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"Loud (noisy)" in Portuguese: barulhento/a

barulhento/a

Say it: bah-rool-YEN-tooadjective/ba.ɾu.ˈʎẽ.tu/

Note: voice: alto/a

Loud (noisy) in Portuguese is barulhento or barulhenta. For a loud voice, alto/a is common. Barulho is the noun noise.

Neighbor complaint

O apartamento de cima fica barulhento depois das dez.
The upstairs apartment gets loud after ten.
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How to pronounce barulhento/a

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bah-rool-YEN-too

/ba.ɾu.ˈʎẽ.tu/

bah-rool-YEN-too

"Loud (noisy)" in Portuguese: quick reference

PortugueseEnglish
barulhento / barulhentaloud / noisy

Default adjective.

alto / alta (voz)loud (voice)

Volume of speech.

muito barulhoa lot of noise

Noun phrase.

abaixa o volumeturn the volume down

Request.

How to use barulhento/a in real life

  1. 1Neighbor complaint

    O apartamento de cima fica barulhento depois das dez.

    The upstairs apartment gets loud after ten.

    Housing.

  2. 2Restaurant

    Esse restaurante é barulhento demais para conversar.

    This restaurant is too loud to talk.

    Dining.

  3. 3Kids’ party

    A festa ficou barulhenta, mas todo mundo riu.

    The party got loud, but everyone laughed.

    Feminine form.

Mistakes English speakers make with barulhento/a

Incorrect: A música é loud.

Correct: A música é barulhenta. / A música está alta.

Use barulhento/a or alto/a, not English loud.

Incorrect: Ele fala barulhento demais.

Correct: Ele fala alto demais.

For voice volume, alto is more natural than barulhento.

Good to know

Barulhento paints places and machines; alto paints voices and music volume. In apartments, quiet hours (horário de silêncio) matter, and a polite bate na porta often beats a fight.

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Choosing a café

  1. ChatPal

    Aquele café é barulhento de manhã?

    Is that café loud in the morning?

  2. You

    É bem barulhento. Prefiro o outro.

    It’s really loud. I prefer the other one.

  3. ChatPal

    Então vamos no canto mais quieto.

    Then let’s go to the quieter spot.

  4. You

    Perfeito. Quero fugir do barulho.

    Perfect. I want to escape the noise.

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Common questions about "Loud (noisy)" in Portuguese

Barulhento vs alto?

Barulhento = noisy place/thing. Alto = loud voice or volume.

Feminine form?

Barulhenta.

How do I say turn it down?

Abaixa o volume / fala mais baixo.

Noun for noise?

O barulho.

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