Lesson 10 - Descripción de Personas (Describing People)
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This page: Learn how to describe people's physical characteristics in Spanish.
Physical Descriptions
Vocabulary Lesson
Physical description words in Spanish
Click on the words below to hear the pronunciation and repeat.
- Used with the verb ser
- ► delgado = thin
- ► gordo = fat
- ► fuerte = strong
- ► alto = tall
- ► de estatura mediana = of medium height
- ► bajo = short
- ► guapo = handsome
- ► bonita = pretty
- ► hermosa = beautiful
- ► feo = ugly
- ► calvo = bald
- ► joven = young
- ► de edad mediana = middle-aged
- ► viejo = old
- Used with the verb tener
- ► pecas = freckles
- ► frenos = braces
- ► trenzas = braids
- ► una cola de caballo = ponytail
- ► una barba = a beard
- ► un bigote = a mustache
- Used with tener el pelo _____ (pelo = hair)
- ► largo = long
- ► corto = short
- ► rizado = curly
- ► ondulado = wavy
- ► lacio = straight
- ► negro = black
- ► castaño = brown (brunette)
- ► rubio = blond/blonde
- ► pelirrojo = red (hair)
- ► canoso = gray (hair)
- Used with tener los ojos _____ (ojos = eyes)
- ► negros = black
- ► cafés = brown
- ► azules = blue
- ► verdes = green
- ► grises = gray
Note: Remember that adjectives that end in a letter O, would be changed to an A when referring to a woman.
- Él es alto. → Ella es alta.
Practice
Section 1
Select the correct translation.
Practice
Section 2
Write the Spanish translation of the word.
Practice
Section 3
Select the correct words to describe the person in the picture. Select one word for each sentence.
Writing
Write a physical description of someone you know.
- Example:
- Mi mamá es delgada. Tiene el pelo negro y corto. Tiene los ojos verdes.
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Lesson 10 - Descripción de Personas (Describing People)
Physical Descriptions - ser/estar/tener - Dialogue - Reading - Quiz
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