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Hair & Eyes

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Los ojos y el pelo - Eyes and Hair

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Key vocab

  • El pelo, el cabello (馃拋) - hair.
  • Los ojos (馃憖) - eyes.
  • Tengo - I have.
  • Corto - short.
  • Largo - long.
  • Pelirrojo, pelirroja - red headed.
  • Llevo gafas - I wear glasses.
  • Rubio - blonde.
  • Pelo casta帽o - brown hair.
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Mi pelo 馃拋

  • Tengo el pelo largo.
    • I have long hair.
  • Tengo el pelo corto.
    • I have short hair.
  • Tengo el pelo rubio.
    • I have blonde hair.
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Los ojos 馃憖

  • Tengo los ojos marrones.
    • I have brown eyes.
  • Llevo gafas.
    • I wear glasses.
  • Tengo los ojos marrones y no llevo gafas.
    • I have brown eyes and I don't wear glasses.

Los Colores - Colours

Colours change depending on whether the thing they describe is masculine, feminine, singular or plural.

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Negro, negra - black

  • El perro negro - the black dog.
  • Los perros negros - the black dogs.
  • Una falda negra - a black skirt.
  • Unas faldas negras some black skirts.
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Azul - blue

  • 'Azul' does not change for masculine and feminine when there is only one of them.
    • El jersey azul - the blue jumper
    • Los jerseys azules - the blue jumpers.
    • La puerta azul - the blue door.
    • Las puertas azules - the blue doors.
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Verde

  • 'Verde' does not change for masculine and feminine when there is only one of them.
    • El pelo verde - green hair.
    • Los libros verdes - the green books.
    • La casa verde - the green house.
    • Las casas verdes - the green houses.
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Marr贸n

  • 'Marr贸n' does not change for masculine and feminine when there is only one of them.
  • When it describes more than one thing it loses the accent on the o.
    • Un gato marr贸n - a brown cat.
    • Los ojos marrones - brown eyes.
    • La casa marr贸n - the brown house.
    • Las casas marrones the brown houses.
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Casta帽o, casta帽a - chestnut

  • El pelo casta帽o - chestnut brown hair.
  • Los ojos casta帽os - chestnut brown eyes.
  • La Fiesta de la casta帽a - chestnut festival.
  • Las Fiestas de la casta帽as - chestnut festivals.

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