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2.9: Vocabulario- Adjetivos descriptivos

  • Erica Brown, Alejandra Escudero, María Cristina Montoya, & Elizabeth Small
  • SUNY Oneonta via OER SUNY

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Objetivos

  • Recognize adjectives describing physical and mental traits

Vocabulario: Adjetivos descriptivos

El aspecto físico

Photo of a tall dog
alto/a
 
A short dachshund on a leash
bajo/a
Image of a yorkshire terrier dog with a pink flower in its hair
Photo of a dog looking handsome in soft focus
A picture of a poodle looking ugly
feo/a
A photo of an overweight beagle
Photo of an elderly dog
A picture of a black lab dog
moreno/a (dark-haired or dark-skinned)
 
A picture of a red-haired irish setter
pelirrojo/a (red-haired)
 
A picture of a blond yellow lab
rubio (blond-haired)

Text-only version with translations

El aspecto físico (physical aspect)

  • alto/a (tall)
  • bajo/a (short)
  • bonito/a (pretty)
  • guapo/a (handsome)
  • feo/a (ugly)
  • delgado/a (thin, skinny)
  • gordo/a (fat)
  • grande (large, big)
  • pequeño/a (small)
  • joven (young)
  • viejo/a (old)
  • moreno/a (dark-haired or dark-skinned)
  • pelirrojo (red-haired)
  • rubio (blond-haired)

La personalidad (personality)

  • aburrido/a (boring [w. ser])
  • amable/a (nice, amiable)
  • antipático/a (unfriendly)
  • atlético/a (athletic)
  • bueno/a (good)
  • cariñoso/a (caring)
  • cómico/a (funny)
  • egoísta (selfish)
  • famoso/a (famous)
  • generoso/a (generous)
  • honesto/a (honest)
  • impaciente (impatient)
  • inteligente (intelligent)
  • interesante (interesting)
  • malo/a (bad)
  • paciente (patient)
  • perezoso/a (lazy)
  • pobre (poor)
  • rico/a (rich)
  • serio/a (serious)
  • simpático/a (nice)
  • sociable (sociable)
  • tímido/a (timid)
  • tonto/a (foolish, silly)
  • trabajador/a (hard-working)

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