Module 16 · A1
Describe, Possess & Compare
I can describe qualities, express basic possession, point things out, and make simple comparisons.
What you will learnDescribe qualities and basic condition with accurate agreement.
What you are learningExpress possession, point out the intended thing, and compare two targets.
Ready to continue whenYou can build and compare complete noun phrases you have learned without help.
For now:Module 16 adds only the new language in this module and three true cognate examples.estoandesoremain recognize it for now. Module 17 people/relationship vocabulary, possessive pronouns, aquel-series demonstratives, superlatives, and advanced adjective-position meanings are saved for later.
Lesson 1
Size & Age/Condition
I can describe size, condition, and basic qualities. — Step 1 of 2: Size & Age/Condition.
For now:Adjective behavior follows previously learned agreement and placement patterns; word-specific exceptions remain item-specific.Not yet:Do not learn advanced adjective-position meaning changes or Module 17 people/relationship language.
New Spanish
grande
big / large
Grande keeps the same singular form with masculine and feminine nouns; plural is grandes.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:Reuse Module 15 agreement and ordinary noun + descriptive adjective placement.
New Spanish
pequeño/a
small
Use pequeño with a masculine singular noun and pequeña with a feminine singular noun.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:The -o/-a agreement pattern from Module 15 remains active.
New Spanish
nuevo/a
new
Use nuevo/nueva as the learned descriptive forms after the noun.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:Keep ordinary descriptive placement after the noun; advanced position nuances come later.
New Spanish
viejo/a
old — age/condition
Use viejo/vieja for the learned age/condition meaning.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:Keep ordinary descriptive placement after the noun; other position meanings come later.
What you learned:I can describe size, condition, and basic qualities. — Step 1 of 2: Size & Age/Condition.
Lesson 2
Good & Bad Qualities
I can describe size, condition, and basic qualities. — Step 2 of 2: Good & Bad Qualities.
For now:Use the previously learned noun + descriptive adjective tendency and agreement patterns.Not yet:Do not use buen/mal as shortcut forms in this module.
New Spanish
bueno/a
good
Use bueno/buena in the ordinary post-noun descriptive pattern learned here.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:Do not use buen as the answer in this module.
New Spanish
malo/a
bad
Use malo/mala as the learned adjective forms.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:Do not use mal as a separate form here.
What you learned:I can describe size, condition, and basic qualities. — Step 2 of 2: Good & Bad Qualities.
Building Blocks: -ous → -oso/-osa
introduce one cognate adjective pattern through a single example.
For now:Learn the example first. Later practice may figure out only true cognates one at a time. Spanish agreement still applies.Not yet:Do not learn in advance the cognate pattern as a vocabulary list or guess -ous words.
New Spanish
famoso/ famosa
famous
example: famous ↔ famoso/famosa.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:English -ous ↔ Spanish -oso/-osa. Agreement still applies. About 60+ useful words follow this pattern.
How to use this pattern:Only the examplefamoso/famosais learned as vocabulary here. The true -ous → -oso/-osa cognate pattern is then introduced for recognizing one new cognate at a time; no list of words is learned in advance.
What you learned:introduce one cognate adjective pattern through a single example.
Lesson 3
My, Your & Their
I can say something is my, your, or another person's item.
For now:Short possessives agree primarily with the thing possessed in number; su may be ambiguous by owner.Not yet:Do not learn possessive pronouns such as mío/tuyo/suyo.
New Spanish
mi/mis
my
Mi goes with one possessed thing; mis goes with plural possessed things.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:Spanish short possessives match the number of the thing possessed.
New Spanish
tu/tus
your — informal singular possessor
Tu is possessive and has no accent; tus is plural.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:Do not confuse possessive tu with later subject pronoun tú.
New Spanish
su/sus
his / her / your formal / their / your all
Su/sus identify possession but may not identify the owner uniquely.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:Use de + person in when the owner must be clarified.
What you learned:I can say something is my, your, or another person's item.
Practice
Possessives Beyond Mi / Tu / Su
Learn more ways to show who something belongs to.
For now:Nuestro forms agree with the thing possessed. de + person clarifies ownership when su is ambiguous.Not yet:Do not learn mío/tuyo/suyo or broader prepositional-pronoun patterns.
New Spanish
nuestro / nuestra / nuestros / nuestras
our
Nuestro forms agree in gender and number with the thing possessed.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:Owner is 'we'; the form still matches the possessed noun.
New Spanish
de él
his / of him
Use de él when you need to make 'his' explicit.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:The accent in él distinguishes the pronoun from article el.
New Spanish
de ella
hers / of her
Use de ella to make the female owner explicit.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:de + person can clarify an otherwise ambiguous su.
New Spanish
de usted
yours / of you — formal singular
Use de usted to clarify formal-singular 'your'.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:This clarification phrase is ready for you to use here; broader prepositional-pronoun patterns are later.
New Spanish
de ellos
theirs / of them — masculine or mixed
Use de ellos for a masculine or mixed group of owners.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:This phrase clarifies who su/sus refers to.
New Spanish
de ellas
theirs / of them — feminine
Use de ellas for a feminine group of owners.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:This phrase clarifies who su/sus refers to.
