Spanish for English speakers Clothes · Lesson 7

Picking by adjective

Specify clothes by adjective in Spanish — la pequeña blanca (the small white one) — with adjective agreement and placement.

Conversation

  1. Rose Rose

    ¿Qué totalle le gustaría?

    Which towel would you like?

  2. Yennifer Yennifer

    La pequeña blanca que está arriba

    The small white one at the top.

    Tip: There is no fix order for adjectives in Spanish. This sentence could also sound like this "La blanca pequeña que está arriba".

  3. Rose Rose

    ¿Esta?

    This one?

  4. Yennifer Yennifer

    No, no la que está abajo.

    No. Not the one at the bottom.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Where do Spanish adjectives go?

Usually AFTER the noun: la toalla blanca (the white towel). Some adjectives go before for emphasis or different meaning.

How do adjectives agree?

Adjectives match the noun's gender and number: la toalla pequeña, las toallas pequeñas, el bolso pequeño, los bolsos pequeños.

How do you say 'the X one'?

Use the article + adjective: la pequeña = 'the small one' (feminine). When clear from context, the noun is dropped.

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