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"Pelirroja" is a form of "pelirrojo", an adjective which is often translated as "red-haired". "Ella es alta" is a phrase which is often translated as "she's tall". Learn more about the difference between "pelirroja" and "ella es alta" below.
pelirrojo(
peh
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lee
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rroh
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hoh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (hair color)
b. ginger
Todos los hombres en mi familia tienen el cabello negro y la barba pelirroja.All the men in my family have black hair and ginger beards.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
ella es alta(
eh
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yah
ehs
ahl
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tah
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. she's tall
Ella es alta, y en cambio su hermana es más bien baja.She's tall, while her sister is rather short.
