Unit 1.2 Vocab LESSON

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

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

girl

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boy

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person

​English

la chica

(la chee-kah)​

el chico

(el chee-ko)​​

la persona

(la pear-so-nah)​​

​Spanish

man

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woman

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​English

el hombre

(el ohm-breh)​

la mujer

(la moo-hair)​​

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​Spanish

artistic

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athletic

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funny

​English

artístico(a)

(are-tees-tee-co)​

atlético(a)

(at-let-ee-co)​​

cómico(a)

(co-mee-co)​​

​Spanish

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

bad

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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

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

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

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

I have...

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​​​he/she has...

​English

​tengo...

(ten-go)​

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tiene...

(tee-en-eh)​

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​Spanish

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

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

​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?