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Phrase · 🍽️ Ordering food and drink

El mesero es muy amable.

The waiter is very nice.

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Why every word is where it is

El1determinerthemasc. · sing. · definitemesero1nounwaitermasc. · sing.es2verbisser · present · 3rd sing.muy3adverbveryamable4adjectivekind, nicesing..
  • El → mesero: agree: masc. sing.
  • mesero → es: subject: el mesero
  • muy → amable: muy + adjective
  • amable → mesero: describes el mesero

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    mesero / mesera = waiter / waitress in Latin America; Spain says camarero. Nouns: gender and number →
  2. 2
    What someone is like takes ser: es amable. Ser vs estar I: characteristics and states →
  3. 3
    Before an adjective, "very" is muy. Quantifiers: muy, mucho, poco, bastante, demasiado →
  4. 4
    amable ends in -e: the same for a man or a woman. Describing nouns: adjective agreement and modifiers →

Variations

  • La mesera es muy amable.
  • Los meseros son muy amables.