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Time to start shopping for some nice, new clothes! Let’s double-check our knowledge of speaking adjectives connected to gendered nouns and how to tell time in today’s role-play conversational lesson.

Answers:

(1) “bonita” (nice)

Many of us know the word “bonita” or “bonito” to translate to “pretty” or “beautiful” in English, but it also simply means “nice”.

Even if a man is describing his clothing as nice, the phrase “ropa bonita” would be used since the word "ropa" is feminine singular, regardless of the gender of the person talking about it or wearing it. Therefore, we use the feminine form of the adjective, "bonita," to match "ropa."

Another word that could be used here is “elegante” meaning “elegant" in English. The emphasis would then be more on the formality or sophistication of the clothes rather than just their general attractiveness.

(2) “cinco y media” (5:30)

Did your brain glance over 5:30 without thinking about how to say it in Spanish? We wanted to test your instincts on this one! If you thought of it in English, or just saw the numbers, that’s okay! But we thought it would be important for you to know how to say the time as you would hear it in an oral conversation.

"Cinco" means "five."
"Y" means "and."
"Media" means "half."

So, "cinco y media" literally translates to "five and half," but the idiomatic translation in English would be "half past five" or "5:30."

When telling time in Spanish, "y media" is commonly used to express that it's half past the hour. Similarly, you might also hear "y cuarto" (which means "and a quarter") to express a quarter past the hour, like "cinco y cuarto" for "5:15."

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