What adjectives are used to describe feelings in Spanish
Unlock Your Emotions: Expressing Feelings in Spanish: What adjectives are used to describe feelings in Spanish
Adjectives commonly used to describe feelings in Spanish include:
Positive feelings:
- feliz (happy)
- encantado/a (delighted)
- emocionado/a (excited)
- alegre (cheerful, happy)
- enamorado/a (in love)
- paciente (patient)
- contento/a (pleased, content)
- orgulloso/a (proud)
- relajado/a (relaxed)
- aliviado/a (relieved)
- satisfecho/a (satisfied)
- agradecido/a (thankful, grateful)
Angry and fearful feelings:
- enfadado/a (angry)
- frustrado/a (frustrated)
- asustado/a (frightened)
- furioso/a (furious)
- ansioso/a (anxious)
- impaciente (impatient)
- celoso/a (jealous)
- nervioso/a (nervous)
- envidioso/a (envious)
- estresado/a (stressed)
Sad feelings:
- deprimido/a (depressed)
- dolido/a (hurt)
- triste (sad)
- infeliz (unhappy)
- preocupado/a (worried)
- incómodo/a (uncomfortable)
- agobiado/a (overwhelmed)
- avergonzado/a (ashamed)
- desesperado/a (desperate)
- inseguro/a (insecure)
Miscellaneous feelings:
- aburrido/a (bored)
- ocupado/a (busy)
- cómodo/a (comfortable)
- confundido/a (confused)
- sensible (sensitive)
- tímido/a (shy)
- sorprendido/a (surprised)
- optimista (optimistic)
- pesimista (pessimistic)
- cansado/a (tired)
- inquieto/a (restless)
These adjectives must agree in gender and number with the person or thing they describe (e.g., feliz for both genders but aburrido for male, aburrida for female). To express feelings, they are often used with verbs like estar (to be) or sentirse (to feel), such as “Estoy feliz” (I am happy) or “Me siento cansado” (I feel tired).