Adjectives in Italian

Adjectives are a key part of any language. The Italian adjectives listed below will help you learn common Italian adjectives in no time. Together with other basic nouns and verbs, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in Italian. For even more Italian adjectives, take a look at our learning resources for Italian at the end of the page.

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Basic Adjectives in Italian
Colours in Italian
Feelings in Italian
Space in Italian
Other Important Adjectives in Italian

Basic Adjectives in Italian

English	Italian
heavy	pesante (pesante, pesanti, pesanti)
light	leggero (leggera, leggeri, leggere)
correct	corretto (corretta, corretti, corrette)
wrong	sbagliato (sbagliata, sbagliati, sbagliate)
difficult	difficile (difficile, difficili, difficili)
easy	facile (facile, facili, facili)
few	poco (poca, pochi, poche)
many	tanto (tanta, tanti, tante)
new	nuovo (nuova, nuovi, nuove)
old	vecchio (vecchia, vecchi, vecchie)
slow	lento (lenta, lenti, lente)
quick	veloce (veloce, veloci, veloci)
poor	povero (povera, poveri, povere)
rich	ricco (ricca, ricchi, ricche)

Colours in Italian

English	Italian
white	bianco (bianca, bianchi, bianche)
black	nero (nera, neri, nere)
grey	grigio (grigia, grigi, grigie)
green	verde (verde, verdi, verdi)
blue	blu (blu, blu, blu)
red	rosso (rossa, rossi, rosse)
pink	rosa (rosa, rosa, rosa)
orange	arancione (arancione, arancione, arancione)
purple	viola (viola, viola, viola)
yellow	giallo (gialla, gialli, gialle)
brown	marrone (marrone, marroni, marroni)

Feelings in Italian

English	Italian
good	buono (buona, buoni, buone)
bad	cattivo (cattiva, cattivi, cattive)
weak	debole (debole, deboli, deboli)
strong	forte (forte, forti, forti)
happy	contento (contenta, contenti, contente)
sad	triste (triste, tristi, tristi)
healthy	sano (sana, sani, sane)
sick	malato (malata, malati, malate)
hungry	affamato (affamata, affamati, affamate)
thirsty	assetato (assetata, assetati, assetate)
lonely	solitario (solitaria, solitari, solitarie)
tired	stanco (stanca, stanchi, stanche)

Space in Italian

English	Italian
short	corto (corta, corti, corte)
long	lungo (lunga, lunghi, lunghe)
small	piccolo (piccola, piccoli, piccole)
big	grande (grande, grandi, grandi)
high	alto (alta, alti, alte)
low	basso (bassa, bassi, basse)
steep	ripido (ripida, ripidi, ripide)
flat	piatto (piatta, piatti, piatte)
shallow	poco profondo (profonda, profondi, profonde)
deep	profondo (profonda, profondi, profonde)
narrow	stretto (stretta, stretti, strette)
broad	ampio (ampia, ampi, ampie)

Other Important Adjectives in Italian

English	Italian
cheap	economico (economica, economici, economiche)
expensive	costoso (costosa, costosi, costose)
soft	morbido (morbida, morbidi, morbide)
hard	duro (dura, duri, dure)
empty	vuoto (vuota, vuoti, vuote)
full	pieno (piena, pieni, piene)
dirty	sporco (sporca, sporchi, sporche)
clean	pulito (pulita, puliti, pulite)
sweet	dolce (dolce, dolci, dolci)
sour	aspro (aspra, aspri, aspre)
young	giovane (giovane, giovani, giovani)
old	vecchio (vecchia, vecchi, vecchie)
cold	freddo (fredda, freddi, fredde)
warm	caldo (calda, caldi, calde)

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Adjectives in Italian

Basic Adjectives in Italian

Colours in Italian

Feelings in Italian

Space in Italian

Other Important Adjectives in Italian

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