😄 Emotions

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In this section you'll learn useful Spanish words and expressions for talking about emotions, feelings, and how you or someone else feels in everyday situations.

🟢 Basic Emotions & Feelings

😊 Happy → Feliz
😢 Sad → Triste
😡 Angry → Enojado / Enojada
😨 Scared → Asustado / Asustada
🤩 Excited → Emocionado / Emocionada
😴 Tired → Cansado / Cansada
😌 Calm → Tranquilo / Tranquila
😟 Worried → Preocupado / Preocupada

🟡 More Feelings

🌿 Relaxed → Relajado / Relajada
😬 Nervous → Nervioso / Nerviosa
💖 In love → Enamorado / Enamorada
😕 Confused → Confundido / Confundida
😔 Disappointed → Decepcionado / Decepcionada
🥱 Bored → Aburrido / Aburrida
😳 Embarrassed → Avergonzado / Avergonzada
🙏 Grateful → Agradecido / Agradecida

🔴 Additional Emotion Vocabulary

😤 Frustrated → Frustrado / Frustrada
😲 Surprised → Sorprendido / Sorprendida
😞 Discouraged → Desanimado / Desanimada
😇 Relieved → Aliviado / Aliviada
🥹 Proud → Orgulloso / Orgullosa
😒 Jealous → Celoso / Celosa

👕 Feelings & Gender Agreement

Many adjectives used to describe feelings change their ending to match the person being described.

Cansado    Cansada

Nervioso    Nerviosa

Preocupado    Preocupada
Other feeling words keep the same form for masculine and feminine.

Feliz
Triste

🧠 Ways to Express Feelings

💬 Estar + adjective is commonly used to describe someone's current emotional state.

Estoy cansado.
I'm tired.
❤️ Sentirse means "to feel" and is another common way to talk about emotions.

Me siento feliz.
I feel happy.
😨 Some feelings are commonly expressed with tener instead of estar.

Tengo miedo.
I'm afraid. / I'm scared.

Tengo sueño.
I'm sleepy.
💡 Ser and estar can change the meaning of a description. When talking about emotions, estar commonly describes how someone feels, while ser is generally used when describing someone's character or qualities.

💬 Talking About Feelings

😊 Hoy estoy de muy buen humor.
I'm in a very good mood today.
😟 Mi hermana está preocupada por su examen de mañana.
My sister is worried about her exam tomorrow.
😇 Me siento aliviado después de terminar el proyecto.
I feel relieved after finishing the project.
🤩 Estamos emocionados por conocer la nueva ciudad.
We're excited to explore the new city.

💬 Everyday Conversations

Checking in with a friend

A: ¿Cómo te sientes hoy?
B: Estoy un poco cansada, pero de buen humor.

A: How are you feeling today?
B: I'm a little tired, but I'm in a good mood.
Before an important event

A: ¿Estás nervioso por la entrevista?
B: Sí, un poco, pero también estoy emocionado.

A: Are you nervous about the interview?
B: Yes, a little, but I'm also excited.

📝 Example Sentences

😲 Lucía se quedó sorprendida cuando vio el regalo sobre la mesa.
Lucía was surprised when she saw the gift on the table.
😤 Me siento frustrado porque llevo una hora buscando mis llaves.
I feel frustrated because I've been looking for my keys for an hour.
🥹 Sus padres están muy orgullosos de todo lo que ha logrado.
His parents are very proud of everything he has accomplished.
🌿 Después de caminar junto al mar, nos sentimos mucho más relajados.
After walking by the sea, we feel much more relaxed.

🏆 Final Practice

Try saying each phrase before pressing play.

  • ¿Cómo te sientes hoy?
  • Estoy un poco nervioso.
  • Me siento muy feliz.
  • Mi amiga está preocupada.
  • Tengo miedo.
  • Estamos emocionados por el viaje.