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"Fun" in Portuguese: divertido/a

divertido/a

Say it: jee-vehr-CHEE-dooadjective/dʒi.veʁ.ˈtʃi.du/

Fun in Portuguese is divertido for masculine and divertida for feminine. Say Que divertido! for How fun! A festa divertida is a fun party.

After a game night

O jogo foi super divertido.
The game was super fun.
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How to pronounce divertido/a

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jee-vehr-CHEE-doo

/dʒi.veʁ.ˈtʃi.du/

jee-vehr-CHEE-doo / jee-vehr-CHEE-dah

"Fun" in Portuguese: quick reference

PortugueseEnglish
divertido / divertidafun

Default adjective.

Que divertido!How fun!

Quick reaction.

se divertirto have fun

Related verb.

muito divertidoreally fun

Strong praise.

How to use divertido/a in real life

  1. 1After a game night

    O jogo foi super divertido.

    The game was super fun.

    Jogo is masculine → divertido.

  2. 2Planning

    Vamos fazer algo divertido no sábado?

    Shall we do something fun on Saturday?

    Algo divertido.

  3. 3Kids' party

    A festa infantil foi muito divertida.

    The kids' party was really fun.

    Festa is feminine → divertida.

Mistakes English speakers make with divertido/a

Incorrect: A festa foi divertido.

Correct: A festa foi divertida.

Match gender to the noun.

Incorrect: Foi muito fun.

Correct: Foi muito divertido/a.

Use divertido/a.

Good to know

Divertido covers fun events and funny moments. For a fun person you may also hear engraçado (funny) depending on whether you mean entertaining or hilarious.

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Recapping a weekend trip

  1. ChatPal

    O passeio de barco foi divertido?

    Was the boat trip fun?

  2. You

    Foi divertido demais. Quero repetir.

    It was so much fun. I want to do it again.

  3. ChatPal

    A cidade também parece divertida à noite.

    The city also seems fun at night.

  4. You

    É. Tudo foi divertido do começo ao fim.

    Yes. Everything was fun from start to finish.

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Common questions about "Fun" in Portuguese

Fun?

Divertido / divertida.

How fun!

Que divertido!

To have fun?

Se divertir.

Gender?

Match the noun.

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