This lesson will teach you to describe the colors and appearance of people and things in Portuguese. Learn to express whether something is big or small, red or green, beautiful of ugly.

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

Basic Words & Phrases: Colors

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Colors

EnglishPortuguesePronunciation
(Audio)
light / clearluz
claro		pt-sing_lightclear
pt-sing_lightclear-2
darkescuropt-sing_dark
colorcolorcorpt-sing_color
coloredcoloredcoloridopt-sing_colored
whitewhitebrancopt-sing_white
blackblackpretopt-sing_black
yellowyellowamarelopt-sing_yellow
orangeorangelaranjapt-sing_orange
redredvermelhopt-sing_red
pinkpinkrosapt-sing_pink
violetvioletvioletapt-sing_violet
blueblueazulpt-sing_blue
greengreenverdept-sing_green
brownbrowncastanhopt-sing_brown
greygreycinzentopt-sing_grey

Appearance & attributes

EnglishPortuguesePronunciation
(Audio)
newnovopt-sing_new
oldvelhopt-sing_old
smallpequenopt-sing_small
large / biggrandept-sing_largebig
youngjovempt-sing_young
kind / pleasantsimpático
agradável		pt-sing_kindpleasant
pt-sing_kindpleasant-2
unkind / unpleasantindelicado
desagradável		pt-sing_unkindunpleasant
pt-sing_unkindunpleasant-2
patientpacientept-sing_patient
tallaltopt-sing_tall
middle sizedmédio portept-sing_middle-sized
smallpequenopt-sing_small
fatgordopt-sing_fat
thin / slimfino
magro		pt-sing_thinslim
pt-sing_thinslim-2
nice / prettysimpático
bonito		pt-sing_nicepretty
pt-sing_nicepretty-2
beautifulbelopt-sing_beautiful
uglyfeiopt-sing_ugly
ill / sickdoentept-sing_illsick
healthysaudávelpt-sing_healthy
happy / cheerfulfeliz
alegre		pt-sing_happycheerful
pt-sing_happycheerful-2
sadtristept-sing_sad
sportydesportivopt-sing_sporty
ambitionedambicionadopt-sing_ambitioned
intelligentinteligentept-sing_intelligent
creativecriadorpt-sing_creative
activeactivopt-sing_active
sentimentalsentimentalpt-sing_sentimental
rationalracionalpt-sing_rational
emotionalemocionalpt-sing_emotional
naturalnaturalpt-sing_natural
romanticromânticopt-sing_romantic
nice / amiablesimpático
amável		pt-sing_niceamiable
pt-sing_niceamiable-2
spontaneousespontâneopt-sing_spontaneous
energeticenérgicopt-sing_energetic
stressed (out)stressadopt-sing_stressed-out
relaxeddescontraídopt-sing_relaxed
frustratedfrustradopt-sing_frustrated
talentedtalentosopt-sing_talented

Questions & phrases

EnglishPortuguesePronunciation
(Audio)
What does he look like?Como é que ele é?pt-sing_what-does-he-look-like
What does she look like?Como é que ela é?pt-sing_what-does-she-look-like
What is he like?Como é ele?pt-sing_what-is-he-like
What is she like?Como é ela?pt-sing_what-is-she-like

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