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?).