🇧🇷✨👆🏾😄Descriptors, Adjectives, Emotions & Function Words

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abaixo (a-BAI-sho)

below

a esse (ah, EH-see) - [a + esse]

to that/this (something already mentioned)

a essa (ah, EH-sah) - [a + essa]

to that/this (something already mentioned)

aberto / aberta (ah-BEH-too / ah-BEH-tah)

open

acima (ah-SEE-ma)

above / up above

ativo (ah-CHEE-voo)

active

aditivo (ah-djee-TEE-vo)

Addictive

agora (ah-GOH-rah)

now

ainda (ah-EEN-dah)

still / yet

a

the (feminine)

as (ahsh)

the (plural feminine)

a isso (ah, EE-soo) - [a + isso]

to that/ this (an idea, action, or situation already mentioned)

à (A-ee) - (a + a)

to the (feminine)

ali (ah-LEE)

there (nearby)

alto / alta (AHL-toh / -tah)

Tall (height)

amarelo (a-ma-REH-lo)

yellow

ambos (AHM-bosh)

both

Amei (ah-MAY)

I loved it

ameno / amena (ah-MEH-noh / ah-MEH-nah)

Mild/warm (weather)

animado / animada (ah-nee-MAH-doh / -dah)

Excited

Anterior (ahn-teh-ree-OH)

previous

Antes de/da/do (AHN-cheesh)

before

antipático (ahn-chee-PAH-chee-koo)

unfriendly

ao (ow) - (a + o)

to the (masculine)

Apaixonado / Apaixonada (ah-pie-shoh-NAH-doo / -dah)

In love / passionate

aqui (ah-KEE)

here

aquele (ah-KEH-lee)

that over there (masc something far from both the speaker and listener)

aquela (ah-KEH-lah)

that over there (fem.; something far from both the speaker and listener)

aquilo (ah-KEE-loo)

that over there (an idea, situation, or unnamed thing far removed)

arruinado (ah-hoo-ee-NAH-do)

ruined

assim (ah-SEEN)

like this / this way

assim que (ah-SEENG, kee)

as soon as

atlético / atlética (at-LEH-chee-ko/ha)

athletic

atraente (ah-trah-EN-chee)

attractive

atrasada/o (ah-trah-ZAH-dah)

late

até (ah-TEH)

until / up to / even / including

Atualmente (ah-too-awW-MEN-chee)

currently / nowadays / at present

azul (a-ZOOW)

blue

bagunçado (bah-goon-SAH-doo)

messy

baixo / baixa (BYE-shoh / -shah)

Short (height)

Barato / Barata (bah-RAH-too / -tah)

Cheap

bastante (bahsh-TAHN-chee)

quite / a lot / enough

bege (BEH-zhee)

beige

bem (behm)

well

Bem cheio / cheia (SHAY-oh / -ah)

Very full/crowded

Boa energia (BOH-ah en-e-DJEE-ah)

Good energy

boa notícia (BOH-ah no-TEE-see-ah)

good news

Bobo / Boba (BOH-boo / -bah)

silly / goofy

bom/ boa - (bohm) / (BOH-ah)

good (male / female)

bonito / bonita (boh-NEE-toh / -tah)

beautiful / pretty / handsome

Bota fé (BOH-tah feh)

Have faith

Brabo (BRA-bo)

Fire/ dope

branco (BRAN-ko)

white

branco / branca (BRAHN-koo / BRAHN-kah)

white

brilhante (bree-LYAN-chee)

shiny / sparkling / bright (reflecting light)/ very smart

Burro / Burra (BOO-hoo / BOO-hah)

Dumb

cada (KAH-dah)

each / every

Calmo / Calma (KAL-moo / KAL-mah)

calm

carinhosa(o) (kah-heen-YOH-zah)

caring / affectionate

cancelado (kan-seh-LAH-do)

cancelled

Cansado / cansada (kahn-SAH-doh / -dah)

Tired

Caro / Cara (KAH-roh / -rah)

Expensive

Cedo (SEH-do)

early

certo / certa (SEH-too / SEH-tah)

right / correct

chato / chata (SHAH-toh / -tah)

Boring/ annoying/ lame

cheio / cheia (SHAY-oo / SHAY-ah)

full

cheira bem (SHAY-rah beng)

it smells good

cheira mal (SHAY-rah mau)

it smells bad

cinza (SEEN-za)

grey

com (kohng)

with

como (KOH-moo)

as / like / how

Com certeza (kong seh-TEH-zah) — Definitely / For sure

Definitely / For sure

com isso (kohng, EE-soo)

with that

comigo (koh-MEE-goo)

with me

Com ciúmes (kong see-OO-meesh)

Jealous

Com medo (kong MEH-doo)

Scared

Com vergonha (kong ver-GON-yah)

Embarrassed

com você (kohng, voh-SEH)

with you

Combina (kohm-BEE-nah)

matches

como sempre (KOH-mo SEM-pree)

as always

começo (koh-MEH-soo)

beginning / start

completamente (kom-pleh-tah-MEN-chee)

completely / fully

Complicado / Complicada (kom-plee-KAH-doo / -dah)

Complicated

confiante (kon-fee-AHN-chee)

confident

confirmado (kon-feer-MAH-do)

confirmed

Confortável (kong-for-TAH-vew)

Comfortable

Confuso / Confusa (kon-FOO-zoo / -zah)

Confused

contra (KOHN-trah)

against

contagiante (kon-tah-zhee-AHN-chee)

contagious

cor (KOH)

color

cruel (kroo-ÉW)

cruel / mean / harsh

criativo (kree-ah-CHEE-voo)

creative

Curti (koor-CHEE)

I liked it / I enjoyed it

curto/a (KOOR-too)

short (length + time)

da (dah) -(de + a)

from the / of the (feminine)

das (dash) – (de + as)

from the / of the (plural feminine)

de (djee)

of / from / about

do (doh) - (de + o)

from the / of the (masculine)

dos (doosh) - (de+ os)

from the / of the (plural masculine)

daí (dah-EE)

then / so / from there (sequence of events)