Portuguese Vocabulary and Basic Descriptions

A collection of Portuguese vocabulary including nouns, adjectives, and basic verbs used for describing people and things.

O menino

the boy

A menina

the girl

ruivo/a

red hair

Moreno

dark complexion

Cabelo preto

black hair

Cabelo branca

white hair

loiro/a

blonde

Cabelo castanho

brown hair

Alto

tall

baixo/a

short

amigo/a

friend

antipatico/a

unpleasant

simpatico/a

pleasant

Atraente

attractive

Azul

blue

bonito/a

pretty/ handsome

feio/a

ugly

Carro

car

Dificil

difficult

Facil

easy

divertido/a

fun

estudioso/a

studious

Fantastico

fantatic

gato/a

cat

giro/a

cute

gordo/a

fat

magro/a

thin

Grande

big

Hoje

today

Horrivel

horrible

Interesante

interesting

Inteligente

intelligent

novo/a

new

velho/a

old

Paciente

patient

pequeno/a

small

Perigoso

dangerous

Popular

popular

Preguicoso

lazy

serio/a

serious

sincero/a

sincere

timido/a

timid

Jovem

young/youthful

Feliz

happy

zangado/a

upset

Triste

sad

Forte

strong

Fraco

weak

Trabalhador/a

hardworking

Ser

to be

Ter

to be