what is the link between hair and artistic

Question

when i asked cómo es? reply is yo soy morena artistica . i did not understand why morena and artistica used together?

Answer 1

Hello, and welcome to the forum. It is a bit of a non sequitor, but it's like saying "I'm an artistic brunette." Or "I'm a tanned (or dark-skinned), artistic person." Moreno has several related meanings.

Also, please note that both because there are people learning English here and because it's just nice, we appreciate correct capitalization, spelling, and punctuation. So, if you would, please edit your post to reflect this when you get a chance. Thanks.

Artistic brunette makes sense to me. It's a description, even if they're not related. - KevinB, Aug 18, 2010

Right. - MacFadden, Aug 18, 2010

Answer 2

Welcome to the forum.

There isn't any link between the two that I can think of. I think you have some confusion between the verbs ser (es) and estar (está). That's very common, and you can search for the large number of threads where that's discussed.

But, when you ask ¿Cómo es? you're asking someone to describe themself. When you ask ¿Cómo está? you're asking how they feel. So if you asked someone to describe themself and they said brunette and artistic, it would make sense.

I think Paralee describes herself as brunette and artistic in a lesson. - fontanero, Aug 18, 2010

This is all true, but I didn't interpret this as koyel's confusion. Her first question was "What kind of person are you (ser)" and the person responded with what kind of person they are (ser). - MacFadden, Aug 18, 2010

I thought the question was about why they had said "morena" and "artista" as if they were related. - MacFadden, Aug 18, 2010

Or maybe I'm just confused, as everyone else seems to have interpreted it the way you have. :) - MacFadden, Aug 18, 2010