Fundamentos
- How to Say Good Morning and Good Night in Spanish
- Spanish Exclamatory Words and Expressions
- Pedir vs. Preguntar in Spanish
- Review of Numbers in Spanish
- Spanish Participles
- Riddles in Spanish
- Future Progressive
- Conditional Perfect
- Mexican Tacos vs. American Tacos
- Expressing Recommendations and Requests with the Subjunctive
- The Sounds B and V in Spanish
- How to Pronounce the Letter L in Spanish
- Preterite Progressive
- At the Restaurant
- Pronunciation of Ll and Y
- Using Estar with Conditions
- More on Spanish Infinitives
- Subject Pronouns
- How to Talk about Dimensions in Spanish
- How to Pronounce the Letter M in Spanish
- How to Pronounce the Letter O in Spanish
- Texting in Spanish
- How to Ask for Directions in Spanish
- Spanish Words of Nahuatl Origin
- Spanish Diphthongs and Triphthongs
- Onomatopoeia in Spanish
- Ways to Say Dude in Spanish
- Fue vs. Fué
- Ir Conjugation Chart
- How to Sound like a Local in Peru
- Expressing Doubt and Denial with the Subjunctive
- Present Perfect Forms and Uses
- H Is Silent in Spanish
- How to Insult Someone in Spanish
- Verbal Periphrasis
- How to Pronounce the Letter B in Spanish
- How to Pronounce the Letter P in Spanish
- Recipe Words in Spanish
- How to Talk about the Temperature in Spanish
- What Does Está Bien Mean?
- Cardinal Numbers 101+
- Passive Voice
- Understanding the preterite
- Understanding the simple future
- How to Flirt in Spanish
- Math Symbols in Spanish
- Expressing Emotions with the Subjunctive
- How to Speak Pig Latin in Spanish
- Pronunciation of G
- Describe Yourself and Others in Spanish
- The Neuter Demonstrative Pronouns “Eso,” “Esto,” and “Aquello”
- How to Pronounce the Letter A in Spanish
- Using Ser with Time
- “U” with an Accent
- How to Say “Good Morning” in Spanish
- How to Pronounce the Letter E in Spanish
- Last Names in Spanish
- Gerunds in Spanish
- Hobbies
- Time Expressions with Hacer
- Body Parts in Spanish
- What Does Ay, Dios Mío Mean in English?
- How to Pronounce the Letter I in Spanish
- Vos
- Responses to ¿Qué Pasa?
- How to Say What's Your Phone Number? in Spanish
- How to Pronounce the Letter S in Spanish
- Spanish Words of Arabic Origin
- Spanish Contractions
- Spanish Verb Types
- Spanish Syllables and Syllabification Rules
- How to Pronounce the Letter K in Spanish
- Spanish Preterite Perfect Tense
- Pronunciation of R
- Word Order and Spanish Syntax
- How to Say Sorry, I Don't Speak Spanish
- Using Ojalá with the Subjunctive
- How to Say Goodbye in Spanish
- Prepositions
- How to Pronounce the Letter T in Spanish
- Future Perfect
- The Simple Past vs. Past Continuous in Spanish
- How to Give Your Phone Number in Spanish
- Impersonal Se in Spanish
- Vosotros
- Pasito a Pasito - Despacito Lyrics and Meaning
- Pronunciation of X
- “O” with an Accent
- Popular Sports Cheers in Spanish
- Indefinite Articles in Spanish
- Spanish Future Subjunctive
- What Does Tiempo Mean?
- Tener Expressions
- Measurements in Spanish
- How to Say I Speak a Little Spanish
- How to Pronounce the Letter U in Spanish
- We Are Family
- Irregular, Spelling Changes, and Stem-Changing Preterite Verbs
- Learn Spanish from the Chipotle Menu
- How to Pronounce the Letter Q in Spanish
- Ir and Irse in Spanish
- Pronunciation of C and Z
- Negation
- Spanish Punctuation
- Possessive Pronouns in Spanish
- More Subjunctive
- What Is the Upside-Down Question Mark?
- When to Use Soy vs. Estoy
- Ordinal Numbers
- A Year of Celebrations in Spanish-Speaking Countries
- Dos Oruguitas
- Verbs Like Gustar
- How to Say “I’m Hungry” in Spanish
- Nationalities in Spanish
- Parts of Speech in Spanish
- Ser vs. Estar
- Where Are You From?
- Demonstrative Pronouns in Spanish
- Meaning of MIA in English
- Pronunciation of Ñ
- Using Estar with Locations
- The Telenovela-Inspired Cries in Spanish Meme
- What Does ¿Cómo Se Dice? Mean?
- Tongue Twisters in Spanish
- Conjunctions and Contractions
- How to Say Handsome in Spanish
- Articles
- Comparisons of Inequality in Spanish
- Prepositional Pronouns
- Written Accent Marks (Tildes)
- Cardinal Numbers
- How to Refer to Your Mom in Spanish
- Verbs that Change Meaning in the Preterite
- The Spanish Alphabet
- What Does Otra Vez Mean?
- How to Say Miss, Mrs., and Ms. in Spanish
- Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns
- Definite Articles in Spanish
- Horoscopes in Spanish
- Words of Encouragement in Spanish
- Imperfect Progressive
- Comparatives and Superlatives
- How to Write an Address in Spanish
- Irregular Spanish Past Participles
- Adverbs
- Lime in Spanish
- Relative Pronouns
- Reciprocal Pronouns
- What Does Dónde Está Mean in English?
