Common & Nationality Adjectives

alto or alta

tall

antip�tico or antip�tica

unpleasant

bajo or baja

short (in height)

bonito or bonita

pretty

bueno or buena

good

delgado or delgada

thin; slender

dif�cil

hard; difficult

f�cil

easy

feo or fea

ugly

gordo or gorada

fat

grande

big; large

guapo or guapa

handsome; good-looking

importante

important

inteligente

intelligent

interestante

interesting

joven

young

malo or mala

bad

mismo or misma

same

moreno or morena

brunet(te)

mucho or mucha

much; many; a lot of

pelirrojo

red-haired

peque�o or peque�a

small

rubio or rubia

blond(e)

simp�tico or simp�tica

nice; likable

tonto or tonta

silly; foolish

trabajador or trabajadora

hard-working

viejo or veija

old

alem�n or alemana

German

argentino or argentina

Argentine

canadiense

Canadian

chino or china

Chinese

costarricense

Costa Rican

cubano or cubana

Cuban

ecuatoriano or ecuatoriana

Ecuadorian

espa�ol or espa�ola

Spanish

estadounidense

from the U.S.

franc�s or francesa

French

ingl�s or inglesa

English

italiano or italiana

Italian

japon�s or japonesa

Japanese

mexicano or mexicana

Mexican

norteamericano or norteamericana

(North) American

puertorrique�o or puertorrique�o

Puerto Rican

ruso or rusa

Russian