Talk about faces in familiar situations.

The idea

The noun is feminine: la cara, una cara. The plural is las caras.

Examples

  • Me lavo la cara por la mañana.I wash my face in the morning.
  • La niña dibuja una cara feliz.The girl draws a happy face.
  • Tu cara está roja por el sol.Your face is red from the sun.
  • Veo su cara en la foto.I see their face in the photo.
  • Hay dos caras en el dibujo.There are two faces in the drawing.
  • El bebé tiene la cara limpia.The baby has a clean face.

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Watch out

Do not use el cara: the noun takes a feminine article.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the correct form: En el espejo veo una ___. (cara / caras)

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    cara

    cara refers to one face after una.

  2. Choose the correct form: En el mural hay tres ___. (cara / caras)

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    caras

    caras matches the number three.

  3. Choose the correct form: El niño se lava ___ cara. (la / el)

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    la

    la fits the feminine singular noun.

Use it today

Write a sentence about a face in a picture.