美しい
beautiful, lovely
→ The sea of Fernando de Noronha is very beautiful.
汚い
dirty, filthy, messy
→ My shoes after the rain are dirty with mud.
上手い・美味い
skillful, clever / delicious, tasty
→ The caipirinha he makes is very delicious!
柔らかい
soft, tender
→ This picanha beef is very tender.
固い・硬い
hard, solid, tough
→ The açaí I put in the freezer became rock hard.
詳しい
detailed, well-informed, knowledgeable
→ He is well-informed about the history of Brazilian soccer.
細かい
small, fine, minced, detailed
→ I chop onions finely to make vinagrete.
怖い
scary, frightening, afraid
→ The streets of the favela at night are a bit scary.
凄い
terrific, incredible, intense
→ The Carnival parade in Rio was incredibly powerful.
素晴らしい
wonderful, splendid, magnificent
→ The view of Iguazu Falls was wonderful.
正しい
correct, right, accurate
→ Please verify if your CPF (taxpayer number) is correct.
酷い
terrible, awful, severe
→ The Marginal ring road has terrible traffic jams in the morning.
太い
thick, fat (cylindrical shape)
→ The trunks of trees in Brazil are very thick.
細い
thin, narrow, slender
→ If you enter that narrow alley, there is a delicious bakery.
厚い
thick, bulky (coat, book)
→ I bought a thick coat for the winter in São Paulo.
浅い
shallow
→ This beach is shallow, so even children can play safely.
深い
deep, profound
→ The middle of the Amazon River is very deep.
眠い
sleepy, drowsy
→ I always get sleepy after eating feijoada.
珍しい
rare, unusual, uncommon
→ I spotted a rare bird in the Amazon.
増える
to increase, to multiply (intransitive)
→ Electric vehicles are increasing in São Paulo.
増やす
to increase, to add to (transitive)
→ I increased my Portuguese classes at the language school.
減る
to decrease, to diminish (intransitive)
→ Due to the heavy rain, guests at the event decreased.
減らす
to reduce, to decrease (transitive)
→ For my diet, I will reduce the amount of rice.
違う
to differ, to be different, to be wrong
→ Brazilian culture is completely different from Japan's.
変える
to change, to alter (transitive)
→ Since a new year has come, I want to change my hairstyle.
変わる
to change, to undergo change (intransitive)
→ The weather in São Paulo often changes throughout the day.
見える
to be visible, to be seen, to appear
→ You can see the Christ the Redeemer statue from the top of that mountain.
聞こえる
to be audible, to be heard
→ You can hear the joyful music of Carnival from outside.
空く
to become vacant, to be unoccupied
→ Because this restaurant is popular, tables do not become available easily.
外れる
to come off, to be unfastened, to miss
→ The button on my shirt came off.
切れる
to snap, to break, to be cut off
→ The shoelace of my sneaker snapped.
