Adjectives Flashcards
much
a tanto
sufficient
enough
abbastanza [ab-ba-stàn-za] /abbasˈtaːnʦa/
affordable
abbordabile [ab-bor-dà-bi-le] /abbordaˈbiːle/
adolescent
adolescente [a-do-le-scèn-te] /adoleʃˈʃɛːnte/
hungry
affamato
muggy, sultry
afoso [a-fó-so] /aˈfoːzo/
agile
nimble
quick, lively
agile [à-gi-le] /aˈʤiːle/
several
alcuni
alcuno = not any
overstated
allargata
cheerful
allegro
altered
changed
alterato
high
tall
alto /ˈaːlto/
basso
other
different
remaining
altro [àl-tro] /ˈaːltro/
friendly
amichevole [a-mi-ché-vo-le] /ami keˈvoːle/
ampio [àm-pio] /ˈaːmpjo/
ample, wide, broad, expansive
annoiate
annoiare [an-no-ià-re] /annoˈjaːre/ to bore, to tire
ansioso [an-sió-so] /anˈsjoːzo/
ancient
antique
antico [an-tì-co] /anˈtiːko/
unpleasant
annoying
antipatico [an-ti-pà-ti-co] /antipaˈtiːko/
arancione - adjective
arancio = the color orange and an orange tree
arrogant
cocky
arrogante [ar-ro-gàn-te] /arroˈgaːnte/
absolute, unconditional,
assoluto [as-so-lù-to] /assoˈluːto/
absolute
assoluto [as-so-lù-to] /assoˈluːto/
mean
cheap
miserly
avaro /aˈvaːro/
azzurro [aʒ-ʒùr-ro] /atˈʦuːrro/
light blue
short
low
little
basso [bàs-so] /ˈbaːsso/
blessed, happy
beato [be-à-to] /ˈbɛˑato/
beige
beautiful
bello
brutto
biondo [bión-do] /ˈbjoːndo/
blu /blu/
blu marino /maˈriːno/
good
bravo
cattivo
bruno [brù-no] /ˈbruːno/
ugly
bad
brutto /ˈbruːtto/
good
buono
cattivo
nice
sweet
charming
darling
carino [ca-rì-no] /kaˈriːno/
expensive
beloved
caro
bad
evil
wicked
cattivo [cat-tì-vo] /katˈtiːvo/
central
centrale [cen-trà-le] /ʧenˈtraːle/
clear, bright
chiaro [chià-ro] /ˈkjaːro/
class - social
classroom
classe
comfortable
comodo /koˈmoːdo/
comparative
comparativo [com-pa-ra-tì-vo] /komparaˈtiːvo/
understood
compreso [com-pré-so] /komˈprɛːzo/
content
contento /konˈtɛːnto/
contenta feminine
certain
sure
convinto [con-vìn-to] /koɱˈviːnto/
short
corto [cór-to] /ˈkoːrto/
expensive
high priced
costoso [co-stó-so] /kosˈtoːzo/
weak
feeble
debole [dé-bo-le] /deˈboːle/
tenth
decimo [dè-ci-mo] /deˈʧiːmo/
right/left
destra, sinistra
hard
difficile [dif-fì-ci-le] /diffiˈʧiːle/
facile
dynamic
dinamico [di-nà-mi-co] /dinaˈmiːko/
pigro
disorganized
disordinato [di-ʃor-di-nà-to] /dizordiˈnaːto/
different
diverso [di-vèr-so] /diˈvɛːrso/
divorced
divorziato
straight
dritto
cheap
economico [e-co-nò-mi-co] /ekonoˈmiːko/
polite, well mannered
educated, well trained
educato [e-du-cà-to] /eduˈkaːto/
elegant
tasteful
elegante [e-le-gàn-te] /eleˈgaːnte/
exemplary
esemplare /ezemˈplaːre/
easy
facile [fà-ci-le] /faˈʧiːle/
false
falso [fàl-so] /ˈfaːlso/
famous
famoso
happy
felice [fe-lì-ce] /feˈliːʧe/
triste
florentine
fiorentino
strong
muscular
forte [fòr-te] /ˈfoːrte/
fortunate
lucky
fortunato [for-tu-nà-to] /fortuˈnaːto/
cool
crisp
fresco
twins
gemello [ge-mèl-lo] /ʤeˈmɛːllo/
general
generale /ʤeneˈraːle/
generous
generoso [ge-ne-ró-so] /ʤeneˈroːzo/
kind
courteous
polite
gentile /ʤenˈtiːle/
giallo
young
giovane [gió-va-ne] /ʤoˈvaːne/
vecchio
fresh, unripened, uncured
giovane [gió-va-ne] /ʤoˈvaːne/
lively, sparkling
giovane [gió-va-ne] /ʤoˈvaːne/
greedy
glutinous
goloso [go-ló-so] /goˈloːzo/
large
grande
piccolo
fat
grasso [gràs-so] /ˈgraːsso/
magro
free
gratuito
grigio [grì-gio] /ˈgriːʤo/
grigio di capelli - grey hair (capello is one hair)
