Basic Spanish in 30 Days: Describing people

1. Question 1 of 10

   What does 'simpático' mean?

   • Afriendly
   • Bsad
   • Cshy
   • Dsympathetic
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   Answer: A. friendly

   Simpático is a false friend. It means friendly or nice. Shy is tímido.

2. Question 2 of 10

   Complete: 'Mi hermana es muy ___.' (tall)

   • Aalto
   • Baltas
   • Caltos
   • Dalta
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   Answer: D. alta

   Hermana is feminine and singular, so alto changes to alta.

3. Question 3 of 10

   Complete: 'Lucía es muy ___.' (intelligent)

   • Ainteligente
   • Binteligentes
   • Cinteligenta
   • Dinteligento
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   Answer: A. inteligente

   Adjectives that end in -e are the same for men and women: inteligente.

4. Question 4 of 10

   Complete: 'Mis amigos son ___.' (kind)

   • Aamables
   • Bamablas
   • Camable
   • Damablos
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   Answer: A. amables

   Amigos is plural. Amable ends in a vowel, so add -s: amables.

5. Question 5 of 10

   What is the plural of 'joven'?

   • Ajóvenes
   • Bjóvens
   • Cjovenes
   • Djovens
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   Answer: A. jóvenes

   After a consonant, add -es. Jóvenes also needs an accent to keep the stress on 'jo'.

6. Question 6 of 10

   Choose the correct sentence.

   • ATiene los ojos azul.
   • BEs los ojos azules.
   • CTiene los ojos azules.
   • DTiene las ojos azules.
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   Answer: C. Tiene los ojos azules.

   Use tener for eyes and hair. Ojos is masculine plural, so use los and the plural adjective azules.

7. Question 7 of 10

   How do you say 'She has long hair'?

   • AEs el pelo largo.
   • BEstá el pelo largo.
   • CTiene el pelo largo.
   • DTiene el pelo larga.
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   Answer: C. Tiene el pelo largo.

   Use tener for hair. Pelo is masculine, so the adjective is largo, even for a woman.

8. Question 8 of 10

   Listen. What does Pablo look like?

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   Mi amigo Pablo es alto y delgado. Tiene el pelo corto y lleva gafas.

   • ATall, with long hair
   • BShort, with long hair
   • CShort and thin, with glasses
   • DTall and thin, with glasses
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   Answer: D. Tall and thin, with glasses

   Pablo es alto y delgado (tall and thin), tiene el pelo corto (short hair) y lleva gafas (wears glasses).

   Transcript

   Mi amigo Pablo es alto y delgado. Tiene el pelo corto y lleva gafas.

9. Question 9 of 10

   Listen. What is Sara like?

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   Marcos: ¿Cómo es tu compañera Sara?
   Julia: Es muy simpática y divertida, pero un poco tímida.

   • AFun but unfriendly
   • BFriendly, fun and a bit shy
   • CKind but boring
   • DSerious and very shy
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   Answer: B. Friendly, fun and a bit shy

   Julia says Sara es muy simpática y divertida, pero un poco tímida: very friendly and fun, but a bit shy.

   Transcript

   Marcos: ¿Cómo es tu compañera Sara?
   Julia: Es muy simpática y divertida, pero un poco tímida.

10. Question 10 of 10

    Read the text. Which sentence about Carmen is true?

    Mi profesora de español se llama Carmen. Es mayor y tiene el pelo blanco y los ojos verdes. Es seria, pero muy amable.

    • AShe has green eyes.
    • BShe has blue eyes.
    • CShe is young.
    • DShe is unfriendly.
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    Answer: A. She has green eyes.

    The text says tiene los ojos verdes (green eyes). Es mayor means she is older, and muy amable means very kind.

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