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           Language Expression and Vocabulary for describing people

                         Describing People’s Appearances        What does she look like? Seperti apa orangnya?
                                                                Can you describe Mr. Ahmad? Bisakah Anda
                                                                mendeskripsikan Pak Ahmad?
                                                                Could you please describe her?Bisakah Anda
                                                                mendeskripsikan seperti apa dia?

           Age           young = muda                           He is twenty years old = Dia berumur 20 tahun.
                         middle-aged paruh baya                 She is in her thirties = Dia berumur 30an.
                         elderly / old = tua                    He is about forty = Umurnya sekitar 40an.
                         grown-up / adult = dewasa
                         a child, a kid = anak                  How old is she? Berapa umurnya?
                         a little boy = bocah laki-laki         How old are you? Berapa umurmu?
                         a little girl = bocah perempuan        Could you please tell me how old she is? Bisakah
                         a teenager = anak remaja               anda memberitahu saya berapa umurnya?
                         a young boy = anak muda (laki-laki)
                         a young girl = anak muda
                         (perempuan)
                         a young man = pria muda
                         a young woman = wanita muda
                         a middle-aged man = laki-laki paruh
                         baya
                         an old man = orang tua (laki-laki)

           Height        Tall (tinggi)                          He is very tall. (Dia sangat tinggi)
                         very tall (sangat tinggi)              She is not very tall. (Dia tidak begitu tinggi)
                         quite tall (cukup tinggi)
                         not very tall (tidak terlalu tinggi)   He is average height. (Tingginya rata-rata)
                         short (pendek);                        She is of medium height.(Tingginya sedang)

                                                                Mr. Adi: How tall is she?(Seberapa tinggi dia?)
                         average height (tinggi rata-rata)      James: She is not very tall. (Dia tidak terlalu
                         of medium height; of middle height     tinggi)
                         (tinggi sedang)
                                                                Mr. Adi: What is your height?(Berapa tinggimu?)
                                                                James: I am 183 centimeters tall. (Tinggiku 183
                                                                cm.)













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