unforgettable, memorable
indimenticabile [in-di-men-ti-cà-bi-le] /indimentikaˈbiːle/
drenched
flooded
inondato dal sole
inondato = flooded, overflowing
smart
intelligente [in-tel-li-gèn-te] /intelliˈʤɛːnte/
stupido
interesting
fascinating
interessante [in-te-res-sàn-te] /interesˈsaːnte/
well known
introdotto
wide
largo [làr-go] /ˈlaːrgo/
local
traditional
locale /loˈkaːle/
long
lungo [lùn-go] /ˈluːŋgo/
corto
magenta
greater
older
superior
more important
maggiore [mag-gió-re] /madˈʤoːre/
thin
slender
magro [mà-gro] /ˈmaːgro/
grasso
bad, rude
male /ˈmaːle/
biggest
massimo [màs-si-mo] /masˈsiːmo/
better
meglio [mè-glio] /ˈmɛːʎʎo/
less, fewer
meno [mé-no] /ˈmɛːno/
less crowded
meno affollato
affollato [af-fol-là-to] /affolˈlaːto/
affollata
better, best
migliore [mi-glió-re] /miʎˈʎoːre/
smallest
minimo [mì-ni-mo] /miˈniːmo/
smaller
minore [mi-nó-re] /miˈnoːre/
minuto
molto piccolo
tiny, minute, insignificant
mild
mite [mì-te] /ˈmiːte/
miti in the paragraph
much, many
molto
dead
expired
morto [mòr-to] /ˈmoːrto/
born
nato
nero [né-ro] /ˈnɛːro/
boring, tedious
noioso [no-ió-so] /noˈjoːzo/
ninth
nono
new
nuovo [nuò-vo] /ˈnwoːvo/
each
every
any
ogni [ó-gni] /ˈoːɲɲi/
honest
onesto [o-nè-sto] /oˈnɛːsto/
disonesto
organized
ordinato [or-di-nà-to] /ordiˈnaːto/
disordinato
proud
orgoglioso [or-go-glió-so] /orgoʎˈʎoːzo/
oro
dorato = of golden hue
eighth
ottavo
excellent, great
ottimo [òt-ti-mo] /otˈtiːmo/
wilted, withered
passa
paternal
paterno [pa-tèr-no] /paˈtɛːrno/
worse
peggio [pèg-gio] /ˈpɛːdʤo/
hanging
dangling
crooked
pendente [pen-dèn-te] /penˈdɛːnte/
worse
peggiore [peg-gió-re] /pedˈʤoːre/
small, little, tiny
piccolo [pìc-co-lo] /pikˈkoːlo/
very bad, awful
pessimo [pès-si-mo] /pesˈsiːmo/
full
packed
pieno [piè-no] /ˈpjɛːno/
lazy
pigro [pì-gro] /ˈpiːgro/
dinamico
more - with measurment
several
più /ˈpju/
few
poche
little
modest
not many
poco
porpora [pór-po-ra] /porˈpoːra/
purple
possible
possibile [pos-sì-bi-le] /possiˈbiːle/
poor
needy
impoverished
destitute
povero [pò-ve-ro] /poˈvɛːro/
favorite
preferito
first
prima
next
near
prossimo [pròs-si-mo] /prosˈsiːmo/
punctual, timely, prompt
puntuale [pun-tu-à-le] /punˈtwaːle/
some
a few
qualche
any
whichever, whatever
qualsiasi [qual-sì-a-si] /kwalˈsjaːzi/
any
whatever, whichever
qualunque [qua-lùn-que] /kwaˈluːŋkwe/
as much as
quanto
fourth
quarto
that/those
quello
always preceeds the noun it modifies
il - quel quel libro
i - quei quei libri
lo - quello quello studente
l’ - quell’ quell’edificio
gli - quegli quegli studenti
la - quella quella donna
l’ - quell’ quell’amica
le - quelle quelle donne
this/these
questo
always precede the noun it modifies
questo questi
questa queste
can become sta
eg stasera stamattina
fifth
quinto
refined, polished
raffinato [raf-fi-nà-to] /raffiˈnaːto/
regional
regionale [re-gio-nà-le] /reʤoˈnaːle/
regular
regolare /regoˈlaːre/
responsible
responsabile [re-spon-sà-bi-le] /responsaˈbiːle/
irresponsabile
rich
ricco [rìc-co] /ˈriːkko/
rosa
is a noun masquerading as an adjective
only one form, rosa, for fem, mas, plural, singular
rosso
rules
Adjectives ending in -o, you change the -o to -i to make it masculine plural, to -a to make it feminine singular, and to -e to make it feminine plural.
