Choosing a Comfortable Chair | Learn Spanish in English

Spanish lesson set in a contemporary Madrid everyday setting: In a shared space, two adults choose a comfortable chair and talk about its size and bright color..

EN → ES / Level: A1

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Use Choosing a Comfortable Chair to practice Spanish conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

¿Qué silla deberíamos elegir?

keh SEE-yah deh-beh-REE-ah-mohs eh-leh-HEER Which chair should we choose?
B

Esta parece cómoda.

EH-stah pah-REH-seh KOH-moh-dah This one looks comfortable.
A

La otra silla parece demasiado pequeña.

lah OH-trah SEE-yah pah-REH-seh deh-mah-SYAH-doh peh-KEH-nyah The other chair seems too small.
B

Entonces, esta debería servir.

ehn-TOHN-sehs EH-stah deh-beh-REE-ah sehr-BEER Then this one should work.
A

¿Qué te parece el color brillante?

keh teh pah-REH-seh ehl koh-LOR bree-YAHN-teh What do you think of the bright color?
B

El color hace que la silla sea fácil de ver.

ehl koh-LOR AH-seh keh lah SEE-yah seh-AH FAH-seel deh BEHR It makes the chair easy to spot.
A

Vamos a elegir esta silla.

BAH-mohs ah eh-leh-HEER EH-stah SEE-yah Let's choose this chair.
B

Yo la voy a mover aquí.

yoh lah boy ah moh-BEHR ah-KEE I will move it over here.

