Describing people (طويل القامة، كثير الكلام)

QuestionAnswer
nice, kind
لطيفlatîf
My friend (f) is very nice.
صديقتي لطيفة جدا.sadîqatî latîfatun jiddan.
The teacher is kind to the children.
المعلم لطيف مع الأطفال.al-mu'allimu latiifun ma'a al-atfaali.
The manager has little patience.
المدير قليل الصبر.al-mudîru qalîlu as-sabri
I saw a black-haired man.
رأيت رجلا أسود الشعر.ra'aytu rajulan aswada ash-sha'ri.
She is a girl with a beautiful face.
هي فتاة جميلة الوجه.hiya fataatun jamiilatu l-wajhi
My friend is good company (lit. light of shadow).
صديقي خفيف الظل.sadîqî khafîfu adh-dhilli.
We sat in the shade of the tree.
جلسنا في ظل الشجرة.jalasnâ fî dhilli ash-shajarah.
handsome
وسيمwasîm
The actor is handsome and nice.
الممثل وسيم ولطيف.al-mumaththilu wasîmun wa laṭîfun
Is your brother handsome?
هل أخوك وسيم؟hal akhûka wasîm?
ugly
قبيحqabîh
This house is old and ugly.
هذا البيت قديم وقبيح.hâdhâ al-baytu qadîmun wa qabîhun
The face isn't ugly — it's beautiful.
ليس الوجه قبيحا، بل جميل.laysa l-wajhu qabîhan, bal jamîlun.
crazy
مجنونmajnûn
Are you crazy? The weather is very cold!
هل أنت مجنون؟ الجو بارد جدا!hal anta majnûnun? al-jawwu bâridun jiddan!
His idea is crazy, but it's clever.
فكرته مجنونة، لكنها ذكية.fikratuhu majnûnatun, lâkinnahâ dhakiyyatun.
lad, teenage boy
فتىfatâ
The lad has a clever mind.
الفتى ذو عقل ذكي.al-fata dhu 'aqlin dhakiyyin
The lad played football with his friends.
لعب الفتى كرة القدم مع أصدقائه.la'iba al-fatâ kurata al-qadami ma'a asdiqâ'ihi
old person (man or woman)
عجوزajûz
The old man sat in front of the house.
جلس العجوز أمام البيت.jalasa al-'ajûzu amâma al-bayti.
My grandmother is old, but she is strong.
جدتي عجوز، لكنها قوية.jaddatî 'ajûzun, lakinnahâ qawiyyah
The kind old woman helps her neighbors.
العجوز اللطيفة تساعد جيرانها.al-'ajûzu l-latîfatu tusâ'idu jîrânahâ.
stature, build (of a person)
قامةqâma
My brother is tall of stature.
أخي طويل القامة.akhee taweelu l-qâmah
Our neighbor is a woman short of stature.
جارتنا امرأة قصيرة القامة.jâratunâ imra'atun qaṣîratu l-qâmati
talk, speech
كلامkalâm
My friend talks a lot (lit. much of talk).
صديقي كثير الكلام.sadeeqee katheerul-kalaam.
The lad says little (lit. little of talk), but he is clever.
الفتى قليل الكلام، لكنه ذكي.al-fatâ qalîlu l-kalâmi, lâkinnahu dhakiyyun
strength, power
قوةquwwa
This lad has great strength.
هذا الفتى ذو قوة كبيرة.hâdhâ al-fatâ dhû quwwatin kabîratin
Body strength is important for the athlete.
قوة الجسم مهمة للرياضي.quwwatu l-jismi muhimmatun lir-riyâdiyyi
Strength isn't everything.
ليست القوة كل شيء.laysati l-quwwatu kulla shay'in

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