GREETINGS AND GOODBYES IN SPANISH
When traveling in a foreign country, if you want to converse with a person whom you don’t know at all, a formal approach is mandatory. It is considered quite a mistake to address someone informally if a strong friendship or relationship has not been established.
Be sure to start and end your conversations correctly by using the appropriate greetings and goodbyes listed below.
Formal Greetings and Goodbyes Informal Greetings and Goodbyes
SPANISH / ENGLISH SPANISH / ENGLISH
Hola / Hello.
Buenos días. / Good morning
Buenas tardes. / Good afternoon.Señor / Mr.Señora / Mrs.Señorita / Miss (Ms.)¿Cómo se llama Ud.? / What’s your name?Me llamo… / My name is…Mucho gusto en conocerle. / I’m happy to meet you.Le presento a… / I’d like you to meet…¿Cómo está Ud.? / How are you?Muy bien. / Very well.Bien. / All right.Así así. / So-so.Adiós. / Good-bye.Buenas noches. / Good night.
¡Hola! / Hi.¿Cómo te llamas? / What’s your name?Me llamo… / My name is…Encantado(a). / Pleased to meet you.Te presento a… / I’d like you to meet…Adiós. / Bye.¿Cómo estás? / How are you?Bien. / Fine.¿Cómo te va? / How’s it going?¿Qué hay de nuevo? / What’s new?Nada en particular. / Nothing (much).Hasta muy pronto. / See you very soon.Hasta luego. / See you later.Luego te veo. I’ll be seeing you.Hasta mañana. / See you tomorrow.
The greeting encantado is an adjective and must agree in gender with the speaker. Use encantado if you are a man and encantada if you are a woman.
As a sign of respect, older Spanish women are generally referred to and addressed as Señora, regardless of their marital status. When in doubt, use Señora. Señorita is reserved for younger, unmarried women.
Vocabulary of the Greetings and Goodbyes
English Spanish
Good Morning Buenos Dias
Good Afternoon Buenos Tardes
Good Evening Buenos Noches
Hello Hola
Whats your Name Como se llama
Its nice to meet you Mucho Gusto
My name is Me llamo
Likewise Igualmente
How are you (Informal) Como esta usted
How are you (Formal) como estas
Very Muy
Very Good Muy bien
bad mal
Whats up Que tal
Whats happening Que pasa
And you (Formal) Y usted
See you later Hasta luego
See you later (2) Hasta la vista
See you tomorrow Hasta mañana
We'll be seeing you Nos vemos
Goodbye adiós
ENGLISH ALPHABET
The modern English alphabet is a Latin alphabet consisting of 26 letters and 2 ligatures[1] – the same letters that are found in the Basic modern Latin alphabet:
Majuscule forms (also called uppercase or capital letters)
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Minuscule forms (also called lowercase or small letters)
a b c d e f G h i j k L m n o P q r s t u v w X y Z
The alphabet A-Z
A a B b C c D d E e F f G g H h
I i J j K k L l M m N n O o P p
Q q R r S s T t U u V v W w X x
Y y Z z
Vowels
A E I O U
Consonants
B C D F G H J K
L M N P Q R S T
V W X Y Z
The Rhyming Alphabet
The following letters rhyme with each other:-
ä sound ë sound e sound ï sound yü sound
A B F I O Q R Z
H C L Y U
J D M W
K E N
G S
P X
T
V
NUMBERS IN ENGLISH
Cardinal numbers Ordinal numbers
0 oh, zero, nil, love, nought * ---
1 One 1st First
2 Two 2nd Second
3 Three 3rd Third
4 Four 4th Fourth
5 Five 5th Fifth
6 Six 6th Sixth
7 Seven 7th Seventh
8 Eight 8th Eighth
9 Nine 9th Ninth
10 Ten 10th Tenth
11 Eleven 11th Eleventh
12 Twelve 12th Twelfth
13 Thirteen 13th Thirteenth
14 fourteen 14th Fourteenth
15 Fifteen 15th Fifteenth
16 Sixteen 16th Sixteenth
17 seventeen 17th Seventeenth
18 eighteen 18th Eighteenth
19 nineteen 19th Nineteenth
20 Twenty 20th Twentieth
21 twenty-one 21st twenty-first
30 Thirty 30th Thirtieth
40 Forty
50 Fifty
60 Sixty
70 Seventy
80 Eighty
90 Ninety
100 a/one hundred
1,000 a/one thousand
1,000,000,000 a/one billion
CLASSROOM OBJECTS / OBJETOS DE LA CLASE
Objet Spanish Objet Spanish
Alphabet el alfabeto loudspeaker el altavoz
Flag la bandera Pen el bolígrafo
Eraser el borrador calculator la calculadora
