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This page contains a table including the following: Portuguese/ Brazilian Adjectives and adverbs. Try to memorize the way they're used because they're very important in communication, and might be very helpful to convey your most important expressions. Make sure to check our Learn Portuguese page, which contains several lessons that might help you in your learning process.

Portuguese Adjectives

An adjective is a word whose main role is to modify a noun or pronoun, giving more information about the noun or pronoun's definition. Some examples are: That is a green tree. I met a very old man.
THINGS TO REMEMBER: In Portuguese, as with all Latin languages, the adjective(s) come after the noun(s); eg. In English, ‘the red dress’ becomes ‘the dress red’ in Portuguese. So ‘the red dress’ becomes ‘O vestido vermelho’. Below is an example of the adjectives in the structure of the sentence.

    

English Adjectives	Portuguese Adjectives	Portuguese Pronunciation
That is a tall building	Este é um edifício alto	ESTE E- UN- ED-IF-IC-IO- ALTO
I met a very old man	Encontrei um homem muito velho	ENCON-TRAY- UN- OM-EN- MOIN-TO- VEL-IO
The old red building is here	Aqui é o edifício vermelho e velho	ACK-EE- E- O- ED-IF-IC-IO- VER-MEL-IO- E- VEL-IO
That's a very nice dress	Este é um vestido bonito>	ES-TE- E- UN- VES-TEE-DO- BON-EE-TO

Adjectives used with different genders and numbers:

THINGS TO REMEMBER

• When talking about MASCULINE things; end the adjective in an ‘O’
• When talking about FEMININE things; end the adjective in an ‘A’
• When talking about PLURAL things that are MASCULINE; end the adjective in ‘OS’
• When talking about PLURAL things that are FEMININE; end the adjective in ‘AS’
• When talking about PLURAL things that are BOTH MASCULINE and FEMININE; end the adjective in ‘OS’ because the MASCULINE takes precedence over the FEMININE

Here are some examples in the table below:

    

Adjective (gender/ number)	Brazilian Adjectives	Pronunciation
She is a tall woman	Ela é um mulher alta	E-LA- E- UN- MOOL- YER- AL-TA
He is a tall man	Elo é um homem alto	E-LO- E- UN- OM-EN- AL-TO
They are tall women	Elas sao mulheres altas	E-LAS- SOUN- MOOL-YER-ES- AL-TAS
They are tall men	Eles sao homems altos	E-LES- SOUN- OM-ENS- AL-TOS

Below is a vocabulary training for adjectives in Portuguese or Brazilian, try to memorize the adjectives below, because they’re very important.

    

Vocaublary	Portuguese Adjectives	Portuguese Pronunciation
Angry	Zangado	ZAN-GA-DO
Bad	Mau	MAL
Beautiful	Bonito	BON-ITO
Cheap	Barato	BAR-ATO
Clean	Limpo	LIM-PO
Cold	Frio	FREE-O
Different	Diferente	DIF-ER-EN-TE
Difficult	Difícil	DIF-EE-SIL
Early	Cedo	SE-DO
Easy	Fácil	FA-SEEL
Friendly	Amigável	AM-IG-A-VEL
Good	Bom	BON
Heavy	Pesado	PES-A-DO
Important	Importante	IMP-ORT-AN-TE
Married	Casado	CAS-A-DO
Natural	Natural	NAT-OO-RAL
Nice	Amável	AM-A-VEL
Open	Aberto	AB-ER-TO
Polite	Gentil	GEN-TEEL
Poor	Pobre	POB-RE
Rich	Rico	REE-CO
Sad	Triste	TREES-TE
Simple	Simples	SIMP-LES
Slow	Lento	LEN-TO
Small	Pequeno	PEC-ENO
Sweet	Doce	DO-SE
Tall	Alto	AL-TO
Warm	Morno	MOR-NO
Well	Bem	BEN
Worse	Pior	PEE-OR
Worst	Pior	PEE-OR
Wrong	Incorrecto	INC-ORR-EC-TO

I hope the content of this page was useful to you, and that you learned some Portuguese Adjectives (Brazilian) ..., try to memorize them to be able to use them in your daily conversation. Make sure to check our Learn Portuguese page, which contains several lessons that might help you in your learning process.