Adjectives

Rui, Joel, and Damiana start their day in the office chatting about coffee (do you know where the term ‘bica’ comes from?) and fitting in a bit of exercise.

Learn more about the Lusitano horse, a versatile breed that originated in Portugal.

Damiana catches a thief in the office!

Joel takes to the streets to find out just how friendly Portuguese people really are.

Liliana and Bruno discuss some problems in their relationship. Notice how the verb ficar is used in a variety of different ways throughout their conversation.

Sónia and Manuel meet by chance and talk about their old friends from high school, using lots of adjectives to discuss their personality traits!

Adriano tells us about each member of his family. Toggle on the Translate button and explore the differences between the verbs ser and estar, the verbs that mean “to be”. For this episode, let’s focus more on exploring the language, instead of comprehending what you hear. Listen once and then go through line by line, […]

Leonor has a test on opposite words tomorrow, so she asks her father to help her study while they walk home from school. Throughout their practice, you’ll learn lots of Portuguese adjectives, plus many examples of when to use ser vs. estar.

Daniela is worried about her relationship and goes to her friend Zeca for advice.

Petra is planning a road trip across the United States. She excitedly tells Flávio about all the preparations.

What do cooking, taking a trip, shopping for clothing, and building or furnishing a home have in common? They all involve different types of measurements. To prepare you to discuss sizes and measurements in Portuguese, we’ll cover some basic Portuguese vocabulary related to length, width, height, weight, distance, and so on. Here are a few […]

In Portuguese, adjectives change form depending on the gender and number of the noun. Similarly to English, they can also be expressed in different : Positive Degree This is the basic form of each adjective. We use it to qualify a noun without making any comparisons. Comparative Degree You use the comparative degree to… you […]

Portugal is a country of food lovers, so we use a lot of different expressions to describe the food we eat and how we feel about eating it. The 2 ways to say “I’m hungry” in Portuguese are: | Hunger and Satisfaction I’m Hungry! For starters, instead of saying I am hungry, in Portugal we […]

Adjectives are words that describe or qualify nouns. They can be if they’re just one word, or if formed by two or more elements, usually (but not always) connected by a hyphen (-). Simple Portuguese Adjectives Compound Portuguese Adjectives More compound adjectives:

Bored out of his mind, Pedro accepts João’s suggestion to watch a movie, but wants to know everything about it before it even begins.

Sr. Alberto and Sr. Osório catch up with each other and have a lighthearted conversation.

Miguel tells João about his new job working at a restaurant.

Patrícia has a major headache after completing another big project at work.

What’s the difference between mau and mal? What about bom and bem? These pairs of Portuguese words are very similar in meaning, but they’re not interchangeable. It comes down to understanding the difference between adjectives and adverbs and how they are used in Portuguese. Adjectives Good and bad are adjectives, which modify nouns (people / places […]

are words that describe a noun, assigning it a quality, state, appearance, or other property. (Adverbs are also used to describe, but instead of nouns, they modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.) In Portuguese, using adjectives requires that you consider the gender and number of the word being modified, as well as the word order […]