6.2 Language in Use – Вне́шность (Appearance)

Part 1. Э́то челове́к.

Study the picture above and read through the following sentences. What do you think they mean?

*Note, the ‘г’ in the word ‘него’ is pronounced as [v], just like in the word ‘его’.

Part 2. Let me draw this out for you

Посмотри́те ви́део меня́. Watch this video of me!

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Personal Pronouns after the preposition ‘У’, meaning “one has“.

*The third person pronouns (н)его́, (н)её, (н)их are spelled with an ‘н’ after prepositionс, like ‘у’, otherwise these prepositions occur in the Accusative and Genitive cases as его́, её, их.

Part 3: Now to describe your features..

Notice the use of NOMINATIVE CASE!

	Каки́е у него́ во́лосы?  What kind of hair does he have? Каки́е во́лосы? Nominative, plural У него́ тëмные и коро́ткие во́лосы. He has dark and short hair.
	Каки́е у него́ глаза́?  What kind of eyes does he have? (What are his eyes like?) Каки́е глаза́? Nominative plural У него́ ка́рие глаза́. He has brown eyes. *NOTE! The ‘brown’ you use for brown eyes is ‘карие глаза’
	Како́й у него́ нос?  What kind of nose does he have? Како́й нос. Nominative, masculine, singular У него́ ма́ленький нос.  He has a small nose.
	Како́е у него́ лицо́?  What’s his face like? Како́е лицо́? Nominative, neuter У него́ кру́глое лицо́.  He has a round face.
	Кака́я у него́ фигу́ра?  What’s his face like? Кака́я фигу́ра? Nominative, neuter У него́ спорти́вная фигу́ра.  He has an athletic figure / build.

Ready to try this on your own? Can you describe yourself or someone else this way? You know what’s coming! Start practicing! 🙂