unit 5: Describing people

describing (v) /dɪˈskraɪ.bɪŋ/

– He is describing his friend.

miêu tả

tall (adj) /tɔːl/

– She is very tall.

cao

short (adj) /ʃɔːrt/

– He is short but strong.

thấp

quite (adv) /kwaɪt/

– She is quite friendly.

khá, tương đối

medium height (n) /ˈmiː.di.əm haɪt/

– He is of medium height.

chiều cao trung bình

slim (adj) /slɪm/

– She has a slim figure.

mảnh mai

thin (adj) /θɪn/

– He looks very thin.

gầy

overweight (adj) /ˌoʊ.vɚˈweɪt/

– He is a bit overweight.

thừa cân

fat (adj) /fæt/

– The cat is very fat.

béo

polite (adj) /pəˈlaɪt/

– He is always polite to others.

lịch sự

diet (n) /ˈdaɪ.ət/

– She is on a diet to lose weight.

chế độ ăn uống

dark skin (n) /dɑːrk skɪn/

– She has dark skin.

da tối màu

brown (adj) /braʊn/

– He has brown eyes.

nâu

blonde (adj) /blɑːnd/

– She has blonde hair.

tóc vàng

fair (adj) /fer/

– She has fair hair.

sáng màu

fair skin (n) /fer skɪn/

– He has fair skin.

da sáng

beard (n) /bɪrd/

– He has a thick beard.

râu quai nón

moustache (n) /ˈmʌs.tæʃ/

– His moustache is well-groomed.

ria mép

pretty (adj) /ˈprɪt.i/

– She is very pretty.

xinh đẹp

good-looking (adj) /ˌɡʊdˈlʊk.ɪŋ/

– He is good-looking and smart.

ưa nhìn

ugly (adj) /ˈʌɡ.li/

– The painting looks ugly.

xấu xí

average-looking (adj) /ˈæv.ɚ.ɪdʒ ˈlʊk.ɪŋ/

– He is an average-looking guy.

ngoại hình bình thường

young (adj) /jʌŋ/

– She is very young.

trẻ

older (adj) /ˈoʊl.dɚ/

– He is older than me.

lớn tuổi hơn

middle-aged (adj) /ˌmɪd.əlˈeɪdʒd/

– He is a middle-aged man.

trung niên

elderly (adj) /ˈel.dɚ.li/

– The elderly couple walks slowly.

già, cao tuổi

metres (n) /ˈmiː.t̬ɚz/

– The building is 10 metres tall.

mét