IMPORTANT WORDS (feminine)
laagricultora (Sp)farmerlaagriculturaagriculturelasbotas de gomawellington bootslasbotas de sierrahiking bootslacalzadaroad surfacelacimatop (of hill)lacolinahilllagente del campocountry peoplelaguardia civilcivil guard (person)laGuardia CivilCivil Guardlahojaleaflapropiedadproperty; estatelaranchera (Mex)farmerlatranquilidadpeaceUSEFUL WORDS (feminine)
laaldeahamletlacanteraquarrylacascadawaterfalllacazahunting; shootinglacosechacrop; harvestlacuevacavelafuentespring; sourcelafurgonetavanlallanuraplainlaorillabank (of river)lasruinasruinslasendapath; tracklaseñalsignpostlatrampatraplavendimiagrape harvestlazanjaditchUSEFUL PHRASES
perderse to lose ones way
recoger la cosecha to bring in the harvest
vendimiar, hacer la vendimia to harvest the grapes
describing people
ESSENTIAL WORDS (masculine)
elaspectoappearanceelbigotemoustacheelcabellohairelcolorcolourlosojoseyeseltallewaistUSEFUL PHRASES
alegre cheerful
alto(a) tall
amable nice
antiguo(a) old
asqueroso(a) disgusting
bajo(a) short
barbudo(a), con barba bearded, with a beard
bonito(a) pretty
bueno(a) kind
calvo(a) bald
delgado(a) skinny
desagradable unpleasant
dinámico(a) dynamic
divertido(a), entretenido(a) amusing, entertaining
educado(a) polite
esbelto(a) slim
estupendo(a) great
feliz (plfeliz ( happy
feo(a) ugly
gordo(a) fat
gracioso(a) funny
grosero(a) rude
guapo handsome; guapo beautiful
horrible hideous
infeliz (plinfeliz ( unhappy, unfortunate
inquieto(a) agitated
inteligente intelligent
ESSENTIAL WORDS (feminine)
labarbabeardlaedadagelaestaturaheight; sizelasgafasglasseslaidentidadIDlalágrimatearlapersonapersonlatallasize; heightUSEFUL PHRASES
joven (pljoven ( young
largo(a) long
malo(a) naughty
mono(a) cute
nervioso(a), tenso(a) nervous, tense
optimista/pesimista optimistic/pessimistic
pequeño(a) small, little
que se porta bien well-behaved
serio(a) serious
tímido(a) shy
tonto(a) stupid
tranquilo(a) calm
viejo(a) old
(ella) parece triste she looks sad
(él) estaba llorando he was crying
(él) sonreía he was smiling
un hombre de estatura mediana a man of average height
mido 1 metro 70ormido 1 metro 70ormido 1 metro 70 I am 1 metre 70 tall
¿de qué color son tus (or¿de qué color son tus (or¿de qué color son tus ( what colour are your eyes/is your hair?
tengo el pelo rubio I have fair hair
tengo los ojos azules/verdes I have blue/green eyes
pelo morenoorpelo moreno dark or brown hair
pelo castaño (claro) light brown hair; pelo castaño (claro) curly hair; pelo castaño (claro) red-haired
pelo negro/canoso black/grey hair
pelo teñido dyed hair
IMPORTANT WORDS (masculine)
elcarácter (pl caracteres)character; natureelgranospotelhumormoodUSEFUL WORDS (masculine)
elcerquillo (LAm)fringeeldefectofaultelfleco (Mex), el flequillo (Sp)fringeelgestogestureelgigantegiantloshoyuelosdimplesellunarmole, beauty spotelparecidoresemblanceelpesoweightelrizocurlUSEFUL PHRASES
USEFUL PHRASES
(él) tiene buen carácter he is good-tempered
(él) tiene mal genioorcarácter he is bad-tempered
tener la tez pálidaormuy blanca to have a pale complexion
llevar gafas/lentes de contactoorlentillas to wear glasses/contact lenses
IMPORTANT WORDS (feminine)
labellezabeautylacalidad(good) qualitylacostumbrehabitlacuriosidadcuriositylaexpresión (pl expresiones)expressionlafealdaduglinesslaslentillascontact lenseslamiradalooklasonrisasmilelatez (pl teces)complexionlavoz (pl voces)voiceUSEFUL WORDS (feminine)
lasarrugaswrinkleslacicatriz (pl cicatrices)scarladentadura (postiza)false teethlaspecasfreckleslapermanentepermlatimidezshynessUSEFUL PHRASES
siempre estoy de buen humor I am always in a good mood
(él) está de mal humor he is in a bad mood
(él) se enfadó he got angry
(ella) se parece a su madre she looks like her mother
(él) se muerde las uñas he bites his nails