AP Spanish Language & Culture · Unit 2: Personal & Public Identities

2.1 Describing People & Identity

Appearance

Alto/a (tall), bajo/a (short), guapo/a (handsome/pretty), joven (young), viejo/a (old), el pelo (hair), los ojos (eyes). Use with ser: 'Ella es alta.'

Personality

Simpático/a (nice), inteligente (intelligent), trabajador/a (hard-working), tímido/a (shy), amable (kind), serio/a (serious). Identity vocabulary lets you describe character.

Nationality and identity

La identidad (identity), la nacionalidad (nationality), el idioma / la lengua (language), la cultura (culture). Adjectives of nationality agree in gender: mexicano/mexicana, español/española.

Key terms

alto / bajo: tall / short
simpático / serio: nice / serious
trabajador / tímido: hard-working / shy
el idioma / la lengua: the language
mexicano / mexicana: Mexican (m. / f.) — nationality adjectives agree

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"Es muy terco" means he is…

very tall
very stubborn
very kind
very tired

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B. Terco.

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