Describing Appearance and Personality Bahasa Inggris

Describing Appearance and Personality

Berikut ini adalah daftar kata yang umum digunakan untuk mendeskripsikan orang lain dalam bahasa inggris (describing appearance and personality):

Describing Physical Appearance:

Mendeskripsikan penampilan fisik:

Face= wajah

Slanted eyes= sipit

Pointed nose = mancung

Flat nose = pesek

Ears= telinga

Lips= bibir

Hair=rambut

Straight hair = rambut lurus

Wavy hair = rambut ikal/ bergelombang

Curly hair = rambut keriting

Bald = botak

Blonde hair = rambut pirang

Black hair = rambut hitam

Red hair = rambut pirang (kemerah-merahan)

Grey hair= uban

Pigtail = rambut dikuncir

Sideburns = cambang

Thin face = wajah kurus

Round face = wajah bulat

Chubby face = wajah gemuk/ tembem

Wrinkles = keriput

Freckles = bintik-bintik wajah

Beard and moustache = jenggot dan kumis

Height and Build (Tinggi badan dan perawakan):

Slim = langsing

Obese = obesitas

Fat = gendut

Overweight = gendut

Stocky = pendek gemuk

Well-built = tegap, berotot

Muscular = berotot

Well-built= kekar

Thin = kurus

Skinny = kurus

Tall = tinggi

Short = pendek

Medium height = tinggi sedang

Complexion/ skin color (warna kulit):

Fair skin = berkulit putih

Yellow skin = berkulit kuning (warna kulit orang asia)

tanned = berkulit kecoklatan

Dark/ black skin = berkulit hitam

Accessories :

Glasses: Kaca Mata

Watch: Jam tangan

Bracelet: Gelang

Age (usia):

Baby= bayi

Toddler= Balita

Child (anak), kata jamaknya children yang berarti anak-anak

Teenager= remaja

Adult= dewasa

Middle-aged= paruh baya

Elderly= orang tua

 

General Appearance (Penampilan umum):

Elegant = elok, elegan

Tidy = rapi

Untidy = tidak rapi

Good looking = menarik, cantik, tampan

Unattractive = tidak menarik

Beautiful = cantik

Handsome = tampan

Attractive = menarik (penampilan)

Charming = menarik (penampilan)

Ugly = jelek

Gorgeous= indah

Messy= berantakan/ tidak rapi

Baca Juga: Phrasal Verb

Describing Personality Traits:

Mendesripsikan kepribadian:

Honest= Jujur

Ambitious= Ambisius

Arrogant= Sombong

Diligent= Rajin

Lazy= Malas

Persistent= Gigih

Tough= Tabah

Mischievous= Jahil

Bad-tempered= Pemarah

Truthful/ Sincere= Tulus

Sly= Licik

Naughty= Nakal

Grudging= Pendendam

Forgiving= Pemaaf

Forgetful= Pelupa

Humble= Rendah Hati

Reckless= ceroboh

Ignorant= Cuek

Cold-Hearted= Berhati Dingin

Greedy= Rakus

Cheerful= Periang

Calm= Tenang

Bossy= Suka Memerintah

Shy= Pemalu

Confident= Percaya Diri

Naughty= Nakal

Pious= Alim

Easy To Get Going= Mudah Bergaul

Graceful= Lemah Gemulai

Polite= Sopan

Liar= Pembohong

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Soal Latihan

ambitious – careless – cautious – cheerful – greedy – healthy 

ordinary – outgoing – polite – serious – slim – tall – wealthy – funny

Pilihlah kata yang tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat berikut!

  1. My girlfriend likes to do sports and eat fresh vegetables. She doesn’t smoke so I guess

she’s a very ___________________ person.

  1. ___________________ people always want more and more. They are never satisfied with what they have.
  2. Since she has gone on a diet and lost 10 kg she has become a ___________________ young lady.
  3. My sister is not very ___________________. She never goes to parties and doesn’t like to meet people.
  4. Nobody is more ___________________ than my little brother. He never picks up anything and throws all his belongings around.
  5. Dan and Benny are very ___________________ when they cross the street. They are afraid of being hit by passing cars.
  6. He’s so ___________________. He always wants to be the best in class.
  7. Nothing seems to make grandfather sad. He is such a ___________________ person and smiles all the time.
  8. Jack is not ___________________ enough to be a basketball player. He’s only 155 cm.

10.We taught our children to be ___________________ and always say “please” and “thank you”.

  1. Her classmates think she’s an ___________________ girl, but she herself thinks she’s something special.
  2. My uncle likes to tell jokes and entertain people. He’s very ___________________.
  3. You can never go out and have fun with him. He never laughs and is so ___________________ all the time.
  4. She has two cars, a large house and always wears the most expensive clothes. She seems to be very ___________________.