1. Describing People
To talking about someone’s appearances you can
mention:
1. General adjective : Adjetivos Generales
She is beautiful and very attractive girl : ella es una
chica Hermosa y muy actrativa
He is good- looking and very nice boy;: el es un chico
simpatico y muy agradable
2. Age : Edad
He is very young : el es una muy joven
He is 16 years old he is very young : el tiene 16 años
es muy joven
She is middle aged he is 35 years old : es de edad
media , el tiene 35 años
He is an old man : el es un hombre mayor
3. Height : talla
She is very tall : ella es muy alta
He is a Medium height boy: el es un chico de altura
mediana
She is short : ella es bajita
2. 4. Figure : figura
She is plum: ella es gordita
She is a Tanned girl : ella es una chica morana
She is very slim girl : ella es una chica bien planita (
delgada)
He is a skinny boy : el es un chico Delgado (flaco)
5. Hair : cabello
She has light brown: ella tiene cabello Castaño claro
He has straight hair : el tiene cabello liso
She has long and straight dark hair : ella tiene cabello
largo liso y oscuro
He has short and straight fair hair : el tiene cabello
corto liso y rubio
She has wavy hair : ella tien cabello ondulado
She has long and wavy brown hair ella tiene cabello
largo ,ondulado y Castaño
He has medium length hair : el tiene cabello mediano
She has long curly brown hair : ella tiene cabello riso,
largo y Castaño
3. He has straight dark hair : ella tiene cabello liso y
oscuro
6. Face : cara
He has a thin face : el tiene cara delgada
She has round face : ella tiene cara redonda
She has a square face : ella tien cara cuadrada
She has oval face: ella tiene cara ovalada
7. Eyes : ojos
She has big black eyes : ella tiene ojos grandes y
negros
He has small brown eyes : el tiene ojos pequenos y
cafe
8. Mouth and Nose : boca y nariz
She has a big nose and small mouth : ella tiene nariz
grand ey boca pequeña
She has medium sized nose And big mouth: ella tiene
nariz mediana y boca grande
She has a small nose and short mouth: ella tiene
nariz y boca pequeña
4. Personality: Personalidad
She is funny and very friendly / Ella es divertida y
muy amigable
He is polite and very honest / El es cortes y muy
honesto
He is a little klutz / el es un poco torpe
She is a homebody girl / ella es una chica hogareña
He is arrogant / él es arrrogante
Woman
She is very beautiful and attractive, she is very young,
and she’s slim and tall about 1 m 75. She is a curvy
girl. She has long and straight fair hair and she has a
thin face, she has wonderful blue eyes. She has a
small nose and a big mouth with a flashed smile. She
is very funny, nice and friendly.
Man
He is good looking, handsome and very attractive.
He’s young; he is thin and tall about 1m90. He is in
good shape and very strong. He has short and straight
brown hair and he has very nice big green eyes. He
has medium sized nose and a perfect mouth. He is
very gentleman and he is nice and friendly.
