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Personality & Appearanceالشَّخْصِيَّةُ وَالمَظْهَرُ

The full syllabus-aligned vocabulary for describing what people are like and how they look — learn it, practise it, play with it, test yourself and print a revision list.

الشَّخْصِيَّةُ وَالمَظْهَرُ

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Height & build

الطُّولُ وَالبِنْيَةُ 6
طَوِيل
tall
adjective
f. طَوِيلَة

أَخِي طَوِيلٌ جِدًّا.My brother is very tall.

قَصِير
short
adjective
f. قَصِيرَة

هِيَ فَتَاةٌ قَصِيرَةٌ.She is a short girl.

نَحِيف
thin, slim
adjective
f. نَحِيفَة

جَدِّي رَجُلٌ نَحِيفٌ.My grandfather is a thin man.

سَمِين
fat
adjective
f. سَمِينَة

القِطُّ سَمِينٌ وَلَطِيفٌ.The cat is fat and cute.

طُول
height
noun masculine
pl. أَطْوَال
حَجْم
size
noun masculine
pl. أَحْجَام

Hair

الشَّعْرُ 8
شَعْر
hair
noun masculine
pl. شُعُور

شَعْرُهَا طَوِيلٌ وَجَمِيلٌ.Her hair is long and beautiful.

أَشْقَر
blond, fair
adjective
f. شَقْرَاء

لَهُ شَعْرٌ أَشْقَرُ.He has blond hair.

أَصْلَع
bald
adjective
f. صَلْعَاء

جَدِّي أَصْلَعُ.My grandfather is bald.

شَارِب
moustache
noun masculine
pl. شَوَارِب

لِأَبِي شَارِبٌ كَبِيرٌ.My father has a big moustache.

لِحْيَة
beard
noun feminine
pl. لِحًى

لَهُ لِحْيَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ.He has a black beard.

مُتَمَوِّج
wavy
adjective
f. مُتَمَوِّجَة

شَعْرُهَا مُتَمَوِّجٌ.Her hair is wavy.

أَمْلَس
straight, smooth
adjective
f. مَلْسَاء

شَعْرُهُ أَمْلَسُ.His hair is straight.

مُجَعَّد
curly
adjective
f. مُجَعَّدَة

أُحِبُّ شَعْرِي المُجَعَّدَ.I like my curly hair.

Eyes & colour

العَيْنَانِ وَاللَّوْنُ 3
عَيْنَانِ
eyes (a pair)
noun feminine
sing. عَيْن

لَهَا عَيْنَانِ جَمِيلَتَانِ.She has beautiful eyes.

لَوْن
colour
noun masculine
pl. أَلْوَان

مَا لَوْنُ عَيْنَيْكَ؟What colour are your eyes?

غَامِق
dark (colour)
adjective
f. غَامِقَة

عَيْنَاهُ بِلَوْنٍ غَامِقٍ.His eyes are a dark colour.

Features & general description

المَلَامِحُ وَأُمُورٌ عَامَّةٌ 5
صَوْت
voice
noun masculine
pl. أَصْوَات

صَوْتُهَا هَادِئٌ.Her voice is calm.

عُمْر
age
noun masculine
pl. أَعْمَار

كَمْ عُمْرُكَ؟How old are you?

جِنْس
gender, sex
noun masculine
pl. أَجْنَاس
يَلْبَسُ نَظَّارَاتٍ
wears glasses
phrase

أَبِي يَلْبَسُ نَظَّارَاتٍ.My father wears glasses.

يَلْبَسُ سَمَّاعَةً
wears a hearing aid
phrase

جَدِّي يَلْبَسُ سَمَّاعَةً.My grandfather wears a hearing aid.

Positive traits

صِفَاتٌ إِيجَابِيَّةٌ 12
جِدِّيّ
serious
adjective
f. جِدِّيَّة

هُوَ طَالِبٌ جِدِّيٌّ.He is a serious student.

جَمِيل
beautiful
adjective
f. جَمِيلَة

المَنْظَرُ جَمِيلٌ.The view is beautiful.

حَكِيم
wise
adjective
f. حَكِيمَة

جَدَّتِي امْرَأَةٌ حَكِيمَةٌ.My grandmother is a wise woman.

ذَكِيّ
intelligent, clever
adjective
f. ذَكِيَّة

أُخْتِي ذَكِيَّةٌ جِدًّا.My sister is very intelligent.

قَنُوع
content, satisfied
adjective
f. قَنُوعَة
also: رَاضٍ

هُوَ رَجُلٌ قَنُوعٌ.He is a content man.

سَعِيد
happy, glad
adjective
f. سَعِيدَة
also: مَسْرُور، فَرِح

أَنَا سَعِيدٌ اليَوْمَ.I am happy today.

لَطِيف
kind, nice
adjective
f. لَطِيفَة

جَارُنَا رَجُلٌ لَطِيفٌ.Our neighbour is a kind man.

مُثِير لِلِاهْتِمَام
interesting
adjective
f. مُثِيرَة لِلِاهْتِمَام

الكِتَابُ مُثِيرٌ لِلِاهْتِمَامِ.The book is interesting.

