Read along while you listen. Notice how essa (near) and aquela (far) are used, and how color adjectives agree with the noun in gender.
A: O que você acha da cor dessa blusa?
B: Está bom.
A: Será que aquela azul não fica melhor?
B: Não, essa vermelha está boa.
English:
A: What do you think of the color of this blouse?
B: It's fine / It looks good.
A: I wonder if that blue one wouldn't look better?
B: No, this red one looks good.
Step 3 — Language notes
📖 Grammar & Vocabulary
Grammar 1 — Demonstratives: essa vs. aquela
Portuguese uses different demonstratives to show distance. Here are the most common feminine forms:
Form
Distance
Example
essa / esse
near the speaker or listener
Essa blusa está boa.
aquela / aquele
far from both speakers
Aquela azul fica melhor?
⚠️ In everyday Brazilian Portuguese, essa/esse is often used for both near and medium distance. Aquela/aquele signals something clearly further away.
Grammar 2 — Color adjectives: gender agreement
Most color adjectives in Portuguese agree with the noun in gender (masculine / feminine) and number:
Color
Masc. sg.
Fem. sg.
Masc. pl.
Fem. pl.
red
vermelho
vermelha
vermelhos
vermelhas
white
branco
branca
brancos
brancas
black
preto
preta
pretos
pretas
green
verde
verde
verdes
verdes
blue
azul
azul
azuis
azuis
⚠️ Azul and verde do not change for gender — only for number (azuis, verdes). Colors borrowed from nouns (rosa, laranja, bege) are usually invariable.
Use ficar + adjective to say how something looks or fits on someone — similar to "to look" or "to suit" in English:
Portuguese
English
Aquela azul fica melhor?
Would that blue one look better?
Essa cor fica bem em você.
This color looks good on you.
O vestido ficou ótimo!
The dress looked amazing!
Compare: Está bom = it's fine/OK (general state) · Fica bem = it looks good / suits you (appearance/fit)
Grammar 4 — Será que…? (I wonder if…?)
Será que…? is a very common Brazilian expression used to express doubt, make a gentle suggestion, or think aloud:
Portuguese
English
Será que aquela azul não fica melhor?
I wonder if that blue one wouldn't look better?
Será que ela vem hoje?
I wonder if she's coming today?
Será que é caro?
Do you think it's expensive?
🔊 Pronunciation — the lh sound
The digraph lh in vermelha and melhor represents a palatal lateral sound — like the "lli" in "million" or "gli" in Italian. It is not two separate sounds (not "l" + "h").
Practice: vermelha · melhor · filha · folha · olho · trabalho
🇧🇷 Culture note — Fashion talk in Brazil
Brazilians tend to give direct and enthusiastic opinions about fashion and appearance among friends. Saying "Não, essa vermelha está boa" is considered helpful and caring, not rude. Complimenting someone's clothing choice with "Ficou lindo(a)!" (It looks amazing!) is very common.
Exercise 1
True or False?
Based on the dialogue, decide if each statement is true (T) or false (F).
Person A asks for B's opinion about the color of the blusa.
Person B says the blue blusa looks better.
The adjective azul is the same for masculine and feminine.
Aquela refers to something near the speaker.
Exercise 2
Fill in the gaps
Complete each line from the dialogue with the missing word. Type carefully — accents are not required.
1.O que vocêda cor dessa blusa?
2.Será que aquelanão fica melhor?
3.Não, essaestá boa.
4.Está.
5.Será que aquela azul nãomelhor?
Exercise 3
Color agreement — choose the correct form
Select the color adjective that correctly agrees with the noun in gender and number.
1.A blusa é.
2.O céu estáhoje.
3.Os sapatos são.
4.A camisa está.
5.As calças são.
Exercise 4
Your turn — Talk about colors
Answer in Portuguese. Write your own answers. There are no right or wrong responses — this activity is about expressing your own ideas and experiences.
Qual é a sua cor favorita para roupas? Você acha que as cores têm personalidade? Por exemplo, quem usa vermelho é como?
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