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Describing someone’s appearance in Greek 

Today we will talk about one’s appearance: look, eyes, hair, lips, smile and clothing. It is always handy to have a couple of adjectives in your pocket and use them while describing a person on a picture during the speaking exams.  

Look 

Look – «το βλέμμα» (to vléma) can be described as «αποφασιστικό» (apofasistikó) in a sense of “decisive”, «σαγηνευτικό» (saghineftikó) as a “captivating”, and as «απλανές» (aplanés) meaning “expressionless”.  

Eyes 

Eyes – «τα μάτια» (ta mátia) can be described as «αμυγδαλωτά» (amigthalotá) meaning “almond-shaped”, «ανοιχτόχρωμα» (anihtóhroma) or «σκουρόχρωμα» (skuróhroma) that is “light-coloured” and “dark-coloured” correspondingly, and «μελαγχολικά» (melagholiká) meaning “melancholic”.  

Hair 

Hair – «τα μαλλιά» (ta maliá) can be «σγουρά» (zghurá) that is “curly”, «ίσια» (ísia) that is “straight”, or «ταλαιπωρημένα» (taleporiména) that is “damaged”.  

Lips 

Lips – «τα χείλη» (ta híli) can be described as «σαρκώδη» (sarkóthi) meaning “fleshy” or «καλοσχηματισμένα» (kaloshimatisména) that is “well-shaped”.  

Smile 

Smile – «το χαμόγελο» (to hamóghelo) can be described as «πλατύ» (platí) that is “wide”, «συγκρατημένο» (sigkratiméno) meaning “restrained”, and «πονηρό» (poniró) meaning “cunning”. 

Clothing 

Clothing – «το ντύσιμο» (to ntísimo) can be described as «κομψό» (kompsó), that is “elegant”, «συντηρητικό» (sintiritikó) that is “conservative”, «εκκεντρικό» (ekentrikó) as “eccentric”, and «καθημερινό» (kathimerinó) as “daily”. 

If you’d like to practice some other vocabular handy for oral exams, check our article about describing morning routine