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avisar — to let (someone) know, to warn
Full conjugation of avisar in the tenses that matter for everyday speech, with pronunciation hints in the Rio (carioca) accent and example sentences the way Brazilians actually talk — not textbook European Portuguese.
How to use avisar in Brazilian Portuguese
Avisar is the Brazilian Portuguese verb for to let (someone) know, to warn. It is a regular -ar verb, so once you know the endings there are no surprises.
Three tenses do almost all the work in conversation. The presente covers the present and the near future: eu aviso — I let (you) know. The pretérito perfeito is the finished past, the English simple past: eu avisei — I let (you) know / warned. The pretérito imperfeito is for habits, background and how things used to be: eu avisava — I used to let (you) know / warn.
Said the Rio way, aviso sounds like ah-VEE-zoo. The nós form avisamos ends in the carioca “sh”, ah-vee-ZAH-moosh — the most recognisable sound of the Rio accent, where São Paulo says a plain s.
Presente — present tense
| Person | Form | Pronunciation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| eu | avisoI let (you) know | ah-VEE-zoo | Eu aviso quando chegar. |
| você / ele / ela | avisayou let (me) know | ah-VEE-zah | Você me avisa se atrasar? |
| nós | avisamoswe let (you) know | ah-vee-ZAH-moosh | Nós avisamos o porteiro sempre. |
| vocês / eles / elas | avisamyou all let (me) know | ah-VEE-zahng | Vocês avisam quando estiverem chegando? |
Pretérito Perfeito — simple past
| Person | Form | Pronunciation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| eu | aviseiI let (you) know / warned | ah-vee-ZAY | Eu avisei que ia chover. |
| você / ele / ela | avisouyou let (me) know / warned | ah-vee-ZOH | Você avisou a sua mãe? |
| nós | avisamoswe let (them) know / warned | ah-vee-ZAH-moosh | Nós avisamos todo mundo do horário novo. |
| vocês / eles / elas | avisaramyou all let (me) know / warned | ah-vee-ZAH-rahng | Vocês avisaram que não vinham? |
Pretérito Imperfeito — past habitual, “used to”
| Person | Form | Pronunciation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| eu | avisavaI used to let (you) know / warn | ah-vee-ZAH-vah | Eu sempre avisava antes de aparecer. |
| você / ele / ela | avisavayou used to let (me) know / warn | ah-vee-ZAH-vah | Você avisava quando ia chegar tarde? |
| nós | avisávamoswe used to let (them) know / warn | ah-vee-ZAH-vah-moosh | Nós avisávamos a vizinha quando viajávamos. |
| vocês / eles / elas | avisavamyou all used to let (me) know / warn | ah-vee-ZAH-vahng | Vocês avisavam os pais quando saíam? |
More “Comunicação” verbs
- falar to speak, to talk
- gritar to shout, to scream
- dizer to say
- perguntar to ask
- responder to answer
- explicar to explain
- chamar to call
- conversar to chat
- contar to tell, to count
- repetir to repeat
- entender to understand
- aprender to learn
- ensinar to teach
- sugerir to suggest
- receber to receive, to get (mail, a message)
- mandar to send