- How to Say Happy New Year in Spanish
- Demonstrative Adjectives & Pronouns
- Present Participles
- What Does ¡Olé! Mean?
- How to Congratulate in Spanish
- Impersonal Expressions with the Subjunctive
- How to Say “Shut Up” in Spanish
- How to Pronounce the Letter Y in Spanish
- How to Say Happy Valentine's Day in Spanish
- The Difference Between Echar and Hechar
- Spanish Vowels
- Dates in Spanish
- Days of the week in Spanish
- How to Say Language in Spanish
- Spanish Plural Noun Forms
- How to Say I Don't Understand in Spanish
- Spelling Changes in the Preterite
- Common Ways to Say Have a Nice Day! in Spanish
- Spanish Imperative Mood
- Gender: Adjectives
- The Difference between ¿Cómo Te Llamas? and ¿Cómo Se Llama?
- Past Perfect
- How to Pronounce the Letter V in Spanish
- Esta vs. Ésta
- How to Pronounce the Letter H in Spanish
- How to Say Cheers! in Spanish
- Por Favor vs. Porfavor
- What Does ¿Dónde Estás? Mean?
- How to Say I Miss You in Spanish
- Irregular Simple Future Forms
- Adjective Placement
- Getting Started
- Pronunciation of J
- Past Perfect Subjunctive
- Infinitives
- Reflexive Verbs and Pronouns
- Nosotros Commands
- How to Say What Are You Doing? in Spanish
- What Does Dale Mean in Spanish?
- Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns
- Meaning of Taki Taki in English
- Meaning of Te Boté in English
- What is the Difference Between Hispanic, Mexican, Latino, and Chicano?
- What Does Chiquita Mean in English?
- What Does ¿Qué Pasa? Mean?
- Gender: Nouns and Pronouns
- What Does ¿Qué Tal? Mean in English?
- What Is the Upside-Down Exclamation Point?
- Quick Tips for Understanding Por and Para
- Spanish Indicative Mood
- How to Write a Letter in Spanish
- What Does Encanto Mean in Spanish?
- What's Up?
- Present Perfect
- “La Cucaracha” Lyrics and History
- What Does ¡Arriba, Arriba! ¡Ándale, Ándale! Mean?
- Past Participles
- Passive Se in Spanish
- Meaning of Te Amo
- Superlative Adjectives in Spanish
- Spanish Irregular Present Tense Verbs
- Commands
- Meet Someone New
- How to Say What's Up? in Spanish
- What Does Ese Mean?
- Let's Go Shopping
- What Does Buen Provecho Mean?
- How to Say Good Night and Sweet Dreams in Spanish
- Present Perfect Subjunctive
- What Does Mucho Gusto Mean in English?
- Present Progressive
- Direct Object Pronouns
- Conditional
- Stem-Changing Verbs
- Subjunctive vs. Indicative
- How to Say Happy Birthday in Spanish
- How to Type Spanish Accents and Letters
- What is the Difference Between Bonita, Linda, and Hermosa?
- Saber vs. Conocer
- What Do Adiós and Vaya con Dios Mean in English?
- Indirect Object Pronouns
- Telling Time
- Simple and Informal Future
- How to Say Excuse Me in Spanish
- What is the Difference Between Vamos and Vamanos?
- Five-Letter Spanish Words
- Imperfect
- How to Say I Love You in Spanish
- Present
- How to Say I'm Sorry in Spanish
- Meaning of Dame Tu Cosita in English
- Imperfect Subjunctive
- Affirmative Informal Tú Commands
- Subjunctive
- Alphabet and Syllables
- How to Say What's Your Name? in Spanish
- What Does Oye Cómo Va Mean in English?
- Preterite
- Meaning of Mi Amor
- Mucho Gracias vs. Muchas Gracias
- Subject pronouns in Spanish
- The Spanish tenses
- Verb agreement in Spanish
- Spanish and the subject-verb-object
Expressing Emotions with the Subjunctive
¡Hola estudiantes! Hoy hablaremos de cómo expresar emociones en español utilizando el subjuntivo.
El subjuntivo es un modo verbal que se utiliza para expresar duda, deseo, emoción o incertidumbre. Es muy común en el lenguaje emocional y nos permite expresar sentimientos de manera más precisa y expresiva.
Por ejemplo, imaginemos que queremos expresar nuestro deseo de que alguien se sienta mejor. Podríamos decir: “Espero que te sientas mejor pronto” en lugar de “Espero que te sientes mejor pronto”. Aquí, “sientas” está en subjuntivo porque estamos expresando un deseo o una emoción.
Otro ejemplo podría ser si queremos expresar nuestra tristeza por la situación actual del mundo. En lugar de decir “Me entristece la situación actual del mundo”, podríamos decir “Me entristezca la situación actual del mundo”. De nuevo, estamos utilizando el subjuntivo para expresar nuestra emoción de manera más precisa.
En resumen, el subjuntivo es una herramienta poderosa para expresar emociones en español. Al utilizarlo, podemos expresar nuestros deseos, sentimientos y emociones de manera más clara y expresiva. ¡Así que no tengáis miedo de usarlo en vuestras conversaciones en español!