5. PERSON’S APPEARANCE Hair / cabello
Beautiful / Hermosa Curly / risado
Pretty / Bonita Blonde / rubio
Lovely / encantador Wavy / ondulado
Gorgeous / preciosa Bald, / calvo
Stunning / maravilloso Spiky, / de puntas
Handsome / guapo
Attractive / atractivo Age / edad
Good-looking / bien parecido Young, / joven
Cute / preciosa Elderly / anciano
Ugly / feo Middle / mayor
Fugly/ asqueroso Aged / viejo
Talking about appearance Teenager / adolescente
Athletic /Atletico Shape / forma
In good shape – en forma Round / redondo
Strong / fuerte Oval, / ovalado
Muscular / musculoso With scares /con cicatrices
Wrinkles / arrugas
Height – body / altura/cuerpo Freckles / pecas
Overweight / muy gordo Sun-tanned / bronceada
Skinny / flaco Pale / palido
Heavy / pesado SKIN / Piel
Big / grande Healthy / Saludable
Large / largo Pale / palido
Obese / obeso Tanned / moreno
Chubby – gordito Spotty / con granos
Husky – bajito Dark / oscuro
Curvy – con curvas Face / cara
Fat / gordo Narrow / estrecha
Frail, / frajil Oval / ovalada
Stocky, / fornido Plain / plana
Slim / delgago Freckles / con pecas
Thin,/ flaco Eyes / ojos
Plump,/ muy gorda Big / grandes
Skinny / planita Round / redondos
Well-built / divino Small / pequeño
Slender / esbelto Bright / claros
Petite / chiquito Clothes / vestuario
Lanky – laguirucho Casual, / casual
Tall, / alto Scruffy / mal vestido
Short,/ pequeño Shabby,/ desaliñado
Medium height / estarura media Tidy / odenado
Messy / mal arregla
7. friendly
friendly simpático/a, agradable,
funny divertido/a, gracioso/a
generous generoso/a
generous,
gentle,
good-looking atractivo/a, guapo/a
gorgeous precioso/a, guapísimo/a
handsome guapo
happy feliz, contento/a
hard-
hard-working muy trabajador
heavy pesado/a
honest honesto/a, honrado/a
imaginative,
impatient impaciente
independent independiente
independent,
intelligent
interesting interesante
kind amable
lazy perezoso/a, vago/a
light brown castaño claro
long largo/a
loyal,
mean tacaño/a
middle-aged de mediana edad
modest,
moody malhumorado/a
naive
nice amable, simpático/a, majo/a
obese obeso/a
old viejo/a, anciano/a
optimistic optimista
ordinary-looking ni guapo/a ni
feo/a
outgoing extrovertido/a
patient paciente
pessimistic pesimista
petite pequeño/a
pleasant agradable, amable
plump rollizo/a, relleno/a
polite amable, educado/a
pretty bonita, guapa (often a girl)
punctual puntual
quiet callado/a, tranquilo/a
relaxed relajado/a
reliable fiable, de fiar
reserved reservado
secretive
self-confident seguro de sí mismo
self-controlled,
selfish egoista
selfish,
sensible sensato/a, prudente
sensitive sensible, susceptible
short bajo/a
shoulder-length hasta el hombro
shy tímido/a, vergonzoso/a
slim delgado/a, esbelto/a
spiky de punta (pelo)
stocky bajo/a y fornido/a
stout fornido/a
straight liso, lacio (pelo)
strong-minded,
stubborn terco/a, testarudo/a,
tozudo/a
stubborn,
stupid
stupid estúpido
successful próspero/a, exitoso/a
tall alto/a
teenager adolescente
thin delgado/a
tolerant,
tough,
trusting,
ugly feo/a
unfriendly antipático
unkind poco amable
well-built fornido/a, de
constitución fuerte
working,
worried,
young joven
well-dressed → bien-vestido/a
long hair → pelo largo
short hair → pelo corto
straight hair → pelo liso
curly hair → pelo rizado
fair-haired → de pelo rubio
blond-haired de pelo rubio
dark-haired → de pelo moreno
8. Some expression
She is a Flirtatious girl: ella e suna
chica coqueta
She is an easy-going: ella es una
chica tolerante/relajada
He is an outgoing boy: el es un
chico extrovertido
He is ordinary-looking: el no es ni
guapo ni feo
She has dark-haired: ella tiene
cabello oscuro
He is a well-built boy: el es un chico
fornido
He is such klutz / el es como torpe
She is a homebody girl / ella es una
chica hogareña
He is arrogant / el es arrrogante
She is a brunette girl / ella es
morena
He is Goofy person / el es una
persona disparatada
He is Self-deprecating / el es
autocritica
He is a Prankster / el es bromista
She is wearing a white shirt and
black skirt / ella viste una falda
negra y una camisa blanca z
He’s not good looking – el no es
bonito
He’s not attractive el no es atractivo
He is very handsome and he has a
very friendly face el es muy guapo y
tiene una cara preciosa
She has a bright smile beautiful
black eyes and smooth skin
Ella tiene una sonrisa espectacular,
ojos negros y piel suave
She is slender ella es delgada
He is good-looking el es bien
parecido
She is chubby / ella es gordita
She is cute / ella es bonita
He is strong / el es fuerte
She is skinny / ella es delgada
He has beard / el tiene barba
She has medium length hair / el
tiene el pelo medio largo
She has long hair / ella tiene pelo
largo
She has Short hair / ella tiene pelo
corto
He wear glasses / el usa gafas
She has a thin face / ella tiene cara
delgada
She has curly hair and dark-
skinned ella tiene cabello rizado y
piel oscura
She has beautiful auburn hair / ella
tien cabello casta;o
She has a round face / ella tiene
cara redonda
9. He is Homer Simpson. He is fat, short and very ugly. He has a big mouth and big
white eyes, but he doesn’t have any hair. He is wearing a white shirt, blue trousers
and black shoes. He likes hamburgers and Baseball, but he doesn´t like to work.
