Spanish Phrases: Basic Spanish adjectives
This page gives some common Spanish adjectives. For a crash course in
how to use adjectives, see this page on the
basic grammar of Spanish adjectives.
A separate page has information on
diminutive adjectives
ending in -ito.
General-purpose Spanish adjectives
Here are some adjectives to do with basic concepts such as
size, temperature, age and basic descriptions. (If you don't find
the word you are looking for, try consulting this site's
Spanish dictionary.)
pequeño, -a M F | - | small | grande  | - | large; getting on, elderly | joven  | - | young | mayor  | - | elderly | bueno, -a  | - | good | correcto, -a | - | right, correct | equivocado, -a M F | - | wrong, incorrect | frío, -a | - | cold | caliente | - | hot, warm | cálido, -a | - | warm (weather, person) | tibio, -a | - | warm, lukewarm | bonito, -a  | - | pretty | largo, -a | - | long | corto, -a  | - | short | fuerte | - | strong | débil  | - | weak | claro, -a | - | light (in colour), bright; clear (most senses) | próximo, -a  | - | next | siguiente  | - | next, following | último, -a | - | last, most recent | pasado, -a  | - | last, previous | cercano, -a  | - | nearby | cerca  | - | near | bajo, -a | - | low; short (person); quiet (voice) | alto, -a  | - | high, tall | nuevo, -a  | - | new | viejo, -a  | - | old | fácil  | - | easy | difícil  | - | difficult | duro, -a  | - | hard (as in 'difficult' or 'not soft') | ligero, -a  | - | light (in weight); weak (in flavour) | pesado, -a  | - | heavy | limpio, -a  | - | clean | sucio, -a  | - | dirty | lleno, -a  | - | full | vacío, -a | - | empty | seco, -a | - | dry | mojado, -a  | - | wet | fresco, -a  | - | fresh (in sense of 'not stale' or 'chilly') | caro, -a | - | expensive | barato, -a | - | cheap | ruidoso, -a  | - | loud, noisy | tranquilo, -a  | - | quiet |
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Basic adjectives to do with feelings, health, emotions
feliz  | - | happy | contento, -a | - | happy, satisfied | cansado, -a | - | tired | triste | - | sad | preocupado, -a  | - | worried, concerned | enfermo | - | ill | sano, -a  | - | healthy | amable  | - | kind, generous | amigable  | - | friendly | simpático, -a  | - | kind |
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Colour adjectives
See this separate page for colour adjectives in Spanish.
Words and phrases that can be used with adjectives
The following words and phrases can be used to 'enhance' Spanish
adjectives, or put them into a sentence.
estoy ... | - | I'm ... | está(s) ...?* | - | are you ...? | más ... | - | more..., ...er | menos ... | - | less... | muy ... | - | very... | completamente ... | - | completely ... | poco ... | - | hardly ... | bastante ... | - | quite ..., rather ... | tan ... | - | so ... | gravemente ... | - | seriously ... |
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* Use the form está if you're speaking in a formal situation, e.g.
to an "official" or somebody in a formal situation
that you wouldn't address by their first name. To address somebody
on everyday terms, use estás with the final -s.
For more information, see the grammar section on
Spanish subject pronouns.
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