Physical and moral descriptions
Author: Ovidio M. Castro Hernández
Dated: May 2014
Do you know what question to ask if you want somebody's physical description? / ¿Sabes qué pregunta hacer si quieres que te describan a alguien físicamente?
Si queremos que nos describan a alguien físicamente, en inglés preguntamos: What does he/she look like? What does your brother / your sister look like?
¿Y cuál podría ser la respuesta?
Si observas las siguientes imágenes, podrás ver varias respuestas diferentes según varíe la forma de la pregunta.
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What does he look like? He's young. |
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What does this man look like? He's old. |
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What does this woman look like? She's pretty. |
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What does the girl's father look like? He's tall. |
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What does this man look like? He's tall. He's thin. He's thin and tall. |
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What does she look like? She's slender |
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What does he look like? He's young. He's handsome. He's young and handsome. |
What if we want to ask about several people?/ ¿Qué hacer si queremos preguntar sobre varias personas?
Then the question would be: What do they look like? En ese caso la pregunta sería: What do they look like? y podrían respondernos como en la figura:
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What do these people look like? They are tired. |
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What do they look like? They are bored. |
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What do these men look like? They are fat. |
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What do these four men look like? They are short. |
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What do these funny guys look like? They are ugly. |
Si la descripción no es física sino moral, la pregunta es What is he/she like? What are they like?, y nos responden:
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What is this woman like? She's happy. |
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What is the girl like? She's sad |
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What is this person like? He is nice. |
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What was Einstein like? He was an intelligent man. |
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What were Maceo and Gomez like? They were brave. |
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What are these people like? They're friendly. |
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What was Lincoln like? An honest person. |
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What is that woman like? She's quiet. |
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What is this woman like? She is noisy. |
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What is Luis Silva like? He's smart. |
To sum up, look at the following dialogue./ Para resumir, observa el siguiente diálogo.
A. What does Yanira look like?
B: She is tall, slender, and pretty
A: What does your mother look like?
B: My mother is tall and slender.
A: What does your father look like?
B: My father is young and short.
Try to remember the dialogue and play the following game for memory practice. 
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