Galician Adjectives

Welcome to the second Galician lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Galician to help you practice your daily phrases.

black negro

grey gris

white branco

blue azul

green verde

yellow amarelo

red vermello

brown castaño

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules - Galician
my house is white [noun + adjective] a miña casa é branca
your country is big [noun + adjective] o seu país é grande
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] os libros novos son caros
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] estamos felices aquí
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] ela ten tres cans pequenos
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] esta lingua é moi fácil
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] eu teño un pequeno invernadoiro

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

cold frío

hot quente

cloudy nubrado

rainy chuvioso

snowy nevado

sunny soleado

windy ventoso

warm quente

Conversation in Galician

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English - Galician
hi ola
how are you? como está?
I'm good, thank you estou ben, grazas
and you? e vostede?
what is your name? como se chama?
my name is Maya chámome maya
nice to meet you encantado/a!

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