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