| _ | • | AGE |
| umri | • | [number] of years old |
| kijana, ujana / uzee | • | young / old |
| umri wa kati | • | middle-aged |
| kijana | • | a teenager (note this term can also refer to youth) |
| mzee mstaafu | • | a senior citizen |
| mtoto mchanga | • | an infant |
| _ | • | GENDER/SEX |
| kiume | • | male |
| kike | • | female |
| _ | • | RACE |
| Mwasia wa Asia Mashariki_ | • | East Asian |
| Mwasia wa Asia kusini | • | South Asian |
| Mwenye asili ya visiwa vya bahari ya pasifiki | • | Pacific Islander |
| Mwafrika | • | African |
| Mmediterania | • | Mediterranean |
| Mzungu wa Ulaya kaskazini | • | North European |
| Mlatini | • | Latino |
| Mhindi mwekundu | • | American Indian |
| _ | • | WEIGHT |
| Ana uzito wa kama kilo/pauni xyz | • | (He weighs about xzy kilograms/pounds) |
| -embamba/-liyekonda | • | lean |
| -embamba sana/ -kondefu/kimbaumbau | • | skinny |
| mdogo | • | small |
| -embamba | • | thin |
| -nene | • | fat |
| nene sana/tipwatipwa | • | obese |
| si -embamba | • | not thin |
| mnene kabisa | • | really fat |
| uzito wa kupita kiasi | • | overweight |
| _ | • | HEIGHT |
| ana urefu wa kama futi xyz | • | He is about xyz feet tall. |
| ana urefu wa kama mita xyz | • | He is about 1.xyz meters tall |
| -fupi | • | short |
| -refu | • | tall |
| _ | • | HAIR (color; length; type; style) |
| nywele zenye rangi ya manjano | • | blonde |
| mvi | • | grey |
| nywele nyeupe | • | white |
| nywele nyekundu | • | red |
| nywele nyeusi | • | black |
| nywele zenye rangi | • | colored |
| nywele ndefu | • | long |
| nywele fupi | • | short |
| nywele zinazofika mabegani | • | shoulder length |
| nywele nyoofu | • | straight |
| nywele zenye mawimbi | • | wavy |
| nywele zilizojikunjakunja/nywele zilizojipindapinda | • | curly |
| kipara | • | bald |
| nywele isiochanwa | • | uncombed |
| nywele zenye kuteleza | • | greasy |
| nywele ziliotiwa rangi | • | dyed blue |
| _ | • | EYES (color; glasses-type) |
| macho yenye rangi ya kahawia/hudhurungi | • | brown |
| macho yenye rangi ya kahawia nyepesi | • | hazel |
| macho yenye rangi ya buluu | • | blue |
| macho yenye rangi ya kijani | • | green |
| macho yenye rangi ya kijivu | • | gray |
| macho meusi | • | black |
| macho yalioegemea upande mmoja | • | slanted |
| _ | • | SKIN |
| ngozi nyeusi | • | dark |
| ngozi nyeupe | • | light |
| ngozi nyekundu | • | reddish |
| ngozi ya rangi ya zeituni | • | olive |
| ngozi yenye madoadoa | • | freckles |
| ngozi yenye chunusi | • | pimples |
| ngozi yenye makovu | • | pock marks |
| ngozi iliopigwa michale au michoro | • | scar, marks, tatoos |
| ndevu | • | beard |
| masharubu | • | moustache |
| fuko | • | mole |
| ngozi yenye unywele | • | hairy |
| _ | • | GENERAL FEATURES |
| miwani yenye fremu ya chuma | • | metal frame glasses |
| miwani yenye fremu ya plastiki | • | plastic frame glasses |
| miwani isio na fremu | • | frameless glasses |
| hotuba, lafudhi | • | speech, accent |
| tabia | • | mannerisms (walk, gestures) |
| ishara za mwili | • | body language |
| tembea, mwendo | • | walk, gait |
| -a riadha | • | athletic |
| isio ya kiriadha | • | non-athletic |
| mrembo/warembo | • | gorgeous (singular/plural)(women) |
| mrembo/warembo | • | beautiful (women) |
| -enye sura nzuri | • | handsome (men) |
| -siyenyolewa | • | unshaven (men) |
