Describing Family and Friends in Spanish

Describing Family and Friends

• Amable translates to friendly.
• Serio means serious.
• Inteligente signifies intelligent.
• Alto/Alta means tall.
• Bajo/Baja means short (height).
• Deportista means sporty.
• Estricto/Estricta translates to strict.
• Azul means blue.
• Verde means green.
• Marrones means brown.
• Rubio means blonde.
• Rojo means red.
• Gracioso/Graciosa means funny.
• Guapo/Guapa signifies cool.
• Tímido/Tímida translates to shy.
• Simpático/Simpática means nice.
• Corto (hair) means short.
• Largo means long.
• Rizado means curly.
• Liso means straight.
• Pelo means hair.
• El hermanastro is a step-brother.
• La hermanastra is a step-sister.
• El sobrino translates to nephew.
• La sobrina means niece.
• El marido means husband.
• La mujer signifies wife.
• El hijo means son.
• La hija is daughter.
• El nieto translates to grandson.
• La nieta means granddaughter.
• Mayor means older.
• Menor means younger.
• Grandes means big.
• Pequeños means small.
• Brillantes signifies bright.
• Moreno means dark brown.
• Castaño means light brown.
• Ondulado means wavy.
• Fino means fine.
• De punta signifies spiky.
• Blanca means fair skin.
• Morena means dark skin.
• Pecas translate to freckles.
• Negro means black.
• La Madre means mother.
• El padre is father.
• Grise means grey.
• El padrastro translates to step-father.
• La madrasta means step-mother.
• El hermano means brother.
• La hermana signifies sister.
• Gafas translate to glasses.
• Lleva means she/he wears.
• Barba means beard.
• Bigote signifies moustache.
• Delgado (male) / Delgada (female) mean slim.
• El abuelo is grandfather.
• La abuela signifies grandmother.
• El bisabuelo is great-grandfather.
• La bisabuela means great-grandmother.
• El tío means uncle.
• La tía is aunt.
• El primo is male cousin.
• La prima is female cousin.
• Gordo (male) / Gorda (female) mean fat.
• Calvo (male) / Calva (female) translate to bald.

More Descriptors

• Pelirrojo/Pelirroja means redhead.
• Callado/Callada means quiet.
• Español/Española translates to Spanish.
• Molesto/Molesta means annoying.
• Inglés/Inglesa signifies English.
• Ambicioso/Ambiciosa translates to ambitious.
• Peruano/Peruana translates to Peruvian.
• Egoísta means selfish.
• Optimista means optimistic.
• Pesimista signifies pessimistic.
• El Caballo: horse
• Antipático/Antipática translates to nasty.
• La Cobaya Guinea pig.
• Trabajador/Trabajadora means hard-working.
• El Gato: cat
• Perezoso/Perezosa means lazy.
• El periquito translates to budgerigar.
• Generoso/Generosa signifies generous.
• El ratón: mouse
• Tacaño/Tacaña translates to mean.
• El Pez/Los peces: fish
• Hablador/Habladora means chatty.
• El perro: dog
• Fiel means loyal.
• Feo: ugly
• Infiel signifies disloyal.
• Joven: young
• Feliz means happy.
• Viejo/Vieja means old.
• Triste translates to sad.
• Los dientes prominentes: big teeth
• Ordenado/Ordenada means tidy.
• Pues means well.
• Caótico/Caótica signifies chaotic.
• El dibujo: drawing
• Enérgico/Enérgica translates to energetic.
• La física: physicss
• Animado/Animada means lively.
• La geografía: geography
• Tranquilo/Tranquila signifies calm.
• La historia: history
• Pensativo/Pensativa translates to thoughtful.
• La química: chemistry
• Comprensivo/Comprensiva denotes understanding.
• La technologia: technology
• Honesto/Honesta signifies honest.
• La biología: biology
• Alegre means cheerful.
• Prefiero: I prefer
• Odio: I hate
• Bonito (male) / Bonita (female): pretty
• El español: Spanish
• La informática translates to IT
• La religión means RE
• Las ciencias science
• El ingles: English
• Las matemáticas translates to maths
• Primario means Primary
• Los idiomas languages
• La materia means subjects
• Las empresariales denotes business
• El instituto: High school

Time-Related Phrases

• Y cuarto refers to quarter past.
• Y media means half past.
• A las dos translates to at two o'clock.
• Y cinco refers to five past.
• Menos cuarto means quarter to.

