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How to describe people in Portuguese
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Pedro tem cabelo curto.
Pedro has short hair.
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Teresa tem cabelo longo.
Teresa has long hair.
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Ela tem cabelo tamanho médio.
She has medium-length hair.
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Ele tem cabelo liso.
He has straight hair.
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Ela tem cabelo ondulado.
She has wavy hair.
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Antônia tem cabelo cacheado.
Antônia has curly hair.
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Maria tem cabelo castanho.
Maria has brown hair.
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João tem cabelo preto.
João has black hair.
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Olivia é loira.
Olivia has blond hair.
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Rosa tem cabelo ruivo.
Rosa has red hair.
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What about eye and skin color?
Ele tem olhos castanhos.
He has brown eyes.
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Ela tem olhos verdes.
She has green eyes.
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Ele tem olhos azuis.
He has blue eyes.
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Ela tem a pele escura.
She is dark-skinned.
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Ele tem a pele clara
He is fair-skinned.
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What about other features, like height and weight?
Ela é baixa.
She is short.
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Ele é alto.
He is tall.
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Ela é magra.
She is thin.
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Ele é gordo.
He is fat.
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Ele é magrecelo.
He is skinny.
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What about other abilities and features?
Ela é rápida.
She is fast.
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Ele é lento.
He is slow.
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Ela é forte.
She is strong.
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Ela é bonita.
She is pretty.
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Ele é bonito.
He is handsome.
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Ela é feia.
She is ugly.
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What about personality?
Ela é amigável.
She is friendly.
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Ele é gentil.
He is nice.
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Ela é quieta
She is quiet.
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Ela é tímida.
She is shy.
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Ele é divertido.
He is humorous.
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Ela é inteligente.
She is intelligent.
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Ele é paciente.
He is patient.
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Ela é preguiçosa.
She is lazy.
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Ele é sério.
He is serious.
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Ele é bom.
He is kind.
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Ela é trabalhadora.
She is hard-working.
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Ele é sofisticado.
He is sophisticated.
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Ela é corajosa.
She is brave.
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Ele é engraçado.
He is funny.
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Ela é pobre.
She is poor.
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Ela é rica.
She is rich.
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That’s it for today’s lesson. With all these descriptions you should be able to describe just about anyone!
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