Core adjectives · Adjetivos básicos
19 Spanish words — each with a picture, audio and an example sentence. The first adjectives worth knowing, shown in masculine singular — most come in handy opposite pairs.
| Picture | English | Spanish · Español | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | big | grande | Before a singular noun it shortens to gran: un gran día. |
 | small | pequeño | |
 | good | bueno | Before a masculine singular noun it shortens to buen: buen día. |
 | bad | malo | Before a masculine singular noun it shortens to mal: mal tiempo. |
 | beautiful | bonito | For people, guapo/guapa is common; in Latin America also lindo. |
 | ugly | feo | |
 | new | nuevo | de nuevo — again. |
 | old | viejo | The j is a harsh h: 'BYEH-kho'. |
 | young | joven | Plural takes a written accent: jóvenes. |
 | hot | caliente | Careful: estoy caliente implies arousal; 'I'm hot' = tengo calor. |
 | cold | frío | hace frío — it's cold out; tengo frío — I'm cold. |
 | happy | feliz | Plural changes z to c: felices. |
 | sad | triste | Same form for masculine and feminine. |
 | easy | fácil | Adverb: fácilmente (easily). |
 | difficult | difícil | |
 | expensive | caro | salir caro — to cost (someone) dearly. |
 | cheap | barato | Also used as an adverb: comprar barato — to buy cheap. |
 | fast | rápido | Doubles as an adverb: ¡ven rápido! — come quickly. |
 | slow | lento | Adverb: lentamente; familiar from the music term lento. |