Everyday life · 35 words
Describing people
What someone looks like, and what they are like. ser for both.
¿cómo es?
what is he or she like?
alto
tall
bajo
short
joven
young
mayor
The polite way to say old about a person.
older, elderly
viejo
old
guapo
lindo is very common in Latin America for pretty or cute.
good-looking
bonito
pretty
delgado
slim
gordo
Rude to a stranger, but often affectionate between family and friends in Latin America.
fat
rubio
güero in Mexico.
blond
moreno
dark-haired, dark-skinned
pelirrojo
red-haired
el pelo
hair
el pelo largo
long hair
el pelo corto
short hair
los ojos
eyes
la barba
beard
los lenteslas gafas
In Spain: las gafasIn Latin America: los lentes
los anteojos in Argentina.
glasses
el carácter
personality
simpático
nice, friendly
antipático
unfriendly
amable
kind
divertido
fun, funny
aburrido
With estar it means bored: estoy aburrido.
boring
inteligente
clever
tímido
shy
serio
serious
trabajador
hard-working
perezoso
flojo in parts of Latin America.
lazy
alegre
cheerful
tranquilo
calm, quiet
raro
strange
educado
Usually polite, well brought up. For well educated, say culto or que tiene estudios.
polite
se parece a
Se parece a su madre, she looks like her mother.
looks like
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