Common Phrases

• Me interesa translates to I'm interested in.
• Porque es means because it is.
• La educación secundaria means secondary school.
• Mi horario translates to my timetable.
• Tengo inglés los martes translates to I have English on Tuesdays.
• ¿A qué hora tienes...? means What time do you have...?
• Me encanta translates to I Love.
• El bachillerato means Baccalaureate.
• Mi día favorito es el martes translates to My favorite day is Tuesday.
• La formación profesional means further education.
• ¿Qué día tienes? translates to What day do you have?
• Menos cinco translates to five to.
• Estoy de acuerdo translates to I agree.
• Tengo que llevar translates to I have to wear.
• No llevar / No llevamos means to I don't wear / we don't wear.
• Es obligatorio translates to It's compulsory.
• Tenemos que llevar translates to we have to wear.
• La física es más/menos... que translates to Physics is more/less... than.
• Es mejor/peor que translates to It's better/worse than.
• Mi profesor de ciencias es translates to my science teacher is.
• Explica bien translates to Explains well.
• Tiene expectativas altas translates to Has high expectations.
• Tiene buen sentido del humor translates to Has a good sense of humor.
• Crea un buen ambiente de trabajo translates to Creates a good work atmosphere.
• Nunca se enfada translates to Never gets angry.
• Me hace pensar translates to Makes me think.
• Nos da consejos translates to Gives us advice.
• Nos da estrategias translates to Gives us strategies.
• Nos pone muchos deberes translates to Gives us lots of homework.
• El curso académico translates to Academic year.
• Las pruebas translates to The tests.
• Las evaluaciones translates to The assessments.
• Phrase List
• "Tiene los ojos..." translates to "They have eyes..."
• "Tiene el pelo..." translates to "They have hair..."
• "Como persona es..." translates to "As a person, they are..."
• "Mide 1.6m" means "He/She is 1.6m tall".
• "No es ni alto ni bajo" translates to "He/She is neither tall nor short".
• "Nos parecemos físicamente" translates to "We look like each other physically".
• "No nos parecemos físicamente" translates to "We don't look like each other physically".
• "Está feliz" translates to "They are happy".
• "Está triste" translates to "They are sad".
• "Somos... en casa" translates to "There are... of us at home".
• "Vive con mi padre/madre" translates to "I live with my father/mother".
• "Mi hermano/hermana se llama" translates to "My brother/sister is called".
• "No tengo hermanos" translates to "I don't have siblings".
• "Me llamo..." translates to "My name is..."
• "Tengo ... años" translates to "I'm ... years old".
• "Mi cumpleaños es el..." translates to "My birthday is the... of..."
• "Soy..." means "I am..."
• "Vivo en..." translates to "I live in..."
• "Nací" means "I was born in..."
• "Soy alto/alta" translates to "I am tall".
• "Tengo los ojos..." translates to "I have eyes..."
• "Tengo el pelo..." translates to "I have hair..."
• "No me digas" equals "No way".
• "En serio" translates to "Seriously."
• "No me extraña" means "I'm not surprised."
• "De nada" translates to "You're welcome."
• "Qué lástima" means "What a shame!"
• "Qué suerte" translates to "How lucky!"
• "Qué bueno" or "That's nice"
• "¿Qué quieres decir?" translates to "What do you want? What do you mean?"
• "Según" translates to "According to."
• "Por favor" is please.
• "No puede ser" translates to "It can't be."
• "No me importa" translates to "I don't care."
• "La educación física" translates to "Physical Education."
• "A la una" means "At one o'clock."
• "Me gusta" translates to "I like."
• "El arte dramático" equal to "Dramatic arts."

Adjectives and Clothing

• "Cómodo/comfortable" means comfortable.
• "Feo/ugly" translates to ugly.
• "Formal:" formal
• "Incomodo/uncomfortable" uncomfortable.
• "Morado/purple" or "Púrpura/purple" or "Violeta/purple:" purple.
• "El uniforme" uniform.
• "Anticuado/old-fashioned" old-fashioned
• "Naranja/orange" orange'
• "A cuadros/plaid" :plaid.
• "Oscuro/dark" dark
• "Una falda/skirt :" skirt.
• "Una chaqueta/jacket :" jacket
• "Una camisa/shirt" :shirt
• "Un jersey/jumper :" jumper.
• "Unos pantalones/trousers :" trousers
• "Unos calcetines/socks :" socks
• "Unos zapatos/shoes :" shoes
• "Unos vaqueros/jeans :jeans.
• "Una corbata/tie :tie.
• "Llevamos/we wear" : we wear
• "Un vestido/dress" : dress.

Other Clothing Adjectives

• De rayas/Stripes stripes.
• Una camiseta / T-shirt t-shirt.
• Llevo // wear // wear.
• Amarillo/yellow :yellow
• Unas medias/stockings::stockings
• Una chaqueta de punto/cardigan: cardigan
• Claro: bright
• Elegante :elegant.
• Blanca White White.
• Blanco White :White.
• Tan // As:::As
• Como // As:::As
• Facil /Easy Easy.
• Dificil / difficult::: difficult
• Divertido /fun" Fun.
• Aburrido /boring boring
• Util //Useful :::Useful.
• Relevante// Relevant::Relevant
• Practico //Practial Práctico
• Creativo//creative creative.
• Relajante//reiaxing:::Relaxing
• Exacto //precise ::: Precise
• Logico //Logical:::Logical.
• Exigente //demanding demanding
• Profesor/ /Teacher professor
• Paciente /atient : patient
• Impaciente / impatient::::impatien.
• Tolerante //Tolerant tolerant
• Severo //harsh ::Harsh
• Listo //clever clever
• Tonte // Stupid::Stupid.
• Trabajador Haro working Hardworking
• Perezoso/ Lazy: Lazy
• Simpatico / Nice :Nice
• Estricto//Strict strict
• Profe /Teacher-both gender: Teacher-both gender
• Enseña/Teaches: Teaches
• Suspender/To Fail:To Fail
• Aprobar/To Pass: To Pass
• Explica/Explain:Explain