



People love to talk about other people, and gossiping is a great way to get to know someone (as long as it’s not malicious!). By knowing how to use a few basic Portuguese words for talking about personality, you can expand your repertoire of small talk and befriend the people around you. The best way of learning this subject is to practice conversations with a tutor .





In this post, we’ll go through 30 Portuguese words for discussing personality—15 positive and 15 not-so-positive—and look at some ways of putting them into sentences.





Positive Traits





Ambitious

Ambicioso(a)





Amusing

Divertido(a)





Calm

Calmo(a)





Dependable

De confiança





Generous

Generoso(a)





Humble

Humilde





Honest

Honesto(a)





Intelligent

Inteligente





Likable

Agradável





Loyal

Leal





Optimistic

Otimista





Respectable

Respeitoso(a)





Trustworthy

Confiável





Understanding

Compreensivo(a)





Wise

Sábio(a)





Negative Traits





Annoying

Irritante





Arrogant

Arrogante





Boring/tedious/annoying

Chato(a)





Bossy

Mandão





Cowardly

Covarde





Cruel

Cruel





Frivolous

Frívolo(a)





Insecure

Inseguro(a)





Lazy

Preguiçoso(a)





Pretentious

Pretensioso(a)





Rude

Grosseiro(a)





Spiteful

Malvado(a)





Stubborn

Teimoso(a)





Unpredictable

Imprevisível





Vain

Vaidoso(a)





Putting It into Practice

Now, let’s take a look at how some of the Portuguese words above can be used in sentences, using different tenses and constructions.





I like her because she’s honest.

Eu gosto dela porque ela é honesta.





I don’t like him because he’s arrogant.

Eu não gosto dele porque ele é arrogante.





He’s so spiteful.

Ele é tão malvado.





She’s so boring.

Ela é tão chata.





I like him, but he can be pretentious.

Eu gosto dele, mas ele pode ser pretensioso.





She’s a reliable person.

Ela é uma pessoa de confiança.





That man is very bossy.

Aquele homem é muito mandão.





That woman is so optimistic.

Aquela mulher é tão otimista.





She used to be very calm, but not anymore.

Ela era muito calma, mas hoje não mais.





I would like him, but he’s too frivolous.

Eu iria gostar dele, mas ele é muito frívolo.





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