Personality adjectives

1. chatty

1.1. someone who talks a lot

1.2. Maria is a very chatty person. She is always on the phone to friends.

1.3. gesprächig, geschwätzig

2. friendly

2.1. someone who is nice to other people

2.2. The people in my office are really friendly! I love working there.

2.3. freundlich, nett

3. grumpy

3.1. someone who is bad-tempered

3.2. My boss is really grumpy. He isn't an easy person to get along with.

3.3. mürrisch, grantig

4. neat

4.1. a person who is very tidy

4.2. My classmate George is very neat and well organised. His desk is always tidy.

4.3. ordentlich, sauber

5. polite

5.1. someone who has good manners

5.2. Abdullah is a very polite boy. He always says please and thank you.

5.3. höflich, artig

6. popular

6.1. somebody who is liked by many people

6.2. My cousin Ali is very popular. He has a lot of friends.

6.3. beliebt, populär

7. quiet

7.1. someone who doesn't talk very much

7.2. Helen is a quiet person. She isn't very talkative.

7.3. ruhig, schweigsam

8. selfish

8.1. someone who only thinks about themselves

8.2. Jeremy is very selfish. He never helps out with the housework.

8.3. egoistisch, selbstsüchtig

9. shy

9.1. quiet and a little bit nervous around other people

9.2. Claire is very shy. She doesn't speak much in class.

9.3. schüchtern, scheu

10. silly

10.1. someone who is a bit foolish, or doesn't behave in a serious way

10.2. Gina is a bit silly. She messes about in class when she should be working.

10.3. dumm, albern, blöd

11. wise

11.1. someone with a lot of common sense and knowledge

11.2. Ma granddad was a very wise man. He taught me many things.

11.3. klug, vernünftig, weise

12. brave

12.1. someone who isn't afraid of danger

12.2. Johnny is a coastguard. He is very brave.

12.3. tapfer, mutig

13. clever

13.1. good at learning things

13.2. Gerald is very clever. He always gets top marks in class.

13.3. gescheit, schlau

14. easy-going

14.1. someone who takes things easy

14.2. My husband is very easy-going.

14.3. unbeschwert, gelassen

15. generous

15.1. someone who shares their time or things with others

15.2. My parents are very generous. They bought me a car for my birthday!

15.3. großzügig, selbstlos

16. hard-working

16.1. someone who works very hard

16.2. My brother is very hard-working. He hardly ever takes a day off.

16.3. fleißig, arbeitssam

17. honest

17.1. someone who is truthful and who doesn't cheat or steal

17.2. Amina is a very honest. She always tells the truth.

17.3. ehrlich, anständig

18. kind

18.1. someone who behaves in a caring way towards other people

18.2. Most of the people I've met here have been kind.

18.3. liebenswürdig, nett

19. lazy

19.1. an inactive person who avoids work

19.2. Pete is very lazy. He never ever does his homework.

19.3. faul, träge

20. moody

20.1. someone who behaves differently every time you meet them

20.2. Nina is very moody. Yesterday she said 'hello' - today she just ignored me.

20.3. launisch, mürrisch

21. nasty

21.1. a mean, unpleasant person

21.2. I don't really know any nasty people. Most people I know are very nice.

21.3. unangenehm, fies, gemein

22. nice

22.1. someone who is friendly and kind

22.2. My best friend Lin is a really nice person. She is always there for me.

22.3. lieb, nett