Childhood
Spanish: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 4.3.14
La Apariencia - Appearance
Key Vocab
- Cuando era joven - When I was young.
- De pequeño/a - As a child.
- La piel clara - fair-skinned.
- La piel oscura - dark-skinned.
- Gordito/a - chubby.
- Sonriente - cheerful.
Cuando era joven
- De pequeña era bastante gordita y tenía el pelo rubio.
- As a child, I was quite chubby and I had blond hair.
- Cuando era joven tenía la piel oscura y el pelo moreno.
- When I was young I had dark skin and brown hair.
- De pequeño tenía los ojos negros.
- When I was younger I had black eyes.
Como una nina
- ¿Cómo eras de pequeña?
- What were you like as a child?
- De pequeña era muy traviesa y muy alegre. Tenía el pelo oscuro y largo.
- As a child I was very naughty and very happy. I had dark, long hair.
Lo Que Me Gustaba - What I Used To Like
Key vocab
- Me gustaba(n), encantaba(n) - I liked, loved.
- Odiaba - I used to hate.
- Jugar con - to play with.
- Ir a casa de mis primos - to go to my cousins house.
- Nadar - to swim.
- Montar en bici - biking.
- Bailar - to dance.
- La zanahoria - carrot.
De pequeño
- De pequeño odiaba nadar, tenía miedo.
- As a child I hated swimming, I was scared.
- Me encantaba montar en bici y jugar con mi canguro.
- I used to love biking and playing with my Kangaroo.
- No me gustaba ir a la casa de mis primos.
- I didn't like going to my cousins house.
De pequeña
- ¿Qué te gustaba (o no) hacer de niño/ a?
- What did you like (or not like) to do when you were a child?
- De niña me encantaba bailar pero odiaban las zanahorias.
- As a child I loved to dance but I hated carrots.
Mi Juguete Favorito - My Favorite Toy
Key vocab
- Un juguete - toy.
- Una muñeca - a doll.
- Un dinosaurio - a dinosaur.
- De plástico - made of plastic.
- Una cocinita - small kitchen.
- Un peluche - cuddly toy.
- Un oso de peluche - a teddy bear.
- Un elefante de peluche - an elephant cuddly toy.
Mis juguetes
- Tenía un dinosaurio de plástico y me lo encantaba.
- I had a dinosaur made of plastic and I loved it.
- Mi juguete favorito era un oso de peluche.
- My favorite toy was a teddy bear.
- Tenía una cocinita, con la que concinaba brownies con mi madre.
- I had a small kitchen, with which I used to cook brownies with my mum.
Test yourself on Childhood
How do you say 'chubby' in Spanish?
How do you say 'when I was young' in Spanish?
How do you say 'to swim' in Spanish?
How do you say a 'cuddly toy' in Spanish?
How do you say a 'small kitchen' in Spanish?