Come sono le persone
What people are like
Here are some useful adjectives to describe people’s personality [personalità] and behavior [comportamento]:
Adjectives in -o in the masculine singular
- affettuoso affectionate
- allegro cheerful
- antipatico unpleasant, not nice
- bravo good; talented
- buffo funny
- buono good at heart
- cattivo mean
- contento happy
- creativo
- dinamico
- estroverso extroverted
- generoso
- introverso introverted
- nervoso
- pigro lazy
- riservato
- serio
- severo strict
- simpatico
- sportivo athletic
- timido
- tranquillo calm, chill
Adjectives in -e in the masculine and feminine singular
- affabile affable; easy going
- affidabile reliable
- arrogante
- divertente fun
- dolce sweet
- felice happy
- gentile kind
- intelligente
- (ir)responsabile
- (im)paziente
- indifferente
- socievole sociable; friendly
- umile humble
Adjectives in -ista in the masculine and feminine singular
- altruista unselfsih
- egoista selfish
- idealista
- realista
- ottimista
- pessimista
Also learn these two very common idioms, which are invariable (no gender and number agreement necessary):
- alla mano = easy going; down-to-earth; chill
- in gamba = in great shape mentally and physically; cool; smart; talented [like a combination of bravo, intelligente + cool]
