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Describing people Describir a las personas
Hablar de cómo se ven las personas y cómo son. Usas "be" para las cualidades — She is tall, He is kind — y "have" para los rasgos — She has long hair, He has blue eyes. Para comparar, añade -er a las palabras cortas: taller, older, younger. El coreano usa "more" para toda comparación, así que los coreanos dicen "more tall"; en inglés las palabras cortas llevan -er: "taller", no "more tall".
Dialogue
More tall or taller? — ¿more tall o taller?
- Emma Tell me about your sister, Minsu. What is she like? Háblame de tu hermana, Minsu. ¿Cómo es?
- Minsu She is very kind. And she is more tall than me. Es muy amable. Y es more tall que yo. (desliz: los adjetivos cortos llevan -er — "taller than me", no "more tall"; "more" solo con palabras largas como "more beautiful")
- Emma Almost! With short words, add -er: "taller", not "more tall". Keep "more" for long words. ¡Casi! Con palabras cortas, añade -er: "taller", no "more tall". Reserva "more" para palabras largas.
- Minsu I see. My sister is taller than me, and she has long hair. Entiendo. Mi hermana es más alta que yo, y tiene el pelo largo.
Dialogue
Who is this in the photo? — ¿Quién es este en la foto?
- Emma Who is this in the photo? ¿Quién es este en la foto?
- Minsu This is my friend Jack. He is tall and he has short hair. Este es mi amigo Jack. Es alto y tiene el pelo corto.
- Emma Is he older than you? ¿Es mayor que tú?
- Minsu Yes, a little older. He wears glasses and he is very funny. Sí, un poco mayor. Lleva gafas y es muy gracioso.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| tall | adj. | alto | |
| short | adj. | bajo | |
| young | adj. | joven | |
| old | adj. | mayor | |
| beautiful | adj. | hermoso | |
| kind | adj. | amable | |
| funny | adj. | gracioso | |
| hair | n. | pelo | |
| eyes | n. | ojos | |
| glasses | n. | gafas |
Grammar
She is taller than me She is taller than me
Two verbs describe people. Use "be" + adjective for a quality: She is tall. He is kind. They are funny. Use "have" + a feature: She has long hair. He has blue eyes. I have glasses. To compare two people, add -er to a short adjective and follow with "than": tall → taller, old → older, young → younger. She is taller than me. For longer adjectives, put "more" in front: beautiful → more beautiful. Do not mix the two: say "taller", not "more tall". Korean marks every comparison with one word ("deo" = more), so Korean speakers reach for "more tall" — but short English words take -er instead.
Dos verbos describen a las personas. Usa "be" + adjetivo para una cualidad: She is tall. He is kind. They are funny. Usa "have" + un rasgo: She has long hair. He has blue eyes. I have glasses. Para comparar a dos personas, añade -er a un adjetivo corto y sigue con "than": tall → taller, old → older, young → younger. She is taller than me. Con adjetivos más largos, pon "more" delante: beautiful → more beautiful. No mezcles los dos: di "taller", no "more tall". El coreano marca cada comparación con una palabra ("더" = more), así que los coreanos recurren a "more tall" — pero las palabras cortas inglesas llevan -er.
- She is tall and she has long hair. Es alta y tiene el pelo largo.
- He has blue eyes and he wears glasses. Tiene los ojos azules y lleva gafas.
- My sister is taller than me. Mi hermana es más alta que yo.
- This actor is more famous than that one. Este actor es más famoso que aquel.
pronunciation
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