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Brazilian Adjectives

This is a list of adjectives in Brazilian. This can enable you describe different sizes and a variety of qualities such as (easy, difficult...).

Big: grande
Small: pequeno
Long: longo
Short: curto
Tall: alto
Thick: grosso
Thin: fino
Wide: grande

This table provides a list of adjectives of quality shown below. These are some of the most used adjectives in Brazilian.

Bad: mal
Good: bom
Easy: facil
Difficult: dificil
Expensive: caro
Cheap: barato
Fast: rapido
Slow: devagar
Old: idoso
Old: velho
Young: jovem-
New: novo
Heavy: pesado
Light: leve
Empty: vazio
Full: cheio
Right: certo
Wrong: errado
Strong: forte
Weak: fraco

These samples show how adjectives are used in Brazilian. Used in these examples with nouns, prepositions and pronouns.

Is this a new or old book?: este livro é novo ou velho?
Is the test easy or difficult?: O teste é fácil ou difícil?
Am I right or wrong?: Estou certo ou errado? (male) Estou certa ou errada? (female)
This is very expensive: isto é muito caro
Is he younger or older than you?: Ele é mais novo ou mais velho que você?
Is she tall?: Ela é alta ?

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