Adjectives describe people or things. You’ll need them whenever you want to describe what something or somebody is like. The car is old, the hotel is cheap. You get it. Memorize the Portuguese adjectives below and you’ll be well equipped for most basic conversations.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Portuguese“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Adjectives

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Important adjectives

EnglishPortuguesePronunciation
(Audio)
goodbompt-sing_good
badmaupt-sing_bad
newnovopt-sing_new
oldvelhopt-sing_old
smallpequenopt-sing_small
large / biggrandept-sing_largebig
longlongopt-sing_long
shortcurtopt-sing_short
cheapbaratopt-sing_cheap
expensivecaropt-sing_expensive
light / clearluz
claro		pt-sing_lightclear
pt-sing_lightclear-2
darkescuropt-sing_dark
latetardept-sing_late
earlycedopt-sing_early
interestinginteressantept-sing_interesting
boringchatopt-sing_boring
tiredcansadopt-sing_tired
easy / simplefácil
simples		pt-sing_easysimple
pt-sing_easysimple-2
for freegrátispt-sing_for-free
right / correctcerto
correto		pt-sing_rightcorrect
pt-sing_rightcorrect-2
wrongerradopt-sing_wrong
strongfortept-sing_strong
weakfracopt-sing_weak

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