Travel Reference
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More Description Phrases and Vocabulary
What's it like?
¿Cómo es?
What does he/she look like?
¿Cómo es él/ella?
I am …
Soy …
What color is his/her hair?
¿De qué color es su pelo?
She is blonde
Ella es rubia.
I have brown hair
Tengo el pelo castaño.
He is red headed
Él es pelirrojo.
Does she have dark skin?
¿Ella es morena?
White/Fair
Blanco/a
Clean
Limpio/a
Dirty
Sucio/a
Wet
Mojado/a
Dry
Seco/a
¡Ojo!
Remember Spanish speakers often add
'ito'
to the end of an adjective (
morenito,
blanquita, flaquito
) to make it cute, emphasize, or sometimes for no reason at all!
Culture Note-
It is very common in Spanish-speaking cultures to call people names using
adjectives. For example, they will say, Hey skinny guy, fat man, youngin', old man, tall man
(
Eh flaco, gordo, joven, viejo, grande
). Is she the skinny, dark-skinned, or fair-skinned one?
(¿Ella es la flaquita, morenita, o blanquita?
). The diminutive 'ito' can be used for both
males and females.
¡Los Ejercicios!
Translate the phrases to English.
1.
Ellas
son
bonitas
y
jovenes.
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2.
Él tiene el pelo corto.
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