo)

Affirmative commands (tú, vosotros)

Basic Food and Drink

The Human Body: Head and Arms

The Human Body: Legs and Health

Wardrobe Essentials

Fresh Produce

Meals and Proteins

Public Transport

Hello and goodbye (hola, ¿qué tal?)

Thank you, sorry, OK (gracias, vale)

There is, there are (hay)

My building (la escalera, el ascensor)

Describing people (moreno, rubio, tímido)

Land and sea (el mar, el río, el norte)

Sightseeing (la plaza, la catedral)

Asking the way (cerca, a la derecha, todo recto)

In class (¿puedes repetir?)

Verb + infinitive (quiero comer, sé leer)

What's your name? (me llamo, encantado)

Phone, computer and email

Hundreds and thousands (doscientos, mil)

What do you do? (¿a qué te dedicas?)

Personal details (la edad, la fecha de nacimiento)

Me neither (también, tampoco, ni)

How much is it? (el precio, la vuelta)

What's the weather like? (hace sol, nieva)

Free time (el concierto, el tenis)

At the bar (¿qué vas a tomar?)

The Natural World

Demonstratives (este, ese, aquel)

Prepositions of place (encima de, debajo de)

Prepositional pronouns (para mí, contigo)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primero to décimo)

Adverbs of frequency (a veces, nunca)

Exclamations (¡qué...!)

Indefinite pronouns (algo, alguien)

Indefinite determiners (algún, ningún)

Indirect object pronouns (le, les)

Double object pronouns (me lo, te la)

Double object pronouns (se lo, se la)

Verbs of preference (encantar, interesar)

Impersonal obligation (hay que)

Starting and finishing actions (empezar a, terminar de)

Adjective comparatives (más que, menos que)

Comparatives of equality (tan como)

Noun comparatives (tanto como)

Question	Answer
the contest	el concurso
the talent	el talento
In this contest there is a lot of talent.	En este concurso hay mucho talento.
brilliant	brillante
the participant	el participante
Look how brilliant the new participant is!	¡Mira lo brillante que es el nuevo participante!
ridiculous	ridículo
the host	el presentador
How ridiculous the host of the contest is!	¡Lo ridículo que es el presentador del concurso!
the audition	la audición
to impress	impresionar
If the audition is good, the participant can impress the jury.	Si la audición es buena, la participante puede impresionar al jurado.
to applaud	aplaudir
The audience does not stop applauding after the audition.	El público no deja de aplaudir después de la audición.
It is incredible how much his talent impresses!	¡Es increíble lo mucho que impresiona su talento!
How fast the magician acts in the show!	¡Lo rápido que actúa el mago en el espectáculo!
the applause	el aplauso
Who can hear the applause with such a ridiculous noise?	¿Quién puede oír el aplauso con un ruido tan ridículo?
The host asks how the actress's audition is.	La presentadora pregunta cómo es la audición de la actriz.
How nervous the participant is because of the contest!	¡Lo nervioso que está el participante por el concurso!
How brilliant the performance is! The audience applauds and the applause is loud.	¡Lo brillante que es la actuación! El público aplaude y el aplauso es fuerte.
to be successful, to succeed	tener éxito
How well she sings! She will surely be successful.	¡Lo bien que canta! Seguro que tendrá éxito.
The participant was very successful in the audition.	El participante tuvo mucho éxito en la audición.
How happy he is! He has been successful in the contest.	¡Lo contento que está! Ha tenido éxito en el concurso.

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