Unit 1.2 Vocab LESSON

Unit 1.2

Vocab

Descriptions

When we meet different people it's important to know how to describe them.

Today we will learn some important Adjectives that will help us describe people. Tomorrow, we will combine our grammar lessons with our vocab to be able to form sentences in Spanish to ​describe different people.

What are you(informal) like?

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What is he/she/​you(formal) like?

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What are they like?​

​English

¿Cómo eres?

(Co-moe eh-rez)​

¿Cómo es?​

(Co-moe eh-s)​​

¿Cómo son?​

(Co-moe soh-n)​​

​Spanish

Questions to ask

friend(boy)

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friend(girl)

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student

​English

el amigo

(el ah-me-go)​

la amiga

(la ah-me-gah)​​

el(la) estudiante

(eh-stu-dee-an-teh)​​

​Spanish

People

girl

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boy

​

person

​English

la chica

(la chee-kah)​

el chico

(el chee-ko)​​

la persona

(la pear-so-nah)​​

​Spanish

People

man

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woman

​

​

​English

el hombre

(el ohm-breh)​

la mujer

(la moo-hair)​​

​

​Spanish

People

artistic

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athletic

​

funny

​English

artístico(a)

(are-tees-tee-co)​

atlético(a)

(at-let-ee-co)​​

cómico(a)

(co-mee-co)​​

​Spanish

Personality

good

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disorganized

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studious

​English

bueno(a)

(boo-en-oh)​

desorganizado(a)

(des-or-gah-knee-sa-do)​​

estudioso(a)

(eh-stu-dee-oh-so)​​

​Spanish

Personality

bad

​

organized

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lazy

​English

malo(a)

(mah-low)​

organizado(a)

(or-gah-knee-sa-do)​​

perezoso(a)

(pear-eh-zo-so)​​

​Spanish

Personality

serious

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hard-working​

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nice

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intelligent/smart​

​English

serio(a)

(ser-ee-oh)​

trabajador(a)

(tra-bah-ha-door)​​

simpático(a)

(seem-pat-ee-co)​

inteligente

(een-tell-ee-hen-teh)​

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​Spanish

Personality

tall

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short

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pretty

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good-looking

​English

alto(a)

(al-toe)​

bajo(a)

(ba-ho)​​

bonito(a)

(bo-neet-oh)​

guapo(a)

(goo-ah-poe)​

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​Spanish

Appearance

small

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old

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young

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big/large

​English

pequeño(a)

(pe-ken-yo)​

viejo(a)

(vee-eh-ho)​​

joven(es plural)

(ho-ven)​

grande

(grand-eh)​

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​Spanish

Appearance

I have...

​

​

​​​he/she has...

​English

​tengo...

(ten-go)​

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tiene...

(tee-en-eh)​

​

​

​Spanish

Appearance

red-haired

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​blond hair

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​​​brown hair

​English

pelirrojo(a)

(peh-lee-row-ho)​​

pelo rubio

(peh-low roo-bee-oh)​

pelo​ castaño

(peh-low cas-tan-yo)​

​Spanish

Appearance

very​

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​a little

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​​​because

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all​

​English

muy

(moo-ee)​​

un poco

(poh-ko)​

porque

(pork-eh)

​todos(as)

(toe-dos)​

​Spanish

Other words and phrases

​Hi! I am Sandra. I am artistic and I have brown hair.

My friend Ricardo likes to practice sports because he is athletic​

​Alberto is hard-working and studious. He likes to study.

David is a little lazy. He is not a very good student. He does not like to work​.

​I am a very organized person.

My friend Ana is intelligent but a little disorganized

Rafael is very tall, but Laura is short. Manuel is big, but Francisco is small. Mrs. Santa Cruz is a little old, but Rosita is young.

Mrs. Guardado is red-haired and Mr. Guardado has brown hair. Marco and Laura are very good kids. Marco has blond hair and Laura has brown hair.​

I am a little serious, but my friend Alberto is very funny. All my friends are very nice. And you? What are you like?