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amable

kind

adjective ah-MAH-bleh Less Common

Origin: From Latin amabilis (lovable), from amare (to love).

Also means

friendly, nice

Usage Note

Amable is used with ser to describe a person's character and with estar to describe behavior in a specific situation: es muy amable (she is very kind by nature) vs estuvo muy amable conmigo (she was very kind to me on that occasion). The adverb is amablemente. Paired with a request, '¿sería tan amable de...?' is a polite formal formula.

Examples

"La recepcionista fue muy amable con nosotros."

Natural Translation

The receptionist was very kind to us.

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