The verb ser is used to talk about inherent attributes, qualities and characteristics that are not likely to change.
El barco es grande.
The boat is large. El carro es pequeño.
The car is small. Mi carro es rojo.
My car is red. Mi hermano es alto.
My brother is tall.
El banano es dulce.
The banana is sweet. El niño es guapo.
The boy is handsome. Este río es muy ancho.
This river is very wide. El bebé es feo.
The baby is ugly.
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Dialogue 1 Click to start or stop audio Andrés: Estoy feliz. Veo el barco.
I'm happy. I see the boat. Julia: El barco es muy grande.
The boat is very large. Andrés: Eso tiene sentido. El océano es muy grande.
This makes sense. The ocean is very large. Julia: ¡El barco es grande pero la habitación es muy pequeña!
The boat is large but my room is very small! Andrés: ¡La cama es corta y yo soy alto!
The bed is short and I am tall! Julia: La maleta es grande y el armario es pequeño.
The suitcase is large and the closet is small.
Dialogue 2 Click to start or stop audio Estela: Estados Unidos es lindo y es grande y la gente es muy cálida y muy, digamos, eh... sonriente.
The United States is nice, and it's big, and the people is warm-hearted, and very, let's say, hum... smiling.
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