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Brazilian Adjectives
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Brazilian Adjectives
Learning the Brazilian Adjectives displayed below is vital to the language. 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 |
Notice the structure of the Adjectives in Brazilian.
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 |
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