Adjectives ending in -e stay the same for both masculine and feminine singular, but you change the -e to an -i for masculine and feminine plural.
Many adjectives that tell a person’s nationality end in -e
If an adjective ends in -go or -ga, you add an h between the g and the ending vowel to maintain the hard g sound, like so: lungo/ lunghi
For adjectives ending in -co or -ca, only the feminine form adds an h between the c and the ending vowel, as in simpatica/ simpatiche (nice). The masculine form simply changes the -o to an -i, going from simpatico to simpatici, and the c makes a soft sound.
last
scorso [scór-so] /ˈskoːrso/
dark
scuro [scù-ro] /ˈskuːro/
second
seconda
following, ensuing
seguente [se-guèn-te] /seˈgwɛːnte/
sensitive
sensibile [sen-sì-bi-le] /sensiˈbiːle/
insensibile
serious
serio [sè-rio] /ˈsɛːrjo/
sixth
sesto
seventh
settimo
likeable, pleasant
simpatico
oppressive, suffocating
soffocante
usually, customary, habitually
solito
[sò-li-to] /soˈliːto/
alone
solo
above
upper
sopra [só-pra] /ˈsoːpra/
thin
sottile [sot-tì-le] /sotˈtiːle/
lower
sotto [sót-to] /ˈsoːtto/
thick
heavy
dense
spesso [spés-so] /ˈspɛːsso/
special
speciale [spe-cià-le] /speˈʧaːle/
funny
spiritoso [spi-ri-tó-so] /spiriˈtoːzo/
spectacular
spettacolare
splendid, gorgeous
splendido
married
sposato spoˈzaːto
same
stesso [stés-so] /ˈstɛːsso/
studious
studioso [stu-dió-so] /stuˈdjoːzo/
dumb
stupido [stù-pi-do] /stuˈpiːdo/
intelligente
proud
haughty
conceited
superbo [su-pèr-bo] /suˈpɛːrbo/
as much as
tanto /ˈtaːnto/
third
terzo [tèr-zo] /ˈtɛːrʦo/
sad
triste [trì-ste] /ˈtriːste/
calm
relaxed
tranquillo [tran-quìl-lo] /traŋˈkwiːllo/
all
tutto
identical
uguale [u-guà-le] /uˈgwaːle/
unique
unparalled
distinct
unico [ù-ni-co] /uˈniːko/
useful
utile [ù-ti-le] /uˈtiːle/
extended
ample
vasto [và-sto] /ˈvaːsto/
old
ancient
vecchio [vèc-chio] /ˈvɛːkkjo/
verde
other definitions:
verdant, natural
verde di invidia - green with envy
inesperto - green as in naive
true
vero
/ˈvɛːro/
violetto [vio-lét-to] /vjoˈlɛːtto/
lively
energetic
vivace
/viˈvaːʧe/
alive
living
vivo [vì-vo] /ˈviːvo/
vulgar
gross
volgare [vol-gà-re] /volˈgaːre/
empty
vuoto
distant
far
distante [di-stàn-te] /disˈtaːnte/
which
quale [quà-le] /ˈkwaːle/
Quale (which) has only two forms: quale (masculine/ feminine, singular) and quali (masculine/ feminine, plural). It means which and, like quanto, agrees in number with the thing you’re asking about.
last
ultimo [ùl-ti-mo] /ulˈtiːmo/
loud
noisy
rumoroso
/rumoˈroːzo/
typical
appropriate
truly, quite
proprio
/ˈproːprjo/
cultural
culturale
