How to Describe a Person’s Face in Spanish

It’s easy to learn Spanish if you begin with the basics. Just get down the simple verbs, some foods, and perhaps a few descriptive terms. Usually people learn Spanish by beginning to say the alphabet and rehearsing greetings such as “hello” and “goodnight,” but studying the facial features will allow you to have a bit of variety and spice as you learn Spanish.

It’s good to be able to speak about someone’s facial features in Spanish because if you meet someone in a Spanish-speaking country you may have to describe that person to another person who speaks Spanish. Also, describing people’s facial features in Spanish will help you to learn Spanish in a fun a creative way.

To begin with, if you meet someone who has a thin face, you would say “una cara delgada”. Translated into English, this means “She has a thin face.” If you meet someone who has a chubby face, you would say “una cara regordete.” If you meet someone you would like to describe as having had a face lift you would say un lifting or un “estiramiento facial.” If someone has wrinkles you would say “arugas.” If someone’s face is happy, you would say “una cara alegre.” If someone has a big nose you would say “una nariz grande.”  If someone has sunken eyes you would say “ojos hundidos.”  In the event that you meet someone with shifty eyes you would say “ojos furtivos.”

Those are just some Spanish words that you can you use to describe people’s faces as you continue to learn Spanish. Now, you will not be at a loss for words when you meet people on the street. See how fun it can be learning Spanish?

One Response to “How to Describe a Person’s Face in Spanish”

  1. on 31 Dec 2007 at 1:10 am Professor

    Very interesting post…

    When you think about it, it does make perfect sense however. This post hits the nail on the head…

    Thanks for reminding us to start with the basics, the simple things like rehearsing a greeting. I’m looking forward to reading more of your blog.

    Professor
    http://www.TeachingYouSpanish.com

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