What someone looks like: ser
To describe a person's looks, use ser and an adjective. Moreno means dark-haired and rubio blond; guapo is good-looking and feo ugly; gordo is fat and delgado slim. Like every adjective, they agree with the person.
| The boy is dark-haired. | El chico es moreno. |
| The girl is blond and very pretty. | La niña es rubia y muy guapa. |
| The girls are tall and slim. | Las chicas son altas y delgadas. |
| man | woman | men | women | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dark-haired | moreno | morena | morenos | morenas |
| slim | delgado | delgada | delgados | delgadas |
| cheerful | alegre | alegre | alegres | alegres |
What someone is like
Character works the same way: alegre (cheerful), serio (serious), tímido (shy) and antipático (unfriendly) — the opposite of simpático. Alegre ends in -e, so it only changes for the plural.
| She is cheerful and nice. | Ella es alegre y simpática. |
| The student is shy and serious. | El estudiante es tímido y serio. |
| He is not nice, he is unfriendly. | No es simpático, es antipático. |
What someone has: tener
For a beard or a moustache, Spanish uses tener, usually with no article: tiene barba (he has a beard). Add an article when you describe it.
| The man has a beard. | El hombre tiene barba. |
| Do you have a beard or a moustache? | ¿Tienes barba o bigote? |
| He has a white beard. | Él tiene una barba blanca. |
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