Word by Word

Qué “Qué” asks which or what in the question “¿Qué silla deberíamos elegir?”. It comes before the noun “silla” in the reusable question pattern “Qué + noun”. You can use it when asking someone to identify or choose something.
silla “silla” means chair, the object being chosen in “Qué silla” and “esta silla”. It is used after a determiner such as “Qué”, “esta”, or “la otra”. Use it when talking about a chair in a shared space or another setting.
deberíamos “deberíamos” expresses what we should do in “deberíamos elegir”, making the question a suggestion about a shared choice. It is followed here by the infinitive “elegir”. Use this form when proposing or asking about an action for both the speaker and another person.
elegir “elegir” means to choose in “deberíamos elegir” and “Vamos a elegir”. It stays in the infinitive after “deberíamos” and after “vamos a”. Use it when selecting one option from several possibilities.
Esta “Esta” points to a particular feminine item, understood as a chair in “Esta parece cómoda”. It can stand alone as “this one” or appear before the noun in “esta silla”. Use it to identify a nearby or currently indicated feminine item.
parece “parece” expresses how something appears or seems in “Esta parece cómoda” and “parece demasiado pequeña”. It is followed here by an adjective or an adjective phrase describing the chair. Use it when giving an impression rather than stating a direct measurement or fact.
cómoda “cómoda” describes the chair as comfortable in “Esta parece cómoda”. Its form matches the feminine noun “silla” that is understood as the subject. Use it to describe a feminine item that feels comfortable.
La “La” has two functions in this dialogue: as “the” in “La otra silla” and as the feminine object pronoun “it” in “la voy a mover”. In “La otra silla” it comes before the noun; in “la voy a mover” it refers back to the chair. Use the form that matches whether you are introducing a feminine noun or referring to it as an object.
otra “otra” identifies a different feminine item in “La otra silla”, meaning the other chair. It comes before the noun “silla” and agrees with it. Use it when distinguishing one feminine option from another.
demasiado “demasiado” marks an excessive degree in “demasiado pequeña”, meaning too small. It comes before the adjective “pequeña” to show that the size is unsuitable. Use the pattern “demasiado + adjective” when something exceeds a useful or acceptable limit.
pequeña “pequeña” describes the other chair as small in “demasiado pequeña”. Its form matches the feminine noun “silla”. Use it with a feminine item when describing its size.
Entonces “Entonces” links a conclusion to what was just said in “Entonces, esta debería servir”, meaning then or in that case. It introduces the next decision or response. Use it when drawing a conclusion from information in the conversation.
debería “debería” expresses a cautious expectation that this chair should work in “esta debería servir”. It presents the result as likely or suitable rather than completely certain. Use it when making a tentative recommendation about one option.
servir “servir” means to work or be suitable in “debería servir”. It follows “debería” in the infinitive and refers to the chair being suitable for the purpose. Use it when an object seems adequate for a need or task.
te “te” marks the person whose opinion is being requested in “¿Qué te parece el color brillante?”. It is part of the opinion-seeking pattern “¿Qué te parece...?”. Use it when asking one person how something seems or what they think.
el “el” means “the” before the masculine noun “color” in “el color brillante”. The same article appears capitalized as “El” at the beginning of “El color hace que...”. Use it before a masculine singular noun.
color “color” refers to the color being evaluated in “el color brillante”. It can be followed by an adjective such as “brillante” to describe the color. Use it when discussing the visual quality of an object or surface.
brillante “brillante” describes the color as bright in “el color brillante”. It comes after the noun “color” as a description. Use it when a color stands out visually or has a strong brightness.
hace “hace” expresses that the color causes a result in “El color hace que la silla sea fácil de ver”. Here, the full construction “hace que” connects a cause with a resulting clause. Use it to explain that one thing causes another situation or effect.
que “que” introduces the result clause after “hace” in “hace que la silla sea fácil de ver”. It connects the cause, the color, with what happens as a result. Use it as part of the construction “hacer que + clause”, not as an isolated translation of the whole construction.
sea “sea” states the resulting quality of the chair in “que la silla sea fácil de ver”, meaning that the chair is easy to see. It appears after “que” in the result clause introduced by “hace que”. Use it when describing what something causes another thing to be.
fácil “fácil” describes the chair as easy to see in “fácil de ver”. It is followed by “de” and the infinitive “ver” to specify what is easy. Use the pattern “fácil de + infinitive” to describe an action that is easy to perform or experience.
de “de” links “fácil” with the infinitive “ver” in “fácil de ver”. Together, “fácil de ver” describes something that is easy to see. Use it in this pattern when an adjective is followed by an action.
ver “ver” means to see in “fácil de ver”. It remains in the infinitive after “de” in the expression “fácil de ver”. Use it when talking about noticing or seeing an object.
Vamos “Vamos” helps form the proposal “Vamos a elegir esta silla”, meaning let’s choose this chair. With “a” and an infinitive, it presents an action the speakers are going to do together. Use it to suggest a shared action.
a “a” links the form of “ir” to an infinitive in “Vamos a elegir” and “voy a mover”. In these expressions, it helps introduce an intended or planned action. Use the pattern “ir + a + infinitive” when talking about what someone is going to do.
Yo “Yo” explicitly identifies the speaker as the person who will move the chair in “Yo la voy a mover aquí”. It can add clarity or emphasis because the verb already identifies the speaker. Use it when you want to make the person responsible for an action explicit.
voy “voy” says that the speaker is going to carry out the action in “voy a mover”. Together with “a” and “mover”, it forms a plan or intention about what the speaker will do. Use “voy a + infinitive” to state what you are going to do.
mover “mover” means to move in “la voy a mover aquí”. It follows “voy a” in the infinitive and refers to changing the chair’s position. Use it when describing moving an object from one place to another.
aquí “aquí” means here and identifies the destination or location in “la voy a mover aquí”. It comes after the action to show where the chair will be moved. Use it when pointing to the place where something is or will be placed.

Grammar Points

silla cómoda

Esta silla parece cómoda.

EH-stah SEE-yah pah-REH-seh KOH-moh-dah

This chair seems comfortable.

The adjective cómoda agrees with the feminine noun silla in gender and number.

demasiado + adjetivo

demasiado pequeña

deh-mah-SYAH-doh peh-KEH-nyah

too small

Demasiado is an adverb modifying the adjective pequeña; it stays unchanged.

Spanish Vocabulary

color noun
koh-LOR color
cómoda adj
KOH-moh-dah comfortable
demasiado adv
deh-mah-SYAH-doh too
elegir verb
eh-leh-HEER to choose
entonces adv
ehn-TOHN-sehs then
esta pron
EH-stah this one
otra det
OH-trah other
parece verb
pah-REH-seh seems / looks
pequeña adj
peh-KEH-nyah small
qué det
keh which / what
servir verb
sehr-BEER to work / to be suitable
silla noun
SEE-yah chair

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Which chair should we choose?

Show Answer¿Qué silla deberíamos elegir?

This one looks comfortable.

Show AnswerEsta parece cómoda.

The other chair seems too small.

Show AnswerLa otra silla parece demasiado pequeña.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

seems / looks

Show Answerparece

this one

Show Answeresta

comfortable

Show Answercómoda

to choose

Show Answerelegir