Essential Vocabulary: Physical Description and Age
Height and Weight (Зріст і вага)
- Height (Зріст): The term used to describe how tall a person is.
- Weight (Вага): The term used to describe how heavy a person is.
- Tall (Високий): A description for a person who is of a greater than average height.
- Short (Низький): A description for a person who is of a less than average height.
- Medium height (Середнього зросту): Used for someone who is neither particularly tall nor short.
- Slim (Стрункий): Used to describe someone who is thin in an attractive way. This is noted as being the polite variant (ввічливий варіант) for describing a thin person.
- Thin (Худий): A general term for someone with little body fat.
- Overweight (З надмірною вагою): A term for someone whose weight is above what is considered healthy or average.
- Fat (Товстий): A description for a person who has a lot of excess body fat.
- To weigh (Важити): The verb used to indicate the action of having or measuring a specific weight.
Face and Head (Обличчя і голова)
- Skin (Шкіра): The natural outer covering of the human body.
- Hair (Волосся): The substance that grows on the head.
- Eyes (Очі): The organs used for vision.
- Dark (Темний): Used to describe hair or skin that is deep or dark in color.
- Fair (Світлий): Used to describe skin or hair that is light in color (про шкіру або волосся).
- Blonde (Білявий, світлий): A specific term used to describe hair that is light-colored or yellow (про волосся).
- Brown eyes (Карі очі): Eyes that are brown in color.
- Blue eyes (Блакитні очі): Eyes that are blue in color.
- Green eyes (Зелені очі): Eyes that are green in color.
- Beard (Борода): Hair that grows on the lower part of a man's face (chin and cheeks).
- Moustache (Вуса): Hair that grows on a man's upper lip.
- Long hair (Довге волосся): Hair of a significant length.
- Short hair (Коротке волосся): Hair that is cut close to the scalp.
General Appearance (Зовнішність загалом)
- Beautiful (Красива): A term meaning very attractive, usually reserved for describing women.
- Pretty (Гарненька): A term for an attractive appearance, typically used for girls or women (зазвичай про дівчат або жінок).
- Good-looking (Привабливий, гарний): A term for a person who is physically attractive; this can be applied to both men and women.
- Ugly (Негарний, потворний): A term for someone who is not physically attractive.
- Average-looking (Звичайної зовнішності): Used to describe someone who looks ordinary, with no outstanding or unusual physical features.
Age (Вік)
- Age (Вік): The period of time someone has been alive.
- Old (Старий): A person who has lived for a long time.
- Young (Молодий): A person who has not lived for a long time; at an early stage of life.
- Older (Старший): Used when comparing one person's age to another's (e.g., someone with a higher age value).
- Younger (Молодший): Used when comparing one person's age to another's (e.g., someone with a lower age value).
- Middle-aged (Середнього віку): A person who is neither young nor old, appearing to be in the middle period of life.
- Elderly (Літній, похилого віку): A polite variant (ввічливий варіант) for describing someone who is old.
Useful Expressions and Questions (Корисні питання)
- How tall are you? / How tall is he?: Questions used to ask about a person's height (Якого ти зросту? / Якого він зросту?).
- How heavy are you? / How much do you weigh?: Questions used to ask about a person's weight (Яка твоя вага? / Скільки ти важиш?).
- How old is he?: The standard question used to ask about someone's age (Скільки йому років?).
- What does your sister look like?: A question used to request a general physical description of someone, in this case, a sister (Як виглядає твоя сестра?).