Brazilian Adjectives
Learning the Brazilian Adjectives is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Brazilian language. But first we need to know what the role of Adjectives is in the structure of the grammar in Brazilian.
Brazilian Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence. Here are some examples:
| English Adjectives | Brazilian Adjectives |
| adjectives | adjetivos |
| a green tree | uma árvore verde |
| a tall building | um edifício alto |
| a very old man | um homem muito idoso |
| the old red house | a velha casa vermelha |
| a very nice friend | um amigo muito legal |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Adjectives in Brazilian has a logical pattern. Locate the Adjectives above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Portuguese.
List of Adjectives in Brazilian
Below is a list of the Adjectives, Colors, Shapes, Sizes in Brazilian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Brazilian vocabulary.
| English Adjectives | Brazilian Adjectives |
| colors | cores |
| black | preto |
| blue | azul |
| brown | marrom |
| gray | cinza |
| green | verde |
| orange | laranja |
| purple | roxo |
| red | vermelho |
| white | branco |
| yellow | amarelo |
| |
| sizes | tamanhos |
| big | grande |
| deep | profundo |
| long | longo |
| narrow | estreito |
| short | curto |
| small | pequeno |
| tall | alto |
| thick | grosso |
| thin | fino |
| wide | largo |
| |
| shapes | formas |
| circular | circular |
| straight | reto |
| square | quadrado |
| triangular | triangular |
| |
| tastes | gostos |
| bitter | amargo |
| fresh | fresco |
| salty | salgado |
| sour | azedo |
| spicy | picante |
| sweet | doce |
| |
| qualities | qualidades |
| bad | ruim |
| clean | limpo |
| dark | escuro |
| difficult | difícil |
| dirty | sujo |
| dry | seco |
| easy | fácil |
| empty | vazio |
| expensive | caro |
| fast | rápido |
| foreign | estrangeiro |
| full | completo |
| good | bom |
| hard | rígido |
| heavy | pesado |
| inexpensive | barato |
| light | leve |
| local | local |
| new | novo |
| noisy | barulhento |
| old | velho |
| powerful | poderoso |
| quiet | calmo |
| correct | correto |
| slow | lento |
| soft | macio |
| very | muito |
| weak | fraco |
| wet | molhado |
| wrong | errado |
| young | jovem |
| |
| quantities | quantidades |
| few | poucos |
| little | pouco |
| many | muitos |
| much | muito |
| part | parte |
| some | alguns |
| a few | alguns |
| whole | inteiro |
Adjectives, Colors, Shapes, Sizes have a very important role in Brazilian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Portuguese Adjectives, you might want to check the rest of our Brazilian lessons here: Learn Brazilian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.