Describing Family
Spanish: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 3.2.12
Usted y su Familia - Yourself and Your Family
Describing yourself
- When you are describing yourself physically, you will always use 'soy'.
- Soy alto y delgado.
- I am tall and thin.
- Soy simpático y honrado.
- I am nice and honest.
Hair
- To talk about your hair, you need to use 'tener'.
- Tengo el pelo rubio.
- I have blond hair.
- 'Pelo' must stay in the singular.
Describing others
- When describing other people, you will use the 'él/ella' form or 'ellos/ellas' form of the verbs.
- Mi hermano es bajo y gordo. Tiene el pelo rojo.
- My brother is short and fat. He has red hair.
- Mis hermanas son gemelas (👯). Son simpáticas.
- My sisters are twins. They are kind.
- Mi padre se llama Pedro.
- My dad is called Peter.
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