Describing Yourself — Personal Attributes

When we talk about identity, we usually start with a self-portrait: what do we look like, and what are we like on the inside? In Spanish, this means mastering adjectives and learning to place them correctly. The first thing to notice is that adjectives in Spanish agree with the noun they describe in both gender (masculine/feminine) and number (singular/plural). A boy is alto (tall) but a girl is alta; two friends are altos or altas. For example: Marta es simpática y trabajadora (Marta is nice and hardworking), while Luis es simpático y trabajador (Luis is nice and hardworking). Adjectives ending in -e or a consonant often stay the same for both genders: un chico inteligente, una chica inteligente (an intelligent boy/girl).

Physical description vocabulary is essential here. You will want to