His favorite hobby is watching TV. He can drive his car but he can´t ride a bike.
My name is Johan I am 24 years old and I come from United States. I live in
London in 1997. I love sports and going to the cinema. I am very friendly and
hardworking. I am quite tall and handsome. My hair is short, black and very curly.
My eyes are dark brown and I like wearing a jacket and tie. Some people say I am
very polite but I just try to be kind to everyone. I work in a hotel. In the photograph I
am wearing a dark blue tie, a black jacket and a white shirt; I only wear it at work.
My life is very easy here in London; I love living in big cities and it is easier to get a
job here in a big city than in a small village.
My name is Laura and my surname is Garcia I am 15 years old and I come from
Britain. I was born in Chichester, a historical village in the South of England. I came
to Spain in 2002. I love playing golf and tennis. I am very friendly and hardworking.
I am quite tall and slim. My hair is long, light brown and very straight. My eyes are
dark brown and my mouth is big. Some people say I am very polite but I just try to
be kind to everyone. I work in a Bank in Algeciras. In the photograph I am wearing
a brown and yellow dress. I love casual wear, I do not usually wear formal dresses
or suits. My life is very easy here in Spain; I love the Spanish way of life and the
Spanish weather.
1. My name is Brandon. I am tall. I am brunet. I have black hair, green eyes. I
have big hands.
2. Sandra is tall, she is intelligent, cheerful and charming. She has black eyes,
brunet skin and long hair.
3. Jina is pretty. Her eyes are big and cheerful. His hands are long and elegant.
She has curly and black hair. Her nose is short and her lips are thick.
4. I am tall, fat and young. I am beautiful, very beautiful. I can say that I am a
beautiful woman. My sister is short, slim and young. She is a young person.
5. I am shy, active and friendly. My mother is talkative, funny and active. She is an
outgoing woman.
5. I have small eyes but my brother has big eyes. I have curly hair but my mother
has straight hair. I have a round face but my mother has oval face. My mother and
I are physically different.
10. 6. Andreina is wearing some beautiful pair of sun glasses. She is wearing, a pink
bath suit and a pair of green sandals. She usually wears contact lenses but today
she is enjoying her new sunglasses. She is on the beach but I am at home. I am
wearing shorts and sandals.
7. My mother is short. She is thin. Her skin is white. Her eyes are brown. Her hair
is black. Her nose is short. Her hands are small. Her fingers are long. Her lips are
thin. .She is very cheerful. Her mouth is beautiful. She laughs a lot.
8. Guillermo is from Argentina. He is 16 years old. He has black hair and brown
eyes. His hair is short and curly. He is not very tall but he is thin. He likes sports
but he doesn´t like swimming.
My name is Laura and my surname is Garcia I am 15 years old and I come from
Britain. I was born in Chichester, a historical village in the South of England. I came
to Spain in 2002. I love playing golf and tennis. I am very friendly and hardworking.
I am quite tall and slim. My hair is long, light brown and very straight. My eyes are
dark brown and my mouth is big. Some people say I am very polite but I just try to
be kind to everyone. I work in a Bank in Algeciras. In the photograph I am wearing
a brown and yellow dress. I love casual wear, I do not usually wear formal dresses
or suits. My life is very easy here in Spain; I love the Spanish way of life and the
Spanish weather.
The education is the most powerful weapon which we can use to change the
world Nelson Mandela
No one is born hating another person because the color of his skin or his
background or his religion. Mandela