Describing appearances and personalities
Kim: Sonya, is that your friend, Juan?
Sonya: Juan? Dónde?
Kim: Alli! Right there! You don’t see him? A tall guy with brown hair!
Sonya: Oh, that’s not Juan. That’s my cousin, Felipe.
Kim: I thought he was Juan. He looks like Juan.
Sonya: He does! Felipe actually lost a lot of weight these days. He looks taller than before.
Kim: I see. Who is the lady right next to Juan?
Sonya: A woman with blond hair?
Kim: No, she is wearing a red dress with high heels.
Sonya: I don’t know. Maybe she is Felipe’s girlfriend?
Kim: Let’s go say hi to them!
Vocabulary about Appearance (aspecto)
Attractivo/a: Attractive
Alto/a: Tall
Bajo/a: short
Bonito/a: pretty
Delgado/a: thin (skinny)
Feo/a: ugly
Gordo/a: fat
Rechoncho/a: chubby
Sobrepeso: overweight
Hermoso/a: beautiful (woman), handsome (man)
Musculoso/a: musculine
Pálido/a: pale
Rubio/a: blond
Cabello/pelo rizado: curly hair
Cabello liso: straight hair
Cabello canoso: grey hair
Cabello castaño: Brown hair
Cabello corto: short hair
Cabello largo: long hair
El color de piel:
Light-skin
Dark-skin
Luz o oscuridad
She has a light skin.
Ojos azules blue eyes
Ojos negros black eyes
Ojos verdes Green eyes
Joven: young
Mayor: old
¿Cómo es él/ella? / ¿Cómo luce él/ella? - What does he/she look like?
Él/ella se ve así… - He/she looks like this…
¿Puedes describirlo/la? - Can you describe him/her?
Él/Ella es (adjetivo) - He/she is (adjective)
Él/ella tiene (sustantivo+adjetivo) - He/she has (noun + adjective)
Ximena Sariñana
What does she look like?
She has black hair.
She has brown eyes.
She has light skin.
She is wearing makeup.
Trenza – braid
She has long braided hair.
She is pretty.
She is a little girl.
She has two baby teeth.
She has big black eyes.
She has brown straight hair.
James McAvoy (actor)
He is handsome. He is attractive.
He has blue eyes.
He has dark brown hair.
He has light skin.
He has a brown beard.
He is wearing a black shirt.
Barba – beard
Toni Morrison (writer)
She looks older.
She has grey hair.
She has brown-colored skin.
She has curly hair.
She is wearing earrings.
She is wearing a necklace.
She is wearing lipstick.
She is wearing a beautiful shawl. (chal)
Activity:
Please describe one of your family member (your spouse, esposo/a, hermana/o, brothers or sisters, your son or daughter, hijo/a, cousin)
What does he/she look like?
He/she is ____.
He/she has ___.
Kim: Sonya, is that your friend, Juan?
Sonya, ¿es tu amiga, Juan?
Sonya: Juan? Dónde?
Kim: Alli! Right there! You don’t see him? A tall guy with brown hair!
Allí! ¡Justo allí! ¿No lo ves? ¡Un tipo alto con el pelo castaño!
Guy = man
You guys = men or women , everyone, amigos,
Sonya: Oh, that’s not Juan. That’s my cousin, Felipe.
Ese no es Juan. Ese es mi primo, Felipe.
Kim: I thought it was Juan. He looks like Juan.
Pensé que era Juan. Se parece a Juan.
I think = I thought (pasado)
Mayra’s son looks like Mayra.
Joseline looks like Laura.
I look like my father.
Sonya: He does! Felipe actually lost a lot of weight these days. He looks taller than before.
¡Lo hace! Felipe perdió mucho peso en estos días. Se ve más alto que antes.
Gain weight: aumentar de peso
Lose weight: Perder peso, bajar de peso
(pasado) lost weight
Tall (alto) + er = taller (mas alto)
Alturo is taller than Ivan.
Short (corto) = mas corto, shorter
Pretty (bonita) = mas bonita, prettier. Amy is prettier than Maya.
Kim: I see. Who is the lady right next to Juan?
Ya veo. ¿Quién es la dama al lado de Juan?
Next to: al lado de o junto a
Enfrente de o delante de: in front of
Detrás de: behind of
En medio de: between, in the middle,
Sonya: A woman with blond hair?
¿Una mujer de pelo rubio?
Kim: No, she is wearing a red dress with high heels.
No, lleva un vestido rojo con tacones altos.
Jewerly (joyas)
un sombrero hat
unas gafas glasses
unas gafas del sol sunglasses
unos arretes earrings
una bufanda scarf
un chal shawl
un collar necklace
Sonya: I don’t know. Maybe she is a Felipe’s girlfriend?
No lo sé. ¿Quizás es la novia de Felipe?
Kim: Let’s go say hi to them!
Vamos a saludar a ellos!