Spanish Vocabulary Study Guide: Descubre 1 Lesson 3

Core Vocabulary for Physical Appearance

• alto/a: Defined as tall.

• bajo/a: Defined as short.

• bonito/a: Defined as pretty.

• delgado/a: Defined as thin.

• feo/a: Defined as ugly (note: the transcript lists "feo" on page 2 and clarifies as ugly).

• gordo/a: Defined as fat.

• guapo/a: Defined as good looking.

• moreno/a: Defined as brunette.

• pelirrojo/a: Defined as red-head.

• pequeño/a: Defined as small.

• rubio/a: Defined as blond.

• viejo/a: Defined as old.

• joven: Defined as young.

Adjectives for Personality and Character

• antipático/a: Defined as unpleasant.

• bueno/a: Defined as good.

• inteligente: Defined as intelligent.

• malo/a: Defined as bad.

• simpático/a: Defined as nice.

• tonto/a: Defined as silly.

• trabajador: Defined as hard working.

General Descriptive Adjectives

• difícil: Defined as difficult.

• fácil: Defined as easy.

• grande: Defined as big or great.

• importante: Defined as important.

• interesante: Defined as interesting.

• mismo: Defined as same.

• mucho: Defined as "a lot of."

Color Vocabulary (Los Colores)

• amarillo/a: Yellow.

• anaranjado/a: Orange.

• azul: Blue.

• blanco/a: White.

• cafe/marron: Brown.

• gris: Grey.

• morado: Purple.

• negro/a: Black.

• rosado: Pink.

• rojo/a: Red.

• verde: Green.

Nationalities (Las Nacionalidades)

• alemán, alemana: German.

• argentino/a: Argentine.

• boliviano/a: Bolivian.

• canadiense: Canadian.

• chino, china: Chinese.

• colombiano/a: Colombian.

• cubano/a: Cuban.

• español/a: Spanish.

• estadounidense: From the U.S.

• francés, francesa: French.

• inglés, inglesa: English.

• italiano/a: Italian.

• japonés, japonesa: Japanese.

• mexicano/a: Mexican.

• puertorriqueño/a: Puerto Rican.

• ruso, rusa / ruso/a: Russian (listed twice across pages 5 and 6).

Lesson Context and Source

• Curriculum: Descubre 1.

• Unit: Lesson 3.

• Primary Topics: Descriptive Adjectives and Nationalities.