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🎨 Describing Things · Step 1: 📝 Words — Start here: the key words and phrases.

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Grammar Tip: Most shape words are masculine (el círculo, el cuadrado, el triángulo), but la estrella is feminine — a good one to memorize as the exception.

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circle
el círculoehl SEER-koo-loh
diamond
el diamanteehl dee-ah-MAHN-teh
heart
el corazónehl koh-rah-SOHN
square
el cuadradoehl kwah-DRAH-doh
star
la estrellalah ehs-TREH-yah
triangle
el triánguloehl tree-AHN-goo-loh
In a sentence
Draw a red heart.
Dibuja un corazón rojo.dee-BOO-hah oon koh-rah-SOHN ROH-hoh.
I like the white star on the flag.
Me gusta la estrella blanca de la bandera.meh GOOS-tah lah ehs-TREH-yah BLAHN-kah deh lah bahn-DEH-rah.
Our flag has a blue triangle.
Nuestra bandera tiene un triángulo azul.NWEHS-trah bahn-DEH-rah TYEH-neh oon tree-AHN-goo-loh ah-SOOL.
The cookie is shaped like a square.
La galleta tiene forma de cuadrado.lah gah-YEH-tah TYEH-neh FOHR-mah deh kwah-DRAH-doh.
The kite is shaped like a diamond.
La chiringa tiene forma de diamante.lah chee-REEN-gah TYEH-neh FOHR-mah deh dee-ah-MAHN-teh.
The moon is shaped like a circle.
La luna tiene forma de círculo.lah LOO-nah TYEH-neh FOHR-mah deh SEER-koo-loh.
Ask & Answer
What shape is this?
¿Qué forma es esta?¿keh FOHR-mah ehs EHS-tah?
It's a circle.
Es un círculo.ehs oon SEER-koo-loh.
How many sides does the triangle have?
¿Cuántos lados tiene el triángulo?¿KWAHN-tohs LAH-dohs TYEH-neh ehl tree-AHN-goo-loh?
It has three.
Tiene tres lados.TYEH-neh trehs LAH-dohs.
What shape is the napkin?
¿De qué forma es la servilleta?¿deh keh FOHR-mah ehs lah sehr-vee-YEH-tah?
It's a square.
Es un cuadrado.ehs oon kwah-DRAH-doh.
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Answer the 5 quick questions to check what you learned.

1. Which Spanish phrase means “The moon is shaped like a circle.”?

2. What does “el círculo” mean?

3. Choose the best English sentence for “La galleta tiene forma de cuadrado.”.

4. What does “el cuadrado” mean?

5. Which Spanish phrase means “Our flag has a blue triangle.”?

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