Descripciones de Personas en Ingls

Cuando describimos a la gente ciertas expressiones se usa con el verbo to be y otras se usa con to have. "To
be" puede significar ser, estar, o tener (con aos). "To have" es tener en espaol.
Verbo to be
Age

Body

Personality

(Edad)

(Cuerpo)

(Personalidad)

He (She) is . . .

He (She) is . . .

He (She) is . . .

young - joven

tall - alto

intelligent (smart) - inteligente

a teenager - un adolescente

short - bajo

dumb - tonto

middle aged - de mediana edad

fat - gordo

funny - cmico

old - viejo

overweight - sobrepeso

serious - serio

elderly - anciano

thin - delgado

nice - simptico

20 years old - 20 aos de edad

strong - fuerte

lazy - flojo (perezoso)

in his thirties - en sus treintas

weak - dbil

hard-working - trabajador

Verbo to have
Hair (Pelo)

Face (Cara)

He (She) has . . .

He has . . .

black hair - pelo negro

a beard - una barba

brown hair - pelo castao

a mustache - un bigote

red hair - pelirrojo

He (She) wears glasses. - l (Ella) usa lentes.

blonde hair - pelo rubio

gray hair - pelo canoso
long hair - pelo largo
short hair - pelo corto
straight hair - pelo lacio
wavy hair - pelo ondulado
curly hair - pelo rizado

*He is bald. - l es calvo.

*Con "bald" usamos el verbo "to be".

Note: We use has to describe peoples type of hair/facial hair (Shehas long hair). We use is to
describe age, complexion, build,
height as well as ethnic and cultural characteristics (My uncle is skinny. He is Mexican. He is
Catholic).

Nota: Usamos has para describir tipo de cabello / vello facial ( Ella tiene el pelo largo) . Utilizamos
is para describir la edad, complexin , cuerpo,altura, as como las caractersticas tnicas y culturales
( Mi to es flaco. l es mexicano . l es catlico )