Calendar el calendario bulletin board la cartelera
Tape la cinta Computer la computadora
Crayón el crayón Stapler la grapadora
Lamp la lampara Pencil el lápiz
Book el libro light (overhead) la luz
Map el mapa Table la mesa
Paper el papel wastepaper basket la papelera
Wall la pared Glue el pegamento
Paintbrush el pincel Floor el piso
Chalkboard el pizarrón Door la puerta
Desk el pupitre Ruler la regla
Clock el reloj pencil sharpener el sacapuntas
Chair la silla Scissors las tijeras
Chalk la tiza Window la ventana
PERSONAL INFORMATION
1. What's your name ? My name is …………..
2. Where do you are from? I am from ……………
3. Where do you live ? I live in ……………..
4. What's your address ? My address is …………..
5. What's your telephone number ? My telephone number is ……………
6. How old are you? I’m ………years old.
7. What's your nationality ? I'm ………
10. What's your occupation ? I'm a …………..
Question information personal
What is your name?My name is...
¿Cuál es tu nombre?Mi nombre es...
Where are you from?I'm from... / I come from... / I was born in...
¿De dónde eres?Soy de... / Vengo de... / Nací en...
Where do you live?I live in...
¿Dónde vives?Vivo en...
How old are you?I'm 20 (years old).
¿Qué edad tienes?Tengo 20 (años).
What is your home address?My address is... / I live in...
¿Cuál es tu dirección?Mi dirección es... / Vivo en...
What is your telephone number?My telephone number is...
¿Cuál es tu número de teléfono?Mi número de teléfono es...
Are you single / married?No, I'm divorced.
¿Eres soltero / casado?No, estoy divorciado.
What is your passport number?My passport number is...
¿Cuál es tu número de pasaporte?Mi número de pasaporte es...
You are of age.You are under age.
Eres mayor de edad.Eres menor de edad.
VOCABULARY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
Man Hombre postal code (GB), zip code (US)
código postal
Woman Mujer City Ciudad
Boy muchacho, niño
Country País
Girl muchacha, niña
telephone number
número de teléfono
Baby Bebé Profession Profesión
Child niño/a Occupation Ocupación
Children Niños identification card
documento de identidad
Youth Joven Passport Pasaporte
young man/woman
Joven passport number
número de pasaporte
old man/woman
viejo/a Age Edad
sex, gender sexo, género
Mr. Señor Male Masculino
Mrs. Señora Female Femenino
Miss Señorita place of birth lugar de nacimiento
Nationality Nacionalidad
first name primer nombre native town ciudad de origen
middle name segundo nombre
country of residence
país de residencia
middle initial inicial del segundo nombre
marital status estado civil
last name, family name
Apellido Single Soltero
Address domicilio, dirección
Married Casado
Street Calle Separated Separado
Number altura, número Divorced Divorciado
Floor Piso Widow Viuda
Apartment Apartamento Widower Viudo
Country Nationality
Official
Language(s
)
Capital
CityThe Flag
Australia Australian English Canberra
Austria Austrian Austrian Vienna
Belgium BelgiumFrench or
FlemishBrussels
Brazil Brazilian Portugese Brasilia
Britain British English London
Canada CanadianEnglish or
FrenchOttawa
China Chinese Mandarin Beijing
Denmark Danish DanishCopenhage
n
Egypt Egyptian Arabic Cairo
England English English London
Finland Finnish Finnish Helsinki
France French French Paris
Germany German German Berlin
Greece Greek Greek Athens
Hungary Hungarian Hungarian Budapest
Italy Italian Italian Rome
Japan Japanese Japanese Tokyo
Korea Korean Korean Seoul
Mexico Mexican Spanish Mexico City
Poland Polish Polish Warsaw
Portugal Portugese Portugese Lisbon
Russia Russian Russian Moscow
Spain Spanish Spanish Madrid
The USA American EnglishWashingto
n
Wales WelshEnglish or
Welsh
Cardiff
(regional
capital
The Indefinite Article
A / AN
Use 'a' with nouns starting with a consonant (letters that are not vowels), 'an' with nouns starting with a vowel (a,e,i,o,u)
Examples:
A boyAn appleA carAn orange
A houseAn opera
