Learn Spanish (Spain): ¿Es inglesa la mujer simpática?

In Spanish yes/no questions, it is very common to invert the word order by putting the verb (Es) before the subject (la mujer simpática). You could just say ¿La mujer simpática es inglesa? and raise your voice at the end, but swapping the order is a classic way to form a question in Spanish.

Why isn't inglesa capitalized?

Unlike in English, Spanish does not capitalize nationalities or languages. They are only capitalized if they are the very first word of a sentence.

Why is it inglesa instead of inglés?

Adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Because la mujer (the woman) is a feminine noun, the masculine word for English (inglés) drops its accent and adds an a to become the feminine inglesa.

Why does simpática come after mujer?

In Spanish, descriptive adjectives like simpática (nice) almost always go right after the noun they describe. So, instead of saying nice woman, you say mujer simpática (woman nice).