Hair, eyes and build (șaten, căprui, slab)

Hair

You already know blond and brunet (dark-haired). Two more cover most people: șaten (brown-haired) and roșcat (red-haired). Like every adjective they agree: șaten, șatenă, șateni, șatene.

My brother is brown-haired.
Fratele meu este șaten.
My sister is red-haired.
Sora mea este roșcată.
The children are brown-haired, but their mother is blond.
Copiii sunt șateni, dar mama lor este blondă.

Eyes

Eyes are described with a avea and the plural ochii: Are ochii albaștri — he has blue eyes. Brown eyes are căprui, a word used only for eyes; for brown things in general you already have maro.

eyes
brownochii căprui
blueochii albaștri
greenochii verzi
blackochii negri
The girl has brown eyes.
Fata are ochii căprui.
Do you have brown or green eyes?
Ai ochii căprui sau verzi?

Build and the beard

Gras (fat) and slab (thin) describe the body. Slab also means weak — for a person, or for coffee. A man are barbă (has a beard) — no article and no o.

The boy is tall and thin.
Băiatul este înalt și slab.
The coffee is weak.
Cafeaua este slabă.
The grandfather has a white beard.
Bunicul are barbă albă.

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