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Words to remember: appearance (5 minutes)
Learn these words. Remember, man el hombre
some adjectives have a el ombray
feminine form. woman la mujer
lah moo-hair
tall alto/alta
Él es bajo altoh/altoh/altoh/ tah
y tiene bigote.
el es bahoh ee short bajo/baja
tyeyenay beegogonay beegonay bee tay bahoh/bahah
t
He is short and joven
has a moustache. young
hoben
old viejo/vieja
b byayyayhoh/byaybyayhah
fat gordo/gorda
gorordoh/gorgordoh/gordoh/ dah
g
thin delgado/delgada
delgagalgal
de de doh/delgagadelgadel dah
doh/
doh/
long/short hair el pelo largo/corto
el pepeloh largoh/goh/goh/largoh/lar kortoh
Tiene el pelo glasses las gafas
negro y corto. las gagafasfasgafasgagafasga
t tyeyenay el pepeloh la barba
ne ne beard la barbah
negroh ee groh ee groh ee kortoh
He has short,
black hair.
Cultural tip In Spain there is a difference between la guardia
civil and la policía. La policía are the local police while la guardia
civil operates in airports and patrols the national road system. The
police uniforms are blue and those of the guardia civil are green.

Put into practice (2 minutes)

Practice these phrases. Then cover the text on the right and follow the
instructions to make your reply in Spanish.
¿Cómo era? Bajo y gordo.
komoh ehrah bahoh ee gorgordoh
What did he look like?
Say: Short and fat.

¿Y el pelo? Largo y con barba.
ee el pepeloh largargoh ee kon barbah
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And his hair?
Say: Long with a beard.