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Emotions & Descriptions in Italian

Italian adjectives change their ending to match the person or thing they describe, so a tired man is stanco and a tired woman is stanca. These words help you say how you feel and describe people, places, and things. Where the two forms differ, both are shown.

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  1. 1Happyadjectivefelice
  2. 2Sadadjectivetriste
  3. 3Lovenounl'amore
  4. 4Beautifuladjectivebello/a
  5. 5Goodadjectivebuono/a
  6. 6Badadjectivecattivo/aalso: brutto/a
  7. 7Tiredadjectivestanco/a
  8. 8Angryadjectivearrabbiato/a
  9. 9Bigadjectivegrande
  10. 10Smalladjectivepiccolo/a
  11. 11Hotadjectivecaldo/a
  12. 12Coldadjectivefreddo/a
  13. 13Newadjectivenuovo/a
  14. 14Oldadjectivevecchio/a
  15. 15Youngadjectivegiovane
  16. 16Cuteadjectivecarino/a
  17. 17Handsomeadjectivebello
  18. 18Uglyadjectivebrutto/a
  19. 19Funadjectivedivertente
  20. 20Boringadjectivenoioso/a
  21. 21Funnyadjectivebuffo/aa person with humor: spiritoso/a
  22. 22Scared (afraid)adjectivespaventato/a"I'm scared": ho paura
  23. 23Worriedadjectivepreoccupato/a
  24. 24Excitedadjectiveemozionato/aalso: entusiasta
  25. 25Nervousadjectiveagitato/anote: nervoso/a usually means irritated
  26. 26Boredadjectiveannoiato/a
  27. 27Surprisedadjectivesorpreso/a
  28. 28Calmadjectivecalmo/aalso: tranquillo/a
  29. 29Proudadjectiveorgoglioso/a
  30. 30Jealousadjectivegeloso/a
  31. 31Shyadjectivetimido/a
  32. 32Lonelyadjectivesolo/a
  33. 33Hopenounla speranza
  34. 34Happinessnounla felicità
  35. 35Kindadjectivegentile
  36. 36Nice (pleasant)adjectivesimpatico/a
  37. 37Smartadjectiveintelligente
  38. 38Stupidadjectivestupido/a
  39. 39Lazyadjectivepigro/a
  40. 40Crazyadjectivepazzo/a
  41. 41Strongadjectiveforte
  42. 42Weakadjectivedebole
  43. 43Braveadjectivecoraggioso/a
  44. 44Honestadjectiveonesto/a
  45. 45Politeadjectiveeducato/a
  46. 46Rudeadjectivemaleducato/a
  47. 47Generousadjectivegeneroso/a
  48. 48Selfishadjectiveegoista
  49. 49Seriousadjectiveserio/a
  50. 50Quietadjectivesilenzioso/aalso: tranquillo/a
  51. 51Loud (noisy)adjectiverumoroso/avoice: forte
  52. 52Fastadjectiveveloce
  53. 53Slowadjectivelento/a
  54. 54Easyadjectivefacile
  55. 55Difficultadjectivedifficile
  56. 56Cheapadjectiveeconomico/alow quality: scadente
  57. 57Expensiveadjectivecaro/a
  58. 58Importantadjectiveimportante
  59. 59Interestingadjectiveinteressante
  60. 60Talladjectivealto/a
  61. 61Shortadjectivebasso/alength: corto/a
  62. 62Longadjectivelungo/a
  63. 63Thinadjectivemagro/a
  64. 64Heavyadjectivepesante
  65. 65Cleanadjectivepulito/a
  66. 66Dirtyadjectivesporco/a
  67. 67Emptyadjectivevuoto/a
  68. 68Openadjectiveaperto/a
  69. 69Closedadjectivechiuso/a
  70. 70Correct (right)adjectivegiusto/aalso: corretto/a
  71. 71Wrongadjectivesbagliato/a
  72. 72Trueadjectivevero/a
  73. 73Falseadjectivefalso/a
  74. 74Bestadjectiveil/la migliore
  75. 75Betteradjectivemiglioreadverb: meglio
  76. 76Perfectadjectiveperfetto/a
  77. 77Amazingadjectivefantastico/aalso: incredibile
  78. 78Terribleadjectiveterribile
  79. 79Cool (great)adjectivefigo/aalso: forte
  80. 80Differentadjectivediverso/a
  81. 81Sameadjectivestesso/a
  82. 82Dangerousadjectivepericoloso/a
  83. 83Safeadjectivesicuro/a
  84. 84Busyadjectiveoccupato/aalso: impegnato/a
  85. 85Free (no cost)adjectivegratisalso: gratuito/a
  86. 86Richadjectivericco/a
  87. 87Pooradjectivepovero/a
  88. 88Readyadjectivepronto/a
  89. 89Sure (certain)adjectivesicuro/a
  90. 90I like itphrasemi piace
  91. 91I don't like itphrasenon mi piace
  92. 92I love it!phraselo adoro!
  93. 93How beautiful!phraseche bello!
  94. 94I'm so happy for youphrasesono molto felice per te
  95. 95What a shame!phraseche peccato!
  96. 96I'm in lovephrasesono innamorato/a
  97. 97Calm downphrasecalmati
  98. 98That's great!phrasefantastico! / ottimo!
  99. 99I'm sorry to hear thatphrasemi dispiace sentirlo
  100. 100How do you feel?phraseCome ti senti?formal: Come si sente?

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Emotions & Descriptions in Italian: common questions

Why do some Italian adjectives have two forms?

Adjectives agree with the noun. Most end in -o for masculine and -a for feminine (stanco, stanca). Adjectives ending in -e, like felice, use the same form for both.

Does the adjective go before or after the noun?

Usually after: una casa grande. A few common ones like bello, buono, and brutto often go before: una bella giornata.

How do I say "I'm happy" in Italian?

Sono felice works for everyone. You can also say sono contento (man) or sono contenta (woman), which is a little more casual.

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