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Spanish emotions & character vocabulary

44 words at level B1, with English translations and example sentences. Spain's words come first, with Latin American alternatives where they differ.

Spanish	English	Example
el sentimiento	feeling	No sabe expresar sus sentimientos. He doesn't know how to express his feelings.
la emoción	emotion; excitement	¡Qué emoción! How exciting!
la alegría	joy, happiness	Lloró de alegría. She cried with joy.
la tristeza	sadness	Sentí una gran tristeza. I felt great sadness.
el miedo	fear; tener miedo = to be afraid	Tengo miedo a las alturas. I'm afraid of heights.
la vergüenza	embarrassment; shame; dar vergüenza = to be embarrassed	Me da vergüenza hablar en público. Speaking in public embarrasses me.
el enfado	anger, annoyance (Spain)	Ya se le ha pasado el enfado. He's not angry any more.
enfadarse	to get angry, get annoyed (Spain; LatAm: enojarse)	No te enfades conmigo. Don't get angry with me.
preocuparse	to worry; ¡no te preocupes! = don't worry!	No te preocupes. Don't worry.
preocupado / preocupada	worried	Estoy preocupado por mi hermano. I'm worried about my brother.
contento / contenta	happy, pleased	Estamos muy contentos con el piso. We're very happy with the flat.
orgulloso / orgullosa	proud	Estoy orgullosa de ti. I'm proud of you.
decepcionado / decepcionada	disappointed	Se quedó decepcionado con el resultado. He was disappointed with the result.
sorprendido / sorprendida	surprised	Me quedé sorprendida. I was surprised.
harto / harta	fed up; full (of food); estar harto de = to be sick of	Estoy harta de esperar. I'm fed up with waiting.
nervioso / nerviosa	nervous; on edge	Me pongo nervioso antes de un examen. I get nervous before an exam.
tranquilo / tranquila	calm, quiet; ¡tranquilo! = don't worry, relax	Tranquila, todo va a salir bien. Don't worry, it'll all be fine.
agobiado / agobiada	stressed, overwhelmed (Spain)	Estoy agobiado con tanto trabajo. I'm overwhelmed with so much work.
aburrido / aburrida	bored (estar); boring (ser)	La película es aburrida y estoy aburrida. The film is boring and I'm bored.
celoso / celosa	jealous	Se pone celoso cuando hablo con otros. He gets jealous when I talk to other people.
la envidia	envy, jealousy	Le tengo envidia por su trabajo. I envy her job.
echar de menos	to miss (someone or something) (LatAm: extrañar)	Echo de menos a mi familia. I miss my family.
sentirse	to feel (me siento)	Me siento solo en esta ciudad. I feel lonely in this city.
el carácter	character, nature; temper (plural: los caracteres)	Tiene muy buen carácter. She's very good-natured.
la personalidad	personality	Tiene una personalidad fuerte. He has a strong personality.
simpático / simpática	nice, friendly (of a person)	Tu prima es muy simpática. Your cousin is really nice.
antipático / antipática	unfriendly, unpleasant	El camarero era un poco antipático. The waiter was a bit unfriendly.
amable	kind, nice	Ha sido muy amable conmigo. He's been very kind to me.
generoso / generosa	generous	Mi abuela es muy generosa. My grandmother is very generous.
egoísta	selfish	No seas egoísta. Don't be selfish.
tímido / tímida	shy	De pequeño era muy tímido. He was very shy as a child.
extrovertido / extrovertida	outgoing, extrovert	Es extrovertida y habla con todos. She's outgoing and talks to everyone.
trabajador / trabajadora	hard-working; (el trabajador) worker	Es una persona muy trabajadora. She's a very hard-working person.
vago / vaga	lazy; vague	Mi hermano es un poco vago. My brother is a bit lazy.
terco / terca	stubborn	¡Qué terco eres! You're so stubborn!
el/la paciente	patient; paciente = patient (adj.)	Hay que ser paciente con los niños. You have to be patient with children.
sincero / sincera	sincere, honest	Te voy a ser sincera. I'm going to be honest with you.
maleducado / maleducada	rude, bad-mannered	No seas maleducado y saluda. Don't be rude, say hello.
gracioso / graciosa	funny, amusing	Su novio es muy gracioso. Her boyfriend is very funny.
serio / seria	serious; en serio = seriously, really	Es un chico serio y responsable. He's a serious, responsible young man.
responsable	responsible; (el/la responsable) person in charge	Es muy responsable con su trabajo. She's very responsible about her work.
sensible	sensitive (false friend: not "sensible")	Es una persona muy sensible. He's a very sensitive person.
optimista	optimistic; optimist	Soy optimista sobre el futuro. I'm optimistic about the future.
pesimista	pessimistic; pessimist	No seas tan pesimista. Don't be so pessimistic.

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