Monthly Word / La palabra del mes |July / August 2004 ~ Spanish
that Works Review from front page... / BWEH-noh (good, nice)
Forms of “bueno” Bueno is an adjective, so it is used to
describe a noun. Spanish adjectives must agree with the gender
and number of the noun they describe, so bueno can take various
forms. Often you will use bueno and its related forms after es
and son to talk about how things really are. El libro es bueno.
- The book is good. La clase es buena. - The class is good. Los
teléfonos son buenos. - The telephones are good. Las
computadoras son buenas. - The computers are good. You can also
use bueno and its forms after está and están to talk about how
things look, taste, or seem to you. Los tacos están buenos. -
The tacos taste good. La niña está buena. - The girl is good
looking. El trabajo está bueno. - The job is seeming good to me.
More uses of “bueno” Unlike English, Spanish descriptive
adjectives usually follow the noun they describe. So, instead of
a “big house,” you have a “house b