About Yourself

Introduction About Yourself

  • Learn basic phrases to introduce yourself:
    • Soy… (I am…)
    • Tengo … años (I’m … years old)
    • Vivo en… (I live in…)
    • Nací en … (I was born in…)

Physical Description

  • Practice describing your physical appearance with adjectives:
    • Estoy alto/bajo (I’m tall/short)
    • Tengo el pelo rubio/castaño/negro (I have blond/brown/black hair)
    • Tengo los ojos azules/marrones/verdes (I have blue/brown/green eyes)

Personality Traits

  • Learn to talk about your personality with relevant adjectives:
    • Soy extrovertido/tímido (I’m outgoing/shy)
    • Soy generoso/egoísta (I’m generous/selfish)
    • Estoy feliz/triste (I’m happy/sad)

Likes and Dislikes

  • Practice phrases related to your likes and dislikes:
    • Me gusta/n … (I like/dislike …)
    • Me encanta… (I love…)
    • No me gusta… / No me gustan… (I don’t like…)

Hobbies and Interests

  • Be proficient at speaking about your hobbies and interests:
    • Mi pasatiempo es… (My hobby is…)
    • En mi tiempo libre, me gusta … (In my free time, I like to …)
    • Practico… (I practise…)

Daily Routine

  • Use phrases to talk about your daily routine:
    • Despierto a las… (I wake up at…)
    • Me voy a la cama a las… (I go to bed at…)
    • Siempre… (I always…), Nunca… (I never…)

School Life

  • Learn how to speak about your school life:
    • Estudio en… (I study at…)
    • Mis asignaturas preferidas son… (My favourite subjects are…)
    • No me gusta la asignatura de… (I don’t like the subject of…)

Aspirations and Dreams

  • Understand how to talk about your aspirations and dreams:
    • Cuando sea mayor, quiero … (When I grow up, I want to …)
    • Mi sueño es … (My dream is…)
    • Planeo … (I plan to…)

Expressing Opinions

  • Practice how to express your opinions:
    • A mi parecer… (In my opinion…)
    • Creo que… (I think that…)
    • Pienso que… (I believe that…)

Complex Sentences

  • Strategize how to form complex sentences with linking words/phrases:
    • Sin embargo … (However …)
    • Además de … (In addition to …)
    • Por lo tanto … (Therefore …)

Remember to conjugate verbs correctly according to the subject and practise pronunciation regularly.