Can you give some characteristics of the following?.....
Click to review- You may have used words I didn't. That's okay. There are no single "right" answer- but there are some wrong ones, so be careful.
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¿Quién soy yo? |
This is really basic, introductory stuff. There is a little more as this progresses, so scroll down as far as you need to to get to "your level".
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The following are some common
questions used to obtain very basic personal identification. You
should be able to both ask and answer questions.
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| ¿Cómo te llamas? (What is your name? [=How do you call yourself?]) | Me llamo...{Manuel} (My name is...[=I call myself...]) |
| ¿De dónde eres? (Where are you from?) | Soy de...{México}( I am from...) |
| ¿Dónde vives? (Where do you live?) | Vivo en...{Bogotá} (I live in...) |
| ¿Qué haces? or ¿En qué trabajas? (What do you do [for work]? | Soy...{estudiante} (I am a ...) |
| ¿Cuántos años tienes? (How old are you? [=How many years do you have?]) | Tengo ...{dieciséis} años. I am [have] ...years old. |
| ¿Cómo eres de personalidad? (What are you like (personality)?) | Soy...{inteligente, serio y aventurero} (I am...) |
| ¿Cómo eres de apariencia física? (What are you like (appearance)? | Soy...{alto y flaco} (I am...)
Tengo...{los ojos azules} (I have...) |
Other expressions you should know, and use in conversation
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| aburrido | boring |
| agresivo | aggressive |
| amable | kind, nice, friendly |
| antipático | mean |
| aventurero | adventurous |
| bueno | good |
| cómico | funny, comical |
| confiable | confident, trustworthy |
| cooperativo | cooperative, agreeable |
| creativo | creative |
| cruel | cruel |
| diligente | diligent |
| elegante | elegant |
| estúpido | stupid |
| extrovertido | outgoing, extroverted |
| generoso | generous |
| honesto | honest |
| inteligente | intelligent |
| introvertido | introverted, shy |
| malo | bad |
| malvado | evil |
| misterioso | mysterious |
| optimista | optimist (a noun, actually) |
| organizado | organized |
| pesimista | pessimist |
| romántico | romantic |
| serio | serious |
| simpático | nice |
| sociable | sociable |
| tímido | timid |
| tranquilo | tranquil, calm, quiet |
| valiente | brave |
The following is divided into two sections. The first section provides basic, general descriptions (I am), and so use the word "Soy". The second section uses "Tengo" (I have) because they talk about specific body parts.
"Soy" words
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| alto | tall |
| bajo | short |
| de talla mediana | average height |
| gordo | fat |
| flaco | skinny |
| delgado | slender |
| débil | weak |
| fuerte | strong |
| atlético | athletic |
| feo | ugly |
| bonito | pretty |
| guapo | handsome |
| grande | big |
| pequeño | small |
| calvo | bald |
| canoso | grey-haired |
The same "rules" of changing "O" to "A" work on these words, too. So a tall girl is "alta", and so on. You may look at these words and see that between this list and the preceeding there are are words that describe your personality, but you might want to say that you are "very" this, or "sort of" that. Here's how to do it:
Go check to see how you can make comparisons with these "soy" words- personality and appearance.
In more detail now. These words/expressions start with "Tengo". Complete the expressions with the words after the body part- the word order is a little different from the English, but it is correct. Unlike the previous two lists, no words will change from masculine to femenine, so don't make any changes!
Enseñas particulares: (Distinguishing features)
Make flashcards and do similar sorting activities as you did for the personality words.
Just for fun, get a game of "Guess Who?" going in Spanish with a friend. Play a live game of guess who in a room full of people. Describe someone to a friend and see if s/he can guess whom you are describing.
Go visit "uglypeople.com"
with a friend, and play a game like "Guess Who?"
In English we compare people by usually aadding "er" to the adjective, and using the comparative word "than". In Spanish we also make comaprisons, but we do it differently. You have to think what "er" means. taller = "more tall", right? If you can remember this, you should do OK when making comparisons in Spanish. Instead of using a suffix (er) to make the comparison, we just say "more", which is "más" before the adjective. Then, the comparative word for "than" is "que". So the "formula" to follow is:
más + adjective + que
Compare yourself to people you know. Write down
these expressions, and complete the sentences.
*You can also compare in Spanish the other way- meaning less instead of more. Just use "menos" instead of "más". Are you tall? Is someone taller than you? Then you aer "menos alto (a) que" that person. Get it?
Just like English, there are a few exceptions to this. We don't say "gooder" or "badder", ¿verdad? Neither do the Spanish.
better = mejor
worse = peor
older = mayor
younger = menor
Now you
should be able to introduce yourself to someone, and understand what someone
else is saying when describing people.
¡Buena suerte!
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pelo rubio, largo y ondulado (o poco rizado)
el pelo muy largo, moreno y ondulado; los ojos de color café