مُضْحِك
funny
adjective
f. مُضْحِكَة
also: فَكِه

صَدِيقِي مُضْحِكٌ جِدًّا.My friend is very funny.

نَشِيط
active, energetic
adjective
f. نَشِيطَة

هِيَ فَتَاةٌ نَشِيطَةٌ.She is an energetic girl.

هَادِئ
calm, quiet
adjective
f. هَادِئَة

أَبِي شَخْصٌ هَادِئٌ.My father is a calm person.

وَسِيم
handsome
adjective
f. وَسِيمَة

أَخِي شَابٌّ وَسِيمٌ.My brother is a handsome young man.

Negative traits

صِفَاتٌ سَلْبِيَّةٌ 13
أَحْمَق
foolish
adjective
f. حَمْقَاء

لَا تَكُنْ أَحْمَقَ.Don't be foolish.

جَشِع
greedy
adjective
f. جَشِعَة

الرَّجُلُ الجَشِعُ لَا يَشْبَعُ.The greedy man is never satisfied.

حَزِين
sad
adjective
f. حَزِينَة

لِمَاذَا أَنْتَ حَزِينٌ؟Why are you sad?

شِرِّير
wicked, evil
adjective
f. شِرِّيرَة

الوَحْشُ شِرِّيرٌ فِي القِصَّةِ.The monster is wicked in the story.

غَاضِب
angry
adjective
f. غَاضِبَة

المُعَلِّمُ غَاضِبٌ قَلِيلًا.The teacher is a little angry.

غَبِيّ
stupid
adjective
f. غَبِيَّة

لَيْسَ سُؤَالًا غَبِيًّا.It is not a stupid question.

غَيْر مُهَذَّب
impolite, rude
adjective
f. غَيْر مُهَذَّبَة

تَصَرُّفُهُ غَيْرُ مُهَذَّبٍ.His behaviour is impolite.

قَلِق
worried, anxious
adjective
f. قَلِقَة

أَنَا قَلِقٌ قَبْلَ الاِمْتِحَانِ.I am worried before the exam.

كَسُول
lazy
adjective
f. كَسُولَة

لَا تَكُنْ كَسُولًا.Don't be lazy.

مُمِلّ
boring
adjective
f. مُمِلَّة

الفِيلْمُ مُمِلٌّ.The film is boring.

مَجْنُون
crazy, mad
adjective
f. مَجْنُونَة

فِكْرَةٌ مَجْنُونَةٌ لَكِنَّهَا مُمْتِعَةٌ.A crazy but fun idea.

مُزْعِج
annoying, unpleasant
adjective
f. مُزْعِجَة
also: غَيْر سَارّ

الصَّوْتُ مُزْعِجٌ.The noise is annoying.

مُنْهَك
exhausted
adjective
f. مُنْهَكَة

أَشْعُرُ بِأَنِّي مُنْهَكٌ.I feel exhausted.

Neutral / context-dependent

صِفَاتٌ مُحَايِدَةٌ أَوْ حَسَبَ السِّيَاقِ 4
فَقِير
poor
adjective
f. فَقِيرَة

سَاعَدَ العَائِلَةَ الفَقِيرَةَ.He helped the poor family.

قَدِيم
old (of things)
adjective
f. قَدِيمَة

هَذَا بَيْتٌ قَدِيمٌ.This is an old house.

مَشْهُور
famous
adjective
f. مَشْهُورَة

هُوَ لَاعِبٌ مَشْهُورٌ.He is a famous player.

مُهِمّ
important
adjective
f. مُهِمَّة

هَذَا يَوْمٌ مُهِمٌّ.This is an important day.

Useful verbs & phrases

أَفْعَالٌ وَعِبَارَاتٌ مُفِيدَةٌ 7
يُحِبُّ الِاطِّلَاعَ
likes to keep informed / to read up
verb

أَخِي يُحِبُّ الِاطِّلَاعَ عَلَى الأَخْبَارِ.My brother likes to keep up with the news.

يَبْكِي
cries
verb

الطِّفْلُ يَبْكِي.The child is crying.

يُعْجَبُ بِـ
likes / is impressed by
verb
+ prep. بِـ
also: يُحِبُّ

أُعْجِبَ بِالفِكْرَةِ.He was impressed by the idea.

يَحْتَضِنُ
embraces, hugs
verb

تَحْتَضِنُ الأُمُّ طِفْلَهَا.The mother hugs her child.

يَضْحَكُ
laughs, smiles
verb
also: يَبْتَسِمُ

يَضْحَكُ الأَطْفَالُ فِي الحَدِيقَةِ.The children laugh in the park.

يُقَبِّلُ
kisses
verb

يُقَبِّلُ الأَبُ ابْنَتَهُ.The father kisses his daughter.

يَقْلَقُ
worries / gets angry
verb
also: يَغْضَبُ

لَا تَقْلَقْ، كُلُّ شَيْءٍ بِخَيْرٍ.Don't worry, everything is fine.