Basic Adjectives vocabulary Adjetivos Básicos
19 Portuguese words on the topic of basic adjectives — with pictures, audio recordings and example sentences. Presented in masculine singular form; agree in gender and number.
| Picture | English | Portuguese · Português | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | big | grande | One form for both genders: um carro grande, uma casa grande. |
 | small | pequeno | |
 | good | bom | Feminine: boa; 'all good': tudo bom / tudo bem. |
 | bad | mau | mau (adjective) vs mal (adverb)! |
 | beautiful | bonito | In Brazil lindo is at least as common. |
 | ugly | feio | Two syllables — FAY-oo. |
 | new | novo | de novo = again. |
 | old | velho | lh sounds like 'lli' in million: VEL-yoo. |
 | young | jovem | Same form for both genders; plural jovens (-m → -ns). |
 | hot | quente | One form for both genders: água quente (hot water). |
 | cold | frio | 'I'm cold' uses com: estou com frio (lit. I'm with cold). |
 | happy | feliz | Same form for both genders; plural felizes. |
 | sad | triste | Same form for both genders; noun: a tristeza (sadness). |
 | easy | fácil | Irregular plural: fácil → fáceis. |
 | difficult | difícil | Plural difíceis. 🔗 Roota dificuldade (difficulty). |
 | expensive | caro | Like 'dear': expensive, but also a letter opening — Caro João. |
 | cheap | barato | Watch the feminine: a barata also means cockroach. |
 | fast | rápido | Stress the first syllable: RA-pi-do; colloquially also an adverb (fala rápido). |
 | slow | lento | For 'slowly' Brazilians usually say devagar. |