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Setting up an online dating profile, talking to friends about someone you met, bragging about a new baby, and telling the police about a suspect have one thing in common: physical descriptions. Learn all the Spanish vocabulary you need to describe the most common physical characteristics.
Asking for a description
To ask what a person looks like, you need the verb ser (to be):
¿Cómo es? ¿Qué tal es? |
What's s/he like? |
Giving a description
When describing someone, the verb you need depends on which characteristic you’re talking about. General characteristics need ser.
Él/Ella es… | S/He is… | |
alto | tall | |
bajo | short | |
bonita | pretty | |
bronceado | tanned | |
delgado | thin | |
feo | ugly | |
gordo | fat | |
guapo | handsome |
When describing a specific part of the body, you need the verb tener (to have).
Él/Ella tiene… | S/He has… | |||
ojos | garzos | hazel | eyes | |
morenos | brown | |||
ojosazules | blue | |||
verdes | green | |||
canas | grey hair | |||
pelo | corto | short | hair | |
largo | long | |||
liso | straight | |||
marrón | brown | |||
moreno | dark | |||
negro | black | |||
ondulado | wavy | |||
rizado | curly | |||
rojo | red | |||
rubio | blond | |||
hoyuelos | dimples | |||
pecas | freckles |
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