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day 41the square has become green

unit 7 · our planet

    the square has become green

    Say how someone or something changed with ponerse, volverse, hacerse and quedarse, and praise things with words like increíble, precioso and súper.

    today’s words

    • transformar · to transform, to change
    • variar · to vary, to differ
    • increíble · incredible, unbelievable
    • maravilloso · wonderful, marvellous
    • fantástico · fantastic
    • impresionante · impressive, stunning
    • terrible · terrible, awful
    • hermoso · beautiful, lovely
    • bello · beautiful
    • precioso · lovely, gorgeous
    • excelente · excellent
    • auténtico · authentic, genuine
    • fatal · awful; terribly (informal)
    • súper · super, great (informal)
    • bárbaro · great, fantastic (Argentina: ¡bárbaro!)
    • maravillar · to amaze (works like gustar)
    • brillante · brilliant, shining

    sentences

    • La plaza se ha vuelto muy bonita. · The square has become very pretty.
    • Elena se puso nerviosa, pero ahora está contenta. · Elena got nervous, but now she’s happy.
    • Manuel se hizo famoso en el barrio por sus tortillas. · Manuel became famous in the neighbourhood for his tortillas.
    • Sin lluvia, el huerto se quedó sin agua. · Without rain, the garden ran out of water.
    • Hace un día maravilloso y la vista es impresionante. · It’s a wonderful day and the view is stunning.