New Spanish
de ustedes
yours / of you all
Use de ustedes to clarify plural 'your'.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:Mexican Spanish uses ustedes for plural 'you'; this phrase clarifies ownership.
Possession clarity: su/suscan point to several possible owners. When the owner matters, Module 16 introducesde él, de ella, de usted, de ellos, de ellas, de ustedesas explicit clarification phrases.
What you learned:Learn more ways to show who something belongs to.
Lesson 4
This / These
I can use basic demonstratives to point out the thing I mean. — Step 1 of 2.
For now:Demonstratives agree with noun gender/number. Esto stands alone and is something to recognize for now.Not yet:You do not need to use esto or expand to aquel/aquella.
New Spanish
este / esta / estos / estas
this / these + noun
Use este/esta/estos/estas before a noun and match gender/number.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:Esto stands alone and is something to recognize for now in this module.
Recognize for now: estocan stand alone for “this / this thing,” but it is something to recognize for now in Module 16. You are you do not need to use it yet.
What you learned:I can use basic demonstratives to point out the thing I mean. — Step 1 of 2.
Lesson 5
That / Those
I can use basic demonstratives to point out the thing I mean. — Step 2 of 2.
For now:Demonstratives agree with noun gender/number. Eso stands alone and is something to recognize for now.Not yet:You do not need to use eso or expand to aquel/aquella.
New Spanish
ese / esa / esos / esas
that / those + noun
Use ese/esa/esos/esas before a noun and match gender/number.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:Eso stands alone and is something to recognize for now in this module.
Recognize for now: esocan stand alone for “that / that thing,” but it is something to recognize for now in Module 16. You are you do not need to use it yet.
What you learned:I can use basic demonstratives to point out the thing I mean. — Step 2 of 2.
Lesson 6
Simple Comparisons
I can make simple comparisons between people or things.
For now:Spanish comparison frames map closely to more/less/as…as; mejor/peor are special comparison words.Not yet:Do not learn superlatives, tanto/a/os/as comparison, or advanced comparative clauses.
New Spanish
más…que
more … than
Place the adjective between más and que.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:más + adjective + que ≈ more + adjective + than.
New Spanish
menos…que
less … than
Place the adjective between menos and que.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:menos + adjective + que ≈ less + adjective + than.
New Spanish
tan…como
as … as
Place the adjective between tan and como.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:tan + adjective + como ≈ as + adjective + as.
New Spanish
mejor
better
Mejor is the special comparison word meaning better.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:Use mejor rather than trying to build a literal 'more good' form.
New Spanish
peor
worse
Peor is the special comparison word meaning worse.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:Use peor rather than trying to build a literal 'more bad' form.
What you learned:I can make simple comparisons between people or things.
Building Blocks: -ant → -ante
Use important ↔ importante to introduce a true high-use in a new situation adjective cognate pattern.
For now:Later practice may figure out only true cognates one at a time.Not yet:Do not learn in advance the list of words or assume every English -ant word maps this way.
New Spanish
importante
important
example: important ↔ importante.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:English -ant ↔ Spanish -ante. About 50+ useful words follow this pattern.
How to use this pattern:Learnimportantefirst, then let you figure out one new cognate at a time from the true -ant → -ante cognate pattern. guessed pattern changes remain saved for later.
What you learned:Use important ↔ importante to introduce a true high-use in a new situation adjective cognate pattern.
Building Blocks: -ent → -ente
Use different ↔ diferente to introduce a true high-use in a new situation adjective cognate pattern.
For now:Later practice may figure out only true cognates one at a time.Not yet:Do not learn in advance the list of words or assume every English -ent word maps this way.
New Spanish
diferente
different
example: different ↔ diferente.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:English -ent ↔ Spanish -ente. About 90+ useful words follow this pattern.
How to use this pattern:Learndiferentefirst, then let you figure out one new cognate at a time from the true -ent → -ente cognate pattern. guessed pattern changes remain saved for later.
What you learned:Use different ↔ diferente to introduce a true high-use in a new situation adjective cognate pattern.
Quick practice
Connect the Module 16 patterns
These rolls practice agreement, cognate discovery, possessive clarity, demonstrative check, and comparison structure without adding unintroduced Spanish.
50 Review & Reuse rolls
Recall across different situations
The first 26 rolls are extra practice in a new situation targets for the Practice It Five Ways sets. The remaining rolls reconnect Module 16 to already learned question, location, direction, article, color, and search language.
Combined Practice
Practice what you know
Apply & Communicate
Show the Can-Do
Show What You Can Do
You can now describe, possess, point out, and compare.
DescriptionsUse learned qualities with agreement and ordinary descriptive placement.
PossessionChoose short possessives, Nuestro forms, and explicit de + person clarification when needed.
Reference & comparisonUse this/these, that/those, and simple comparison frames in different situations.
0 of 6 Apply rolls without help; 0 unresolved unfinished extra practice after using Reveal.
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Next: Module 17 · People & Relationships
Continue after you can build and compare complete noun phrases you have learned without help with no unresolved unfinished extra practice after Reveal.