How to Describe What Someone Looks Like in Spanish | Beginner Spanish for Friends and Family
Beginners Spanish Podcast - Spanglish Friends
03/27/26
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Want to describe what someone looks like in Spanish — and make it sound natural in conversation? 👀In this episode, you’ll learn how to talk about height, hair, and eye colour using simple beginner Spanish.
In Episode 53, Em and Val guide you through describing people using only two verbs — ser and tener — so you can confidently talk about your friends, family, or anyone you meet.
🎙️ In this episode, you’ll:
✅ Describe height and physical traits using ser (alto, baja, delgado, etc.)
✅ Talk about hair using tiene el pelo + colour and length (rubio, castaño, largo, corto)
✅ Describe eye colour with tiene los ojos (azules, verdes, marrones, avellana, ámbar)
✅ Learn gender agreement for adjectives
✅ Hear a full beginner mini conversation about best friends in Spanish
✅ Apply your new skills in a weekly challenge to describe someone in your life
🎯 Reto de la Semana (Challenge of the Week)
Describe someone you know in Spanish:
• Their height using ser 'es'
• Their hair using tiene el pelo
• Their eyes using tiene los ojos
Example: Mi amiga es alta. Tiene el pelo negro. Tiene los ojos verdes.
💛 Fifty-three episodes in — and now you can describe people in Spanish like a pro beginner!
📲 Instagram & TikTok → @spanglish_friends
📧 Contact: spanglishfriendspodcast@gmail.com
📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: spanishlessonsbyval@gmail.com
🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic
Episodio Anterior
Want to describe your daily routine in Spanish — and make it sound like a real conversation? ☀️In this episode, you’ll learn how to talk about what you do in the morning, afternoon, and evening using simple, beginner Spanish.
In Episode 52, Em and Val teach you how to go from random verbs to a full connected story about your day — using reflexive verbs, sequencing words, and frequency expressions you can start using straight away.
🎙️ In this episode, you’ll:
✅ Learn essential daily routine reflexive verbs (me despierto, me levanto, me ducho, me acuesto)
✅ Learn how to use regular verbs to describe your day
✅ Connect your routine using primero, luego, después, más tarde, finalmente
✅ Make your Spanish sound natural with siempre, a veces, nunca, todos los días
✅ Understand why we say me despierto and not yo despierto
✅ Hear a full beginner daily routine you can copy and practice
🎯 Reto de la Semana (Challenge of the Week) Tell us about your daily routine using:
👉 one reflexive verb👉 one sequencing word👉 one frequency word
Example: Primero, me levanto a las ocho. Luego, trabajo. A veces estudio español.
Val will help correct your sentence if needed!
💛 Fifty-two episodes in — and you can now talk about your life in Spanish. That’s main-character energy.
📲 Instagram & TikTok → @spanglish_friends
📧 Contact: spanglishfriendspodcast@gmail.com
📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: spanishlessonsbyval@gmail.com
🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic
Siguiente Episodio
Want to talk about Easter in Spanish — from the Easter bunny to chocolate and egg hunts — using just a few simple words? 🐰🍫🥚
In Episode 54, Em and Val teach you how to describe Easter traditions like painting and hiding eggs, looking for them, and celebrating with family — all in beginner-friendly Spanish.
🎙️ In this episode, you’ll:
✅ Learn essential Easter vocabulary: la Pascua, los huevos de Pascua, el conejo de Pascua, el jardín, and la canasta
✅ Learn useful verbs to describe Easter activities: pintar, esconder, buscar, and encontrar
✅ Answer common questions like ¿Qué haces en Pascua? and ¿Qué hace tu familia?
✅ Hear a full mini conversation about Easter that you can copy and practise
✅ Understand how to talk about holiday traditions with simple sentences
🎯 Reto de la Semana (Challenge of the Week)
Tell us in one sentence what you or your family do at Easter in Spanish. For example:
• En Pascua pinto huevos.
• Escondo huevos en el jardín.
• Mi familia busca huevos de Pascua.
Post your sentence in the comments or send us a direct message on Instagram — Val and Em love seeing you practice and celebrate your Spanish wins!
💛 Shoutout: This week’s shoutout goes to our Spanglish Friend Emily, who asked: “Cómo se dice landlord en español?” The answer: propietaria (I’m a landlord). Thanks for being part of our community, Emily!
📲 Instagram & TikTok → @spanglish_friends
📧 Contact: spanglishfriendspodcast@gmail.com
📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: spanishlessonsbyval@gmail.com
🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic
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