Grammar-Descriptions of Pleces, Things and People

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UNIT IVDESCRIPTIONS OF PEOPLE, PLACES, AND

THINGS

“Language Information”

Dirección Universitaria de Idiomas



LANGUAGE INFORMATION

DESCRIPTIONS OF PEOPLE, PLACES, AND THINGS

When we describe people, we mention aspects of their appearance. Look at thefollowing questions to ask about physical appearance.

(Cuando describimos personas, mencionamos aspectos sobre la apariencia. Revisalas siguientes preguntas que te ilustrarán acerca de cómo se preguntan aspectos dela apariencia física.)

To describe people we usually mention:(Para describir personas, nosotros usualmente nos referimos a:)

a Height: short, of medium height, tall

(Estatura: bajo, de estatura mediana, alto)

b Weight: thin, slim, well-built, chubby, overweight, fat, plump, of medium build

(Peso: Delgado, esbelto, fornido, gordito, obeso, gordo, regordete, de peso medio)

c Age: young, old, middle-aged, in her/his twenties, thirties

Describing people

(Describir a personas)

Asking about appearance: What does he/she look like?(Para preguntar sobre la apariencia: ¿Cómo es él/ella?) Asking about age: How old is he/she?(Para preguntar sobre la edad: ¿Cuántos años tiene él/ella?) Asking about height: How tall is he/she? Is he/she tall/short?(Para preguntar sobre la estatura: ¿Cuánto mide él/ella? ¿Es él/ella alto(a)/bajo (a)?)

Asking about weight: How much does he/she weigh? Is he/she slim/well-built?(Para preguntar sobre el peso: ¿Cuánto pesa él/ella? ¿Es delgado (a)/corpulento (a)?) Asking about hair: Does he/she have long/short/black/blonde hair?(Para preguntar sobre el cabello: ¿Tiene el cabellolargo/corto/oscuro/rubio?) Asking about eyes: Does he/she have blue/brown/green/big/small eyes?(Para preguntar sobre los ojos: ¿Tiene ojosazules/cafés/verdes/grandes/pequeños?)



(Edad: joven, viejo, de mediana edad, en sus veintes, treintas)

d Complexion: pale, light, fair, dark, olive-skinned, olive skin tone(Complexión: tez blanca, claro, rubio, de piel aceitunada)

e Hair – length: short, medium length, long

(Cabello – longitud): corto, mediano, largo)

f Hair – color: blond, red, grey, dark

(Cabello – color : rubio, pelirojo, gris, oscuro)

g Hair – type: straight, wavy, curly, bald, shaved head

(Cabello – tipo: lacio, ondulado, chino, calvo, de cabeza afeitada)

h Eyes - color: blue, green, brown, black

(Ojos – color: azules, verdes, cafés, oscuros)

i Eyes – size: big, small, slanting

(Ojos – tamaño: grandes, pequeños, sesgados)

j Nose - size: big, small

(Nariz – tamaño: grande, pequeño)

k Nose – shape: flat, hooked, turned-up

(Nariz – forma: plana, aguileña, respingona)

l Lips - shape: full, thin

(Labios – figura: gruesos, delgados)

m Other features: mustache, beard, glasses, wrinkles, freckles, pretty, handsome,

good-looking

(Otras características: bigote, barba, con lentes, con arrugas, pecoso, bonita, guapo,

atractivo)

*It is not polite to say to people that they are thin, chubby or fat. For further reference,check the files “Describing people and things”, “Parts of the body”, and “Colors”in the section Glossaries.

(No es correcto decir a las personas que son flacos (as), gorditos (as) o gordos (as).Para mayor referencia, consulta los archivos “Describing people and things”,“Parts of the body”, y “Colors” en la sección de Glossaries).



Look at the following examples:(Revisa los siguientes ejemplos:)

She is Sandy and she is a model.

She is a very pretty woman.She has got short black straighthair and big black eyes.She is tall and slim.

She is Frida and she is a painter.

She has got short red hair andbrown eyes.She is very thin.

She is Mary and she is a student.She has got long blond hair andbrown eyes.She is tall and slim.She has got thin lips.

(Ella es Sandy y es modelo.

Ella es una mujer muy bonita.Ella tiene cabello negro, corto ylacio y unos ojos oscuros.Ella es alta y delgada.)

(Ella es Frida y es pintora.Ella es pelirroja de cabello corto

y con ojos cafés.Ella es muy delgada.)

(Ella es Mary y es estudiante.

Ella tiene largo cabello rubio yojos cafés.Ella es alta y delgada.Ella tiene labios delgados.)



