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Physical and character descriptions
| Basque | English |
|---|---|
| altua | tall |
| handia | big |
| lodia | fat |
| gaztea | young |
| polita | pretty, handsome |
| ederra | beautiful |
| dotorea | elegant |
| baxua | short |
| txikia | small |
| argala | thin |
| heldua | adult (older) |
| zaharra | old |
| itsusia | ugly |
| nolakoa da | Nolakoa da? Adjectives with izan |
| ile beltza | black hair |
| ile horia | blond hair |
| ile zuria | white / gray hair |
| ile gorria | red hair |
| ile urdina | gray hair |
| ile motza | short hair |
| ile luzea | long hair |
| ile lisoa | straight hair |
| ile kizkurra | curly hair |
| begi urdinak | blue eyes |
| begi marroiak | brown eyes |
| begi berdeak | green eyes |
| begi beltzak | black eyes |
| begi argiak | light eyes |
| begi ilunak | dark eyes |
| betaurrekoduna | with glasses / the one with glasses |
| bizarduna | with a beard |
| biboteduna | with a mustache |
| burusoila | bald (literally "peeled head") |
| ilea | hair |
| begiak | eyes |
| ile eta begiak | Hair and eyes (ile eta begiak) |
| alaia | cheerful |
| jatorra | nice, friendly |
| atsegina | kind, pleasant |
| ona | good |
| isila | quiet |
| lasaia | calm |
| langilea | hard-working |
| ausarta | brave |
| zintzoa | well-behaved, honest |
| serioa | serious |
| lotsatia | shy |
| bikaina | excellent, great |
| txarra | bad |
| berritsua | talkative |
| urduria | nervous |
| alferra | lazy |
| beldurtia | fearful |
| bihurria | mischievous |
| izaera | Personality traits (izaera) |
| nago | I am |
| zaude | you are |
| dago | he/she is |
| gaude | we are |
| zaudete | you (pl.) are |
| daude | they are |
| pozik | happy |
| triste | sad |
| nekatuta | tired |
| haserre | angry |
| lasai | calm (state) |
| urduri | nervous (state) |
| gaixorik | ill |
| ondo | well |
| gaizki | bad |
| egon eta egoera | The verb egon and temporary states |
| alaia naiz | I am cheerful (always) |
| pozik nago | I am happy (now) |
| lasaia da | he is calm (character) |
| lasai dago | he is calm (at the moment) |
| urduria naiz | I am a nervous person (character) |
| urduri nago | I am nervous (now) |
| gaztea da | he/she is young |
| nekatuta dago | he is tired |
| alaia da | he/she is cheerful (always) |
| pozik dago | he is happy (now) |
| ona da | he/she is good (quality) |