{"id":195,"date":"2009-08-20T15:15:21","date_gmt":"2009-08-20T19:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=195"},"modified":"2009-08-20T15:15:21","modified_gmt":"2009-08-20T19:15:21","slug":"describing-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/describing-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Describing People"},"content":{"rendered":"

We use the verbs ser <\/strong>(to be), tener <\/strong>(to have) and llevar <\/strong>(here, to wear) to describe what people look like in Spanish.<\/p>\n

Take a look at these examples:<\/p>\n

Es alto (tall<\/em>), bajo (short<\/em>), feo (ugly<\/em>), guapo (handsome<\/em>), delgado (thin<\/em>), gordo (fat<\/em>), tonto (stupid<\/em>), inteligente (intelligent<\/em>), simp\u00e1tico (friendly<\/em>), rubio (blond<\/em>), pelirrojo (red-haired<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Tiene los ojos azules (blue eyes<\/em>), el pelo corto (short hair<\/em>), bigote (a moustache<\/em>), barba (a beard<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Lleva gafas (glasses<\/em>), pendientes (earrings<\/em>), una camisa blanca (a white shirt<\/em>), un traje oscuro (a dark suit<\/em>), una camisa a rayas (a striped shirt<\/em>), un vestido largo (a long dress<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Pablo Neruda, in his Poema 19, from Veinte Poemas de Amor y una canci\u00f3n desesperada<\/strong>, beautifully describes his wife. Click here <\/a>to read it.<\/p>\n

The Argentinian group Los Fabulosos Cadillacs<\/strong> made this great song called Desapariciones<\/em>. It\u2019s about people who have disappeared and it has a very good way of describing people. Check the video below and the lyrics to the song here<\/a>.<\/p>\n