MeDescribing yourself

Can you describe yourself, your family and your friends? Learn how to give personal details about yourself and reasons for why you do, or don't, get on with your nearest and dearest.

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Describing yourself

You may be asked the following questions if someone wishes to find out more about your character and personality:

  • Wie bist du? - What are you like?
  • Was für eine Person bist du? - What sort of a person are you?
  • Kannst du dich beschreiben? - Can you describe yourself?
  • Beschreib dich - Describe yourself

To give a good answer to this question you need to use , descriptive phrases and .

Question

Here are some adjectives describing character.

  • dumm
  • vernünftig
  • schüchtern
  • faul
  • unternehmungslustig
  • fleißig
  • ruhig
  • ungeduldig
  • geschwätzig
  • hilfsbereit
  • höflich

Question

Now look at some intensifiers. What do they mean?

  • immer
  • manchmal
  • selten
  • nie
  • nicht
  • ein bisschen
  • ziemlich
  • sehr

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