Portuguese Adjectives

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

black preto

grey cinzento

white branco

blue azul

green verde

yellow amarelo

red vermelho

brown castanho

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 - Portuguese
my house is white [noun + adjective] a minha casa é branca
your country is big [noun + adjective] o teu país é grande/ o seu país é grande
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] livros novos são caros
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] estamos felizes aqui
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] ela tem três cães de pequeno porte
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] este idioma é muito fácil
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] eu tenho uma pequena estufa

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 frio

hot quente

cloudy nublado

rainy chuvoso

snowy nevando

sunny ensolarado

windy ventoso

warm quente

Conversation in Portuguese

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 - Portuguese
hi oi!
how are you? como vai?como vais?
I'm good, thank you bem, obrigada/o!
and you? e o senhor? e a senhora?
what is your name? qual o seu nome?qual o teu nome?
my name is Maya o meu nome é maya
nice to meet you prazer em conhecê-lo / prazer em conhecê-la

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