Favourite celebrities in Spanish

• Use verbsser (to be) and tener (to have) to describe the physical characteristics and personality of celebrities.

• Use question words or voice inflection to ask questions in Spanish.

• This guide contains reading and listening practice.

Useful nouns for talking about celebrities include:

Describe what you or someone else looks like using adjectives and either:

• the verb ser - to be

• the verb tener - to have

To ask someone what a celebrity looks like, ask the question:

¿Cómo es? - What does he/she look like?

To describe physical appearance, use the relevant part of the verbser (to be).

Useful adjectives for describing people using the verb ser include:

To describe hair and eyes, use the relevant part of the verb tener (to have).

To describe someone's hair and eyes use:

• el pelo - hair

• los ojos - eyes

Useful adjectives for describing hair and eyes using the verb tener include:

For example:

El actor tiene el pelo negro y largo y los ojos marrones. – The actor has long black and brown eyes.

La cantante tiene el pelo rubio y corto y los ojos azules. – The singer has short blonde hair and blue eyes.

Pienso que es muy guapo. – I think he’s very good looking.

Es alta y delgada. – She’s tall and slim.

Creo que el jugador tiene un ojo verde y otro ojo castaño. – I think player has one green eye and one chestnut eye.

The question words in Spanish are:

Notice that the question words all have an accent. This indicates that that syllable needs to be emphasised when speaking.

For example:

¿Cómo es tu persona famosa favorita físicamente? - What does your favourite celebrity look like?

¿Qué hace tu persona famosa favorita? - What does your favourite celebrity do?

¿Dónde vive? -Where does he/she live?

¿Cuáles son las ventajas de ser famoso? – What are the advantages of being famous?

Remember

When writing any type of Spanish question, don’t forget the upside-down question mark ¿ at the start of the sentence.

¿Cuántos? and ¿cuántas? both mean 'how much?' or 'how many?'

¿Cuántos? is used when the word following it is masculine plural.

For example:

¿Cuántos hermanos tiene? - How many siblings does he/she have?

¿Cuántas? is used when the word following it is feminine plural.

For example:

¿Cuántas casas tiene? - How many houses does he/she have?

You can ask a question in Spanish by making a statement and changing your voice so that it sounds like a question.

Do this by making your voice sound higher in tone at the end of a sentence.

For example:

¿Te gusta este influencer? - Do you like this influencer?

¿Prefieres Carlos o Alejandro como cantante? - Do you prefer Carlos or Alejandro as a singer?

Find out more about questions in the Asking questions guide.

Read this article about Indra, a Columbian reality TV star and answer the questions below.

Cuando vimos a Indra en la televisión por primera vez, ganó un concurso de baile.

Después, participó en una serie donde los famosos tuvieron que vivir en una casa grande y hacer tareas diferentes.

Luego, se descubrió que Indra también sabe cantar bien y tiene muchos vídeos en las redes sociales.

La pareja de Indra se llama Nadia, y van a casarse el próximo año. Quieren una boda estupenda.

Useful qualifiers to use with adjectives include:

For example:

Mi actriz favorita es muy simpática y alegre. – My favourite actress is very nice and cheerful.

Mi jugador de fútbol es muy fuerte pero a veces es demasiado nervioso. – My favourite football player is very strong but sometimes he’s too nervous.

Mi persona famosa favorita es bastante tonta, pero es siempre muy gracisosa. – My favourite celebrity is quite silly but she’s always very funny.

En la opinión de mi madre, el rey es muy trabajador y responsable. – In my mother’s opinion the king is very hard-working and responsible.

Pienso que este influencer es demasiado rico. – I think this influencer is too rich.

El cantante es generoso de vez en cuando. – The singer is generous from time to time.

All Foundation Tier vocabulary listed in this guide can be found on the vocabulary sheet below.

Comparatives

Examples of comparatives in English include faster, slower, happier, and shorter.

To form the comparative meaning 'more than', use más followed by the adjective and que.

For example:

Luis es más guapo que Emilio. - Luis is better looking than Emilio.

To form the comparative meaning less than, use menos followed by the adjective and que.

For example:

Ana es menos graciosa que Carmen. – Ana is less funny than Carmen.

Some common irregular comparatives are:

mejor que – better than

peor que – worse than

For example:

Jorge sabe cantar mucho mejor que yo. – Jorge knows how to sing much better than me.

Superlatives

Superlatives are used to compare things and say which one is the biggest, strongest, fastest, etc or the most/least.

To form the superlative meaning the most, use el/la/los/las followed by más and the adjective.

For example:

Javier es el más alto – Javier is the tallest

To form the superlative meaning the least, use el/la/los/las followed by menos and the adjective.

For example:

Ana es la menos optimista - Ana is the least optimistic

El/la/los/las is the word for ‘the’ and changes according to whether the noun is masculine, feminine, singular or plural.

Irregular adjectives

Common irregular superlatives include:

el/la mejor, los/las mejores - the best

el/la peor, los/las peores - the worst

For example:

Es el mejor actor en la película. – He’s the best actor in the film.

To find out more about using comparative and superlative adjectives in the Comparative and superlative adjectives guide.

Listen to this interview with a female actor and answer the questions.

Click or tap on the image below for a list of useful vocabulary to use when describing celebrities.

Useful adjectives for talking about celebrities include:

All vocabulary listed in this guide can be found on the vocabulary sheet below.

Click or tap on the image below for a list of Higher Tier useful vocabulary to use when describing celebrities.

Now you have revised the important vocabulary and key grammar points for talking about favourite celebrities why not have a look at the Future education and employment in Spanish guide?