El que, lo que, and la que. Bueno/buena Flashcards
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Un chico bueno or un buen chico?
Both. When bueno is used for masculine nouns and goes before the noun it looses the O.
Note: bueno is often used with Ser because in Spanish this word for “good” is normally considered a part of somethings identity
The house was good
La casa era buena
It’s a good place
Es un buen lugar
The boys were good
Los chicos eran buenos
When do you use bueno and bien?
Bueno is if you’re talking about the moral character of someone and is often used with Ser. Bien is translated to “fine” “ok” and “good” but in terms of how you are doing and is used with Estar
He’s a good boy
Es un buen chico
It was a good house
Era una buena casa
We’re fine
Estamos bien
I hope that they’re ok
Yo espero que estén bien
I like the one that we saw yesterday
I like “the that” we saw yesterday
Me gusta la que vimos ayer
He was the one that was here
He was “the that” was here
Era el que estaba aquí
She was the one that was here
She was “the that” was here
Era la que estaba aquí
She was the one that was in the place
Ella era la que estaba en el lugar
The one (m) that was here was good
El que estaba aquí era bueno
The good (thing) is that we’re here
Lo bueno es que estamos aquí
The difficult (thing) is that they aren’t friends
Lo difícil es que no son amigos
I want what he has
Yo quiero lo que èl tiene
Note: literal translation “I want the that he has”. Instead of using el que we use lo que when there is no noun specific.
I like that you’re cooking
Me gusta lo que estás cocinando
But what is it?
Pero qué es?
What he said was funny
Lo que dijo era divertido
I see what you did there
Yo veo lo que hiciste ahí
I don’t know what to do
Yo no sé qué decir
Note: qué is used and not lo que because it’s an implied question
But are you OK?
Pero estás bien?
She is the one that is here
Ella es la que está aquí
