Portuguese Vocabulary and Basic Descriptions

Vocabulary List in Portuguese

Basic Nouns

• O menino - the boy

• A menina - the girl

• Carro - car

• Gato/a - cat

Descriptive Adjectives

• 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

• Dificil - difficult

• Facil - easy

• Divertido/a - fun

• Estudioso/a - studious

• Fantastico - fantastic

• Giro/a - cute

• Gordo/a - fat

• Magro/a - thin

• Grande - big

• Pequeno/a - small

Emotional Descriptions

• Feliz - happy

• Triste - sad

• Zangado/a - upset

• Timido/a - timid

Strength Descriptions

• Forte - strong

• Fraco - weak

Work Ethic Descriptions

• Trabalhador/a - hardworking

• Preguicoso/a - lazy

Seriousness Descriptions

• Serio/a - serious

• Sincero/a - sincere

Other Descriptive Terms

• Novo/a - new

• Velho/a - old

• Paciente - patient

• Perigoso - dangerous

• Popular - popular

• Interessante - interesting

• Horrivel - horrible

Verbs

• Ser - to be

• Ter - to have