Is she hard-working? How tall is he? Is he good-looking? Practice your German pronunciation as you follow the audio and the English translation. Get ready to make your German conversations a whole lot more interesting!
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Describing people in German
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Nik hat kurze Haare.
Nik has short hair.
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Lisa hat lange Haare.
Lisa has long hair.
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Sie hat mittellange Haare.
She has medium-length hair.
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Er hat glatte Haare.
He has straight hair.
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Sie hat gewellte Haare.
She has wavy hair.
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Tina hat gelockte Haare.
Tina has curly hair.
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Maria hat braune Haare.
Maria has brown hair.
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Peter hat schwarze Haare.
Peter has black hair.
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Oli hat blonde Haare.
Oli has blonde hair.
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Rosi hat rote Haare.
Rosi has red hair.
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What about the eye and skin color?
Er hat braune Augen.
He has brown eyes.
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Sie hat grüne Augen.
She has green eyes.
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Er hat blaue Augen.
He has blue eyes.
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Sie ist dunkelhäutig.
She is dark-skinned.
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Er ist hellhäutig.
He is fair-skinned.
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What about other features, like height and weight?
Sie ist klein.
She is short.
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Er ist groß.
He is tall.
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Sie ist schlank.
She is thin.
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Er ist fett.
He is fat.
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Er ist dünn.
He is skinny.
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What about other abilities and features?
Sie ist schnell.
She is fast.
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Er ist langsam.
He is slow.
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Sie ist stark.
She is strong.
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Sie ist schwach.
She is weak.
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Sie ist hübsch.
She is pretty.
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Er ist schön.
He is handsome.
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Er sieht gut aus.
He is good-looking.
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Sie ist häßlich.
She is ugly.
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What about personality?
Er hat schlechte Manieren.
He is bad mannered.
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Sie ist reich.
She is rich.
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Sie ist arm.
She is poor.
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Er ist lustig.
He is funny.
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Sie ist mutig.
She is brave.
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Er ist gebildet.
He is sophisticated.
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Sie ist fleißig.
She is hard-working.
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Er ist liebenswürdig.
He is kind.
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Er ist ernst.
He is serious.
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Sie ist freundlich .
She is friendly.
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Sie ist faul.
She is lazy.
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Er ist geduldig.
He is patient.
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Sie ist intelligent.
She is intelligent.
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Er hat Humor.
He is funny (humorous).
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Sie ist schüchtern.
She is shy.
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Sie ist ruhig.
She is quiet.
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Er ist nett.
He is nice.
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Why not check out some more lessons on German phrases next?
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- Learn how to apologize in German.
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Paul Weber: Rocket German
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