DESCRIBING MY EYES: los ojos

¿De que color son tus ojos?Tener = to haveTengo = I have

TENGO LOS OJOS AZULES = I HAVE BLUE EYES

TENGO LOS OJOS MARRONES / TENGO LOS OJOS CASTAÑOS = I HAVE BROWN EYES

TENGO LOS OJOS VERDES = I HAVE GREEN EYES

TENGO LOS OJOS AVELLANOS = I HAVE HAZEL EYES

“DESCRIBING MY HAIR”: EL PELO

¿De qué color es tu pelo?TENGO EL PELO RUBIO = I HAVE BLOND HAIRSOY RUBIO(A) = I’M BLOND

TENGO EL PELO CASTAÑO = I HAVE BROWN HAIRSOY CASTAÑO(A) = I’M BRUNETTE

TENGO EL PELO NEGRO = I HAVE BLACK HAIRSOY NEGRO(A) = I’M DARK HAIRED AND SKINNED

TENGO EL PELO PELIRROJO = I HAVE RED HAIRSOY PELIRROJO(A) = I’M RED HAIRED (HEADED)

TENGO EL PELO OSCURO = I’ HAVE DARK HAIR

TENGO EL PELO LARGO= I HAVE LONG HAIRTENGO EL PELO RIZADO = I HAVE CURLY HAIR

TENGO EL PELO CORTO= I HAVE SHORT HAIR

TENGO EL PELO DE MEDIO CORTO= I HAVE MEDIUM LENGTH HAIRTENGO EL PELO LACIO = I HAVE STRAIGHT HAIR

SOY CALVO = I’M BALD

THERE IS ANOTHER WAY TO DESCRIBE YOUR EYES IN SPANISH.

MIS OJOS SON AZULES = MY EYES ARE BLUE

DID YOU NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THE COLOR WORDS IN SPANISH WHEN DESCRIBING EYES?

LOOK AGAIN AT THESE TWO EXAMPLES…

TENGO LOS OJOS AZULES = I HAVE BLUE EYES

THE COLOR ALSO HAS AN “S”! THIS IS BECAUSE THE COLOR WORD IS BEING USED TO DESCRIBE EYES MORE THAN ONE OF SOMETHING IS KNOWN AS “PLURAL”. ADDING THIS EXTRA “S” WHEN DESCRIBING SOMETHING THAT IS PLURAL IS KNOWN AS “AGREEMENT”.

When DESCRIBING YOURSELF, THE WORDS FOR EYE COLOR, HAIR COLORS AND STYLES CAN BE COMBINED IN ONE SENTENCE.

TENGO LOS OJOS VERDES Y EL PELO CASTAÑO Y CORTO

=I HAVE GREEN EYES AND SHORT, BROWN HAIR.

TO DESCRIBE ANOTHER PERSON’S HAIR / EYES YOU CAN USE….

TIENE los ojos marrones y el pelo castaño y corto.

ORES castaño. TIENE los ojos marrones y el pelo corto.

TIENE = HE HAS / SHE HAS / YOU FORMAL HAVE

1.Tengo el pelo negro y largo

2.Tengo el ….. largo y rubio Tengo el pelo largo y …….

*COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE RIGHT ADJECTIVE TO DESCRIBE EYES AND

HAIR- Look at the example

Tengo el pelo ….. y ……. Tengo ……. corto y marrón

Tengo el pelo corto, ……. y …………

Más vocabulario • what color are your eyes?• What color is your hair?• What color are his/ her

eyes?• What color are ____’s eyes?

• What color is his / her hair?• What color is _____,s hair?

• ¿De qué color son tus ojos?• ¿De qué color es tu pelo?• ¿De qué color son sus ojos?

• ¿De qué color son los ojos de ___?

• ¿De qué color es su pelo?• ¿De qué color es el pelo de ___?