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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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