Boys & Girls
< Adjectives Colo rs M/ F People Things >
"Girl words" & "boy words"
feminin och maskulin:
Mary is an actress.
She is beautiful. Hon är vacker. (She is rugged & handsome.) She looks like a goddess gudinna. She was a waitress servitris. She paid for her own sitt eget coffee. She was a stewardess flygvärdinna. The dog belongs to her. |
John is an actor.
He is rugged & handsome. Han är hård och stilig. He looks like a god gud. He was a waiter kypare. He paid for his own sitt eget tea. He was a steward. The dog belongs to him. |
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More People
· aunt/ uncle bride / bridgeroom headmistress headmaster heroine/ hero · lady/ gentleman mother/ father neice/nephew sister/brother witch/wizard
· Also words that end in -ess (but not -ness): (godess, princess, stewardess, waitress)
Names
· | Most girls' names end with a vowel sound vokalljud (Emma, Stephanie, Naomi, Emily), especially with -a (Isabella, Sophia, Olivia, Amelia, Jessica, Ella, Mia, Sarah,...). |
· | Few boys' names end with -a (Joshua...). |
· | Both girls and boys are called Alex (and Chris, Jackie, Kim, Pat, Robin, Sam, Toni/Tony,...). |
Animals
· Cattle: cow, bull. Horses: mare, stallion. Lions: lioness, lion.
· Pigs: sow, boar. Some birds: hen, cock. more
More info
· She is blonde Hon är ljushårig. He is blond. Han är ljushårig.
· Både she is blonde och she is blond.
"Run like a Girl"
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