Describing People

In this section, we will learn how to describe a person's physical appearance and ask related questions.

1. General Questions

Before describing ourselves, we need to know the most common questions:

• Question: What do you look like? 🔊
• Answer: I am tall and I have brown hair. 🔊

For formal situations:

• Question: Could you describe yourself, please? 🔊
• Answer: Certainly, I am of medium height... 🔊

To ask about specific details:

• Question: How tall are you? 🔊
• Question: What is your hair like? 🔊

2. Age (La Edad)

• Question: How old are you? 🔊
• Answer: I am 25 years old. 🔊

Common expressions:

• "I'm a teenager" 🔊 - Soy un adolescente
• "I'm twentyish" 🔊 - Tengo veintipico
• "I'm young" 🔊 - Soy joven
• "I'm middle-aged" 🔊 - Eres de mediana edad
• "I'm elderly" 🔊 - Soy una persona mayor
• "I'm in my early forties" 🔊 - Tengo cuarenta y pocos
• "I'm in my late forties" 🔊 - Tengo cuarenta y muchos

3. Height (La Altura)

• Question: How tall are you? 🔊
• Answer: I am 1.75 meters tall. 🔊

Expressions:

• "I'm very tall" 🔊 - Soy muy alto
• "I'm of average height" 🔊 - Soy de estatura media
• "I'm short" 🔊 - Soy bajo
• "I'm roughly 6 feet tall" 🔊 - Mido casi 1 metro 80
• "I'm quite short" 🔊 - Soy bastante bajo

Conversion Table

Metros	Pies (Feet)
1.60m	5ft 3in
1.70m	5ft 7in
1.80m	5ft 10in
1.90m	6ft 3in

4. Weight (El Peso)

Note: Be careful, asking about weight can be sensitive.

• Question: What do you weigh? 🔊
• Answer: I weigh 70 kilos. 🔊

Expressions:

• "I'm slim" 🔊 - Estoy delgado
• "I'm fit" 🔊 - Estoy en forma
• "I'm athletic" 🔊 - Soy de complexión atlética
• "I'm well-built" 🔊 - De complexión fuerte
• "I'm chubby" 🔊 - Gordito (más amable que fat)
• "I'm average weight" 🔊 - Peso normal

5. The Face (La Cara)

• "I have a round face" 🔊 - Tengo la cara redonda
• "I have an oval face" 🔊 - Tengo la cara ovalada
• "I have a square face" 🔊 - Tengo la cara cuadrada
• "I have a thin face" 🔊 - Tengo la cara fina
• "I have freckles" 🔊 - Tengo pecas
• "I have a scar" 🔊 - Tengo una cicatriz

6. The Nose (La Nariz)

• "I have a big nose" 🔊 - Tengo la nariz grande
• "I have a small nose" 🔊 - Tengo la nariz pequeña
• "I have a pointed nose" 🔊 - Tengo la nariz puntiaguda
• "I have a hooked nose" 🔊 - Tengo la nariz ganchuda

7. The Hair (El Pelo)

Order of adjectives: Length + Shape + Color

Formula: I have + (Size) + (Shape) + (Color) + hair

Examples:

• "I have long curly blond hair" 🔊 - Tengo el pelo largo, rizado y rubio
• "I have short straight dark hair" 🔊 - Tengo el pelo corto, liso y oscuro
• "I have wavy brown hair" 🔊 - Tengo el pelo ondulado y castaño
• "I have shoulder-length hair" 🔊 - Tengo el pelo por los hombros

8. The Eyes (Los Ojos)

Order of adjectives: Size + Shape + Color

Formula: I have + (Size) + (Shape) + (Color) + eyes

Examples:

• "I have big blue eyes" 🔊 - Tengo ojos grandes y azules
• "I have small dark eyes" 🔊 - Tengo ojos pequeños y oscuros
• "I have round green eyes" 🔊 - Tengo ojos redondos y verdes