NOTE:An before an h mute - an hour, an honour.A before u and eu when they sound like 'you': a european, a university, a unit
The indefinite article is used:
1. to refer to something for the first time:An elephant and a mouse fell in love.Would you like a drink?I've finally got a good job.
2. to refer to a particular member of a group or class
Examples:
with names of jobs:John is a doctor.Mary is training to be an engineer.He wants to be a dancer.
with nationalities and religions:John is an Englishman.Kate is a Catholic.
with musical instruments:Sherlock Holmes was playing a violin when the visitor arrived.(BUT to describe the activity we say "He plays the violin.")
with names of days:I was born on a Thursday
DEFINITE ARTICLE
THE
Articles in English are invariable. That is, they do not change according to the gender or number of the noun they refer to, e.g. the boy, the woman, the children
'The' is used:
1. to refer to something which has already been mentioned.
Example: An elephant and a mouse fell in love.The mouse loved the elephant's long trunk,and the elephant loved the mouse's tiny nose.
2. when both the speaker and listener know what is being talked about, even if it has not been mentioned before.
Example: 'Where's the bathroom?''It's on the first floor.'
3. in sentences or clauses where we define or identify a particular person or object:
Examples: The man who wrote this book is famous.'Which car did you scratch?' 'The red one.My house is the one with a blue door.'
4. to refer to objects we regard as unique:
Examples: the sun, the moon, the world
Nouns
In Spanish - unlike English - each noun is either masculine or feminine. Almost all nouns that end in o are masculine and almost all nouns that end in a are feminine. (But, notice that I said almost). In order to form the plural of nouns ending in o or a, an s is added.
Examples:
el niño (the boy) los niños (the boys)
la niña (the girl) las niñas (the girls)
Nouns ending in dad, tad, tud, umbre, ción, sión are feminine. The plural is formed by adding "es" to nouns ending in a consonant, and "s" to those ending in a vowel
Examples:
la ciudad (the city) las ciudades (the cities)
la facultad (the faculty) las facultades (the faculties)
la actitud (the attitude) las actitudes (the attitudes)
la legumbre (the vegetable) las legumbres (the vegetables)
la nación (the nation) las naciones (the nations)
la televisión (the television) las televisiones (the televisions)
There are some nouns that are masculine but end in "a." To form the plural we have to add "s" (Don't forget that the article "el" goes with masculine singular nouns and the article "los" goes with masculine plural nouns, so the plural of el mapa is los mapas.) Examples:
el mapa (the map) el día (the day) el sistema (the system) el programa (the program)el telegrama (the telegram) el drama (the drama) el clima (the climate) el tema (the theme)el poema (the poem) el planeta (the planet)
Nouns ending in "e" tend to be masculine. To form the plural of nouns ending in "e" an "s" is added. (Don't forget that the article: "el" goes with masculine singular nouns and the article "los" goes with masculine plural nouns, so the plural of el parque is los parques.)
el parque (the park) el cine (the movie theater) el carro (the car)el café (the cafe) el viaje (the trip) el bosque (the forest)el aire (the air) el puente (the bridge) el arte (the art)el nombre (the name)
Here is a list of very common nouns that end in e but happen to be feminine:
la calle (the street) la clase (the class) la leche (the milk)la llave (the key) la noche (the night) la gente (the people)la tarde (the afternoon) la nube (the cloud)
THE ADJECTIVES
First of all, Spanish adjectives have a different placement in the sentence than English adjectives: In English, it's the pretty house, whereas in Spanish, it's the house pretty = la casa bonita. In Spanish the noun comes before the adjective.
The Spanish adjectives must agree in gender and number with the nouns that they modify. This means that if the noun is feminine and singular the adjective has to be feminine and singular too. If the noun is feminine and plural the adjective has to be feminine and plural.
Examples:
La mesa vieja (the old table) Las mesas viejas (the old tables)
The same is true of masculine nouns. If the noun is masculine and singular the adjective has to be masculine and singular too. If the noun is masculine and plural the adjective has to be masculine and plural.
Examples:
El carro sucio (the dirty car) Los carros sucios (the dirty cars)
Most frequently used Spanish adjectives end in o (masculine) or a (feminine), according to the noun they modify.
Examples:
alto, alta (tall) ancho, ancha (wide) amarillo/a (yellow)barato, barata (cheap) blanco, blanca (white) bonito, bonita (pretty)bueno, buena (good) caro, cara (expensive) corto, corta (short) delgado, delgada (thin) (har rico, rica (rich) sucio, sucia (dirty) estrecho/a (narrow) feo, fea (ugly) viejo, vieja (old)frío, fría (cold) gordo, gorda (fat) hermoso/a (beautiful)largo, larga (long) limpio, limpia (clean) loco, loca (crazy)malo, mala (bad negro, negra (black)
However, there are many adjectives that end in e and some that end in consonants. These are called neutral adjectives, because they don't change form
with masculine or feminine nouns. To form their plurals you need to add an s to the ones ending in e and es to the ones ending in a consonant.
Examples:
elegante (elegant) excelente (excellent) fuerte (strong) grande (big) humilde (humble)importante (important) inteligente (intelligent) interesante (interesting) pobre (poor)triste (sad) verde (green)
Spanish adjectives ending with consonants:
popular (popular) azul (blue) fácil (easy) feliz (happy) gris (gray)
Note: There are many rules about Spanish adjectives and many exceptions to those rules. The above is the most general and easiest aproach to Spanish adjectives. You will learn more in the future, but if you learn the lesson here well, you'll rarely have problems
WH – QUESTIONSWhat ? - ¿Qué? ¿Cuál? ¿Cuáles? How often ? - ¿Con qué frecuencia?
What else? - ¿Qué más?How long ? - ¿Cuánto tiempo? ¿Qué longitud?
Which ? - ¿Qué? ¿Cuál? ¿Cuáles? How long ago? - ¿Hace cuánto tiempo? How ? - ¿Cómo? ¿Cuán? How old ? - ¿Qué edad? ¿Cuán viejo?How else ? - ¿De qué otra manera? How soon ? - ¿Cuán pronto?
When ? - ¿Cuándo?How big ? - ¿Qué tamaño? ¿Cuán grande?
Where ? - ¿Dónde? ¿Adónde?How far ? - ¿A qué distancia? ¿Cuán lejos?
Where else ? - ¿Dónde más? How tall ? - ¿Qué estatura? ¿Cuán alto?Why ? - ¿Por qué? ¿Para qué? How deep ? - ¿Qué profundidad? Who ? - ¿Quién? ¿Quienes? How early ? - ¿Cuán temprano? Who else? - ¿Quién más? How late ? - ¿Cuán tarde?
Whom ? - ¿A quién? ¿A quiénes?How heavy ? - ¿Qué peso? ¿Cuán pesado?
Whose ? - ¿De quién? ¿De quiénes?How thick ? - ¿Qué espesor? ¿Cuán grueso?
How much ? - ¿Cuánto/a? What time ? - ¿Qué hora? ¿A qué hora?How many ? - ¿Cuántos/as? What kind ? - ¿Qué clase ? ¿Qué tipo?
Which dog do you like better? [uich dogduiulaik beter?] ¿Qué perro te gusta más?
Which country do you like better ? [uichkantri duiulaik beter?] ¿Qué país te gusta más?
Which of them? [uichofdem?] ¿Cuál de ellos/ellas?
When [uen]
When [uen]--------> Significa ¿Cuándo?
La imagen insólita: When [uen] es “Wendy” el célebre personaje de Peter Pan. Una niña que viaja al país de “Nunca Jamás” volando y que curiosamente se encuentra con “Which [uich]”. Cuando está va corriendo enfadada porque los chicos se han reído de su nombre Cuando“Which[uich]” ve a “When”[uen] se detiene y le pregunta:
When is your birthday? When? [uen itsiu berzdei? uen?] ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?
When are you coming to see me? When? [uen ariukaming uen?] ¿Cuando vienes a verme? ¿Cuándo?
When did you go? When? [uen dIdiugou? uen?] ¿Cuándo fuiste?
Why [uai]
Why [uai]--------> Significa: ¿Por qué?
La imagen insólita: Why [uai] es lo que le contesta “Wendy” When [uen] a Which.
Why do you ask me that? [uai duiu askmidat?] ¿Por qué me preguntas eso? Why are you angry? [uai ariu angri] ¿Por qué estás enfadada? Why are you running? [uai ariu raning] ¿Por qué corres?
Who[hú]
Who[hú]--------------> Significa: ¿Quién? ¿Quiénes?
Pronunciación: Es el único interrogativo que no tiene sonido “u”. Es como una “h” aspirada (echando el aliento sobre un cristal) más “u”. [hú] [hú]. Nota: No es “jü” (con “j” fuerte de jamón).
La imagen insólita: “Which”`[uich] contesta a “When” [uen] con las siguientes preguntas.
Who knows? [hú nous]¿Quién sabe? Who is who? [hú Is hú] ¿Quién es quién? Who is Peter? [hú is piter] ¿Quién es Peter?
Ambas acaban riéndose, who, who, who [hú, hú, hú]-¿Quién? ¿Quién? ¿Quién? “We don't know who.” [ui dontnou hú]- No sabemos quién.
Nos falta “How” [hau] que no está en este grupo de “Wh-questions”, pero que también resulta difícil de recordar. Suena “hau”. El sonido a mi me recuerda al saludo de un indio “how”.[hau]
How[hau]
How[hau]------> Significa ¿Cómo?
La imagen insólita: Un indio al que llamaremos “how” [hau] y que aparece en escena cuando “Which” y “When” se están riendo “who, who, who” [hú, hú, hú].
ndio “How” [hau] se queda extrañado porque no sabe de qué se rien “Which” y “When” y les dice: “I'm how. [am hau]” “Soy how. “ Después les pregunta:
How are you? [hau ariú] ¿Cómo estáis/están? How do you spell your name?[hau duiú sspeliur name? ¿Cómo se deletrea
tu nombre? How old are you? [hau oldariú?]¿Cuántos años tienes? Nota: Como ves, la
traducción no es siempre cómo.
LIST OF VERBS IRREGULARS
Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle Spanish
arise Arose arisen Surgir
be was / were been Ser
beat Beat beaten Golpear
become became become Convertirse
Begin Began begun Comenzar
bet bet/betted bet/betted Apostar
bite Bit bitten Morder
bleed Bled bled Sangrar
blow Blew blown Soplar
break Broke broken Romper
bring brought brought Traer
build Built built Construir
buy Bought bought Comprar
catch Caught caught Atrapar
choose Chose chosen Elegir
come Came come Venir
cost Cost cost Costar
creep Crept crept Arrastrarse
cut Cut cut Cortar
deal Dealt dealt dar, repartir
do Did done Hacer
draw Drew drawn Dibujar
dream dreamt/dreamed dreamt/dreamed Soñar
drink Drank drunk Beber
drive Drove driven Conducir
eat Ate eaten Comer
fall Fell fallen Caer
feed Fed fed Alimentar
feel Felt felt Sentir
fight Fought fought Pelear
find Found found Encontrar
flee Fled fled Huir
fly Flew flown Volar
forget Forgot forgotten Olvidar
forgive forgave forgiven Perdonar
forsake forsook forsaken Abandonar
freeze Froze frozen Congelar
get Got got tener, obtener
give Gave given Dar
go Went gone Ir
grind Ground ground Moler
grow Grew grown Crecer
hang Hung hung Colgar
have Had had Tener
hear Heard heard Oír
hide Hid hidden Esconderse
hit Hit hit Golpear
hold Held held tener, mantener
hurt Hurt hurt herir, doler
keep Kept kept Guardar
kneel Knelt knelt Arrodillarse
know Knew known Saber
lead Led led Encabezar
learn learnt/learned learnt/learned Aprender
leave Left left Dejar
lend Lent lent Prestar
let Let let Dejar
make Made made Hacer
mean Meant meant Significar
meet Met met conocer, encontrar
pay Paid paid Pagar
put Put put Poner
quit quit/quitted quit/quitted Abandonar
read Read read Leer
ride Rode ridden montar, ir
ring Rang rung llamar por teléfono
rise Rose risen Elevar
run Ran run Correr
say Said said Decir
see Saw seen Ver
sell Sold sold Vender
send Sent sent Enviar
set Set set Fijar
sew Sewed sewn/sewed Coser
shake Shook shaken Sacudir
shine Shone shone Brillar
shoot Shot shot Disparar
show showed shown/showed Mostrar
shrink shrank/shrunk shrunk Encoger
shut Shut shut Cerrar
sing Sang sung Cantar
sink Sank sunk Hundir
sit Sat sat Sentarse
sleep Slept slept Dormir
slide Slid slid Deslizar
sow Sowed sown/sowed Sembrar
speak Spoke spoken Hablar
spell spelt/spelled spelt/spelled Deletrear
spend Spent spent Gastar
spill spilt/spilled spilt/spilled Derramar
split Split split Partir
spoil spoilt/spoiled spoilt/spoiled Estropear
spread Spread spread Extenderse
stand Stood stood estar de pie
steal Stole stolen Robar
sting Stung stung Picar
stink stank/stunk stunk Apestar
strike Struck struck Golpear
swear Swore sworn Jurar
sweep Swept swept Barrer
swim Swam swum Nadar
take Took taken Tomar
teach Taught taught Enseñar
tear Tore torn Romper
tell Told told Decir
think thought thought Pensar
Throw Threw thrown Lanzar
Tread Trode trodden/trod Pisar
THE COLORS EN INGLES
CASTELLANO INGLÉS
ROJO: REDAZUL: BLUEAMARILLO: YELLOWVERDE: GREENNARANJA: ORANGEVIOLETA: VIOLETROSA: PINKCELESTE: SKY BLUEGRIS: GREYMARRÓN: BROWN
BLANCO: WHITENEGRO: BLACKDORADO: GOLDENPLATEADO: SILVERMARFIL: IVORY
CLASSROOM OBJETS
ALL FAMILY MEMBERS
INGLISH ESPANISH
Classroom Aula
Class Clase
Bag Bolso
Blackboard Pizarrón
board eraser Borrador
Book Libro
Briefcase portafolios, maletín
Chair Silla
(piece of) chalk Tiza
Crayón lápiz de cera, crayón
Desk Escritorio
eraser (US) goma de borrar
Folder Carpeta
Notebook Cuaderno
Notepad Cuaderno
Paper Papel
aunt
brother
cousin
daughter
father
granddaughter
grandmother
grandson
mother
nephew
niece
sister
son
stepdaughter
stepmother
stepson
uncle
tíahermanoprimohijapadrenietaabuelanietomadresobrinosobrinahermanahijohijastramadrastrahijastrotío
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
face = la cara/el rostro
facial features Rasgos
she has a thin face tiene la/una cara delgada
an oval face una cara ovalada
a round face una cara redonda
a cherubic face una cara angelical
a sad face una cara triste
a serious face una cara seria
a smiling face una cara sonriente
a happy face una cara alegre
Frightened asustado
Surprised sorprendido
a smile una sonrisa
a smirk una sonrisita
a frown el ceño fruncido
nose = la nariz
a bulbous nose una nariz protuberante
a hooked nose una nariz aguileña
a big nose una nariz grande
a turned-up/snub nose una nariz respingona
a pointed nose una nariz puntiaguda
a flat nose/a pug nose una nariz chata
a lopsided nose una nariz ladeada/torcida
eyes = los ojos
she has brown eyes tiene los ojos marrones
Hazel color avellana
he has beady eyes tiene los ojos redondos y brillantes como cuentas
a black eye un ojo morado
red eyes ojos rojizos
bloodshot eyes ojos sanguinolentos/injectados de sangre
to wink guiñar el ojo
to blink pestañear/parpadear
she is cross-eyed es bizca
a squint una bizquera, un estrabismo
she's blind es ciega
he's blind in one eye es tuerto
to go blind quedarse ciego
crow's feet patas de gallo
sunken eyes ojos hundidos
piggy eyes ojitos redondos y brillantes
bulging eyes ojos saltones
slit/slanting eyes ojos achinados
a stye un orzuelo
shifty eyes ojos furtivos
eyebrows = las cejas
arched eyebrows cejas arqueadas
bushy eyebrows cejas tupidas
thick eyebrows cejas pobladas
to raise your eyebrows arquear las cejas
mouth
Harelip labio leporino
chapped lips labios agrietados
Buckteeth dientes de conejo/dientes salidos
false teeth dentadura postiza
front teeth paletas/dientes de adelante
wisdom teeth muelas del juicio
to chatter (teeth) castañetear
my teeth are chattering me castañetean los dientes
hair = el pelo/cabello
she has blond hair tiene el pelo rubio
Auburn castaño rojizo
she has grey hair es canosa, tiene el pelo canoso, tiene canas
mousy hair el pelo castaño desvaído
long hair el pelo largo
short hair el pelo corto
shoulder-length hair el pelo hasta los hombros
curly hair el pelo rizado
wavy hair el pelo ondulado
frizzy hair el pelo crespo
straight hair el pelo liso
lank hair el pelo lacio
greasy hair el pelo graso/grasoso
Fine fino
shiny hair el pelo brillante
Sideburns patillas
a wig una peluca
Bald calvo
a bald patch una calva/una pelada
he's balding se está quedando calvo
build = complexión
Thin delgado
plump (a nicer way of saying fat) gordito
Slim esbelto
Fat gordo
Strong fuerte
Weak flojo
Short bajo
Tall alto
a hunchback un jorobado
medium height de estatura media
medium build de talla media
he's a large man es un hombre corpulento
General Terms
handsome, good-looking, attractive guapo
pretty, good-looking, attractive, lovely guapa, bonita, linda,
he’s quite a hunk está buenísimo
Ugly fea/feo
Beautiful preciosa, guapísima, lindísima, hermosa, bella
Other notes
He looks a bit ______
In Spanish "tiene pinta de ____" is very common for giving a general idea about the appearance. See examples on the right:
tiene pinta de delincuente:he looks like a criminal
tiene pinta de extranjerohe looks a bit foreign
He looks sadNote that when we say how something "seems" or "looks" (probably because we are not certain) we use parecer.
parece triste
a strong- looking man un hombre de apariencia fuerte
TRABAJO DE INGLES
DELSY JARABA MEZA
INGLES I
INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO ITSA
TECNICO PROFESIONAL EN ELECTROMECANICA
I CUATRIMESTRE
ALBANIA LA GUAJJIRA
NOV. / 2011
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