To know the characteristics of an object, we ask the following questions:(Para saber las características de un objeto, nosotros utilizamos las siguientespreguntas:)

He is Alex and he is a personal

trainer.He is tall, strong and olive-skinned.He has got short brown wavy

hair and green eyes.He has got thin lips.

He is John and he is a police

officer.He is tall and has got a darkcomplexion.He has got short black curly hair

and black eyes.He has got full lips.

He is Peter and he is a lawyer.

He is short and fat.He is bald and has got amoustache.He wears glasses.

(El es Alex y es entrenadorpersonal.

El es alto, fuerte y de pielaceitunada.El tiene cabello corto ondulado yojos verdes.

El tiene labios delgados)

(El es Peter y es abogado.El es de estatura baja y gordo.El es calvo y tiene bigote.El usa lentes.)

(El es John y es policía.El es alto y tiene tez oscura.El tiene el cabello corto, chino yoscuro y ojos también oscuros.El tiene labios gruesos)



To describe objects we usually mention:(Para describir objetos nosotros usualmente nos referimos a:)

a Size: big, small, long, short(Tamaño: grande, pequeño, largo, pequeño)b Price: expensive/cheap(Precio: caro/barato)c Weight: heavy, light(Peso: pesado, ligero)d Shape: triangular, round, rectangular, square(Forma: triangular, redondo, rectangular, cuadrado)e Color: dark/light blue, purple, green, brown, black, red, pink, orange, yellow, while(Color: oscuro/ azul pastel, púrpura, verde, café, negro, rojo, rosa, naranja, amarillo,

blanco)f Material: plastic, paper, metal, wooden, cotton, leather, silk, woolen, nylon, gold,

silver (Material: plástico, papel, metal, de madera, algodón, cuero, seda, de lana, nylon,

oro, plata)g Other characteristics: new, old, useful(Otras características: nuevo, viejo, útil)

Describing objects

(Describir objetos)

Asking about appearance: What does it like?(Para preguntar apariencia: ¿Cómo es?) Asking about size: How big is it? Is it big/small? Is it long/short?(Para preguntar tamaño: ¿Qué tan grande es?, ¿Es grande/pequeño? ¿Eslargo/corto? Asking about price: Is it expensive/cheap?(Para preguntar precio: ¿Es caro/barato?) Asking about weight: How much does it weigh? Is it heavy/light?(Para preguntar peso: ¿Cuánto pesa? ¿Es pesado/ligero?) Asking about shape: What shape is it?(Para preguntar sobre la forma: ¿De qué forma es?) Asking about color: What color is it? Is it black/brown?(Para preguntar sobre el color: ¿De qué color es? ¿Es negro/café?) Asking about material: What material is it made of?(Para preguntar sobre el material: ¿De qué materiales está hecho?



*For further reference, check the files “Describing people and things”, “Describingclothing”, and “Colors” in the section Glossaries.

(Para mayor referencia, consulta los archivos “Describing people and things”,“Describing clothing”, y “Colors” en la sección Glossaries.)

When we talk about a place or position of things/people we use ‘there is’ or ‘thereare’.

(Cuando nosotros nos referimos a un lugar o posición de cosas/personas, utilizamos‘there is’ o ‘there are’)

There is + singular noun There are + plural nouns(There is + sustantivo singular) (There are + sustantivos en plural)

Example: There is a cat in my kitchen. There are many dogs in your house.(Ejemplo: Hay un gato en mi cocina. Hay muchos perros en tu casa.)

Singular

(Singular)

Plural

(Plural)

There is a/an…

(Hay un…)

There are some…

(Hay algunos…)

There isn’t a/an…

(No hay un…)

There aren’t any...

(No hay unos…)

Is there a/an…?

(¿Hay un…?)

Are there any…?

(¿Hay algunos…?)

Yes, there is.

(Si, si hay)

No, there isn’t.

(No, no hay)

Yes, there are.

(Si, si hay)

No, there aren’t.

(No, no hay)



We also use prepositions of place to indicate the exact location of things:(Nosotros también usamos preposiciones de lugar para indicar la localizaciónexacta de cosas).

Next to/Beside (Al lado)

In front of/Opposite (Enfrente)Under (Debajo)Behind (Detras)On (Sobre)In (En)Between (Entre)

Look at the description of a bedroom:(Observa la descripción de la recámara:)

There is a rug

under the bed.

There are two

pillows on the

bed.

There is a

window next to

the bed.

There is a fish in

the fishbowl.

There are clothein the closet.

There is a chest in

front of/opposite the

bed.

(Hay ropa en

el armario)

(Hay un pez

dentro de la

ecera

(Hay un tapete

debajo de la

cama)

(Hay dos

almohadas en la

cama)

(Hay un baúl en

frente de la cama)

(Hay una

ventana al lado

de la cama



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