Theme 3: Personal Life

Physical Appearance, Physical Features & Personality Traits

📚 Vocabulary Focus

  • Physical features: weight, height, hair, skin, age
  • Appearance adjectives: attractive, handsome, pretty
  • Personality traits: 21 adjectives
  • Describing verbs: look (like), sound, seem

✏ Grammar Focus

  • Simple Present "To Be" — Describing people
  • What does s/he look like?
  • Too & Enough — Degrees
  • Too = more than necessary / Enough = right amount
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📚 Unit Vocabulary

👤 Physical Features
Word Turkish Pronunciation Example
plump tombul, dolgun /plʌmp/ She is a plump woman with a kind smile.
slim ince, zayıf /slɪm/ He is tall and slim.
well-built yapılı, kaslı /ˌwel ˈbɪlt/ The athlete is very well-built.
medium-height orta boylu /ˈmiː.di.əm haɪt/ My brother is medium-height.
blond / blonde sarışın (erkek / kadın) /blɒnd/ She has long blonde hair.
wavy dalgalı (saç) /ˈweɪ.vi/ He has short wavy hair.
curly kıvırcık (saç) /ˈkɜːr.li/ My sister has beautiful curly hair.
straight düz (saç) /streɪt/ She has long straight black hair.
brunette esmer, koyu renk saçlı /bruːˈnet/ She is a tall brunette.
fair-skinned açık tenli /feər skɪnd/ He is fair-skinned with blue eyes.
tan-skinned bronz tenli, esmer /tæn skɪnd/ She is tan-skinned because she loves the sun.
pale-skinned soluk tenli /peɪl skɪnd/ He is pale-skinned and has red hair.
dark-skinned koyu tenli /dɑːrk skɪnd/ She is dark-skinned and very beautiful.
middle-aged orta yaşlı /ˌmɪd.əl ˈeɪdʒd/ My teacher is a middle-aged woman.
elderly yaşlı /ˈel.dər.li/ The elderly man walks in the park every day.
attractive çekici, alımlı /əˈtræk.tɪv/ She is a very attractive person.
handsome yakışıklı /ˈhæn.səm/ He is tall and handsome.
good-looking güzel/yakışıklı görünümlü /ˌɡʊd ˈlʊk.ɪŋ/ He is a good-looking young man.
pretty güzel, hoş (kadın için) /ˈprɪt.i/ She is pretty with big brown eyes.
🧠 Personality Traits
Word Turkish Pronunciation Example
smart zeki, akıllı /smɑːrt/ She is very smart. She always gets good grades.
clever zeki, kurnaz /ˈklev.ər/ He is a clever student.
confident özgüvenli /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt/ She is a confident speaker.
cheerful neşeli, şen /ˈtʃɪər.fəl/ He is always cheerful and smiling.
outgoing dışa dönük, sosyal /ˈaʊt.ɡəʊ.ɪŋ/ My friend is very outgoing. She loves meeting people.
careless dikkatsiz, özensiz /ˈkeər.ləs/ He is a bit careless with his homework.
calm sakin /kɑːm/ She is always calm, even in stressful situations.
shy utangaç, çekingen /ʃaɪ/ He is too shy to speak in front of the class.
silly aptalca, saçma /ˈsɪl.i/ Don't be silly! That's not true.
forgetful unutkan /fərˈɡet.fəl/ My grandmother is a bit forgetful.
honest dürüst /ˈɒn.ɪst/ She is a very honest person.
brave cesur /breɪv/ The firefighter is very brave.
serious ciddi /ˈsɪə.ri.əs/ He is a serious and quiet person.
gentle nazik, yumuşak huylu /ˈdʒen.təl/ She is a gentle and caring mother.
kind iyi kalpli, nazik /kaɪnd/ My teacher is very kind to everyone.
polite kibar, nazik /pəˈlaɪt/ He is a polite boy. He always says "please" and "thank you".
generous cömert /ˈdʒen.ər.əs/ She is very generous. She always helps others.
rude kaba, terbiyesiz /ruːd/ It is rude to interrupt someone.
peaceful barışçıl, huzurlu /ˈpiːs.fəl/ He is a peaceful person who avoids arguments.
quiet sessiz, sakin /ˈkwaɪ.ət/ She is a quiet girl. She doesn't talk much.
moody huysuz, ruh hali değişken /ˈmuː.di/ He can be a bit moody sometimes.
👁 Describing Appearance: Verbs
Word Turkish Pronunciation Example
to look (like) görünmek, benzemek /lʊk laɪk/ She looks like her mother. / You look amazing!
to sound ... gibi gelmek, kulağa hoş gelmek /saʊnd/ That sounds great! / He sounds tired.
to seem görünmek, ... gibi görünmek /siːm/ She seems very kind. / He seems happy today.

✏ Grammar

📌 Simple Present "To Be" — Describing People

Describing Physical Appearance

Subject + am / is / are + adjective(s)
SubjectTo BeExample
I am I am tall and slim.
You / We / They are They are well-built.
He / She / It is She is pretty with curly hair.

Asking About Appearance

Q: What does she look like?

A: She is tall and slim. She has long blonde hair.

Q: What does he look like?

A: He is medium-height and well-built. He has short wavy hair.

Describing Personality

Subject + is / are + personality adjective

Q: What kind of a person is she?

A: She is a very kind and honest person.

Q: What kind of a person is he?

A: He is brave and generous.

Using "look", "sound", "seem"

Subject + look / sound / seem + adjective
Examples

You look amazing today!

Bugün harika görünüyorsun!

That sounds great!

Kulağa harika geliyor!

She seems very confident.

Çok özgüvenli görünüyor.

He looks like his father.

Babasına benziyor.

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Bu konuyu daha detaylı öğrenmek için: Simple Present Tense
📌 Too & Enough — Degrees

"Too" — More Than Necessary

Subject + is / are + too + adjective (+ to + verb)
SubjectToo + AdjectiveMeaning
She is too young She is younger than necessary.
He is too shy to speak He is so shy that he can't speak.
It is too cold It is colder than what we want.
Examples with "Too"

She's too young to drive.

Araba sürmek için çok genç.

He is too careless with his schoolwork.

Okul ödevlerinde çok dikkatsiz.

The exam is too difficult for me.

Sınav benim için çok zor.

"Enough" — The Right Amount

Subject + is / are + adjective + enough (+ to + verb)
SubjectAdjective + EnoughMeaning
She is old enough She has the right age.
He is brave enough to try He has enough bravery.
It is good enough It is at the right quality.
Examples with "Enough"

She is old enough to vote.

Oy kullanacak yaşta.

He is smart enough to solve this problem.

Bu problemi çözecek kadar zeki.

The room is warm enough.

Oda yeterince sıcak.

Remember! Word Order

too comes BEFORE the adjective: too + adjective

✅ She is too young.    ❌ She is young too.

enough comes AFTER the adjective: adjective + enough

✅ He is old enough.    ❌ He is enough old.

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Bu konuyu daha detaylı öğrenmek için: Too & Enough, So & Such

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