Fala Gringo › Verbs
Brazilian Portuguese verbs
The 162 verbs you actually need for spoken Brazilian Portuguese, each conjugated in the everyday tenses with pronunciation hints in the Rio accent and real example sentences. Every form here is drilled by the free Fala Gringo trainer: you see the English, you type (or say) the Portuguese.
Essenciais
- ser to be (permanent / inherent)
- estar to be (temporary / location)
- ter to have
- haver there to be / to exist
- ir to go
- vir to come
- fazer to do, to make
- dar to give
- ver to see
- ficar to stay, to become
- acontecer to happen
- existir to exist
Modais e cognitivos
- poder can, to be able to
- querer to want
- precisar to need
- dever must, should
- saber to know (facts)
- conhecer to know (people, places)
- achar to think, to find
- pensar to think
- lembrar to remember
- esquecer to forget
- decidir to decide
- depender to depend
- resolver to solve, to sort out
- descobrir to find out, to discover
Vida diária e mobilidade
- morar to live (reside)
- trabalhar to work
- estudar to study
- chegar to arrive
- demorar to take long, to be slow
- sair to go out
- entrar to enter, to get in, to come in
- pegar to take (bus, metro, Uber)
- levar to take / carry
- buscar to fetch, to pick (someone) up
- voltar to return
- caminhar to walk
- dirigir to drive
- ligar to call (phone), to turn on
- desligar to turn off, to hang up
Comunicação
- 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
- avisar to let (someone) know, to warn
Consumo e serviços
- comprar to buy
- pagar to pay
- gastar to spend (money)
- usar to use
- pedir to order / request
- abrir to open
- fechar to close
- vender to sell
- experimentar to try (food, clothes), to try out
- devolver to give back, to return (something)
- trocar to exchange
- escolher to choose
- procurar to look for
- cadastrar to sign up, to register
Rotina e lazer
- comer to eat
- beber to drink
- tomar to take (a shower, a coffee, medicine)
- cozinhar to cook
- almoçar to have lunch
- jantar to have dinner
- assