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Question

I have a small nose.

Tengo la nariz pequena or
Tengo una nariz pequena.

I know a = una, but my teacher was saying something about they always use the definite article with parts of the body. So do you always use el/la instead of un/una???

so same thing with I have a long beard:

Tengo la barba larga OR
Tengo una barba larga.

Answer 1

I'll email this to SraJMcGin.

Answer 2

Don't forget to put the necessary accent marks where they belong:
Tengo la nariz pequeña. (a = una)

That IS the rule, but that's not to say that it is never broken! "Articles of clothing and parts of the body use the definite article."

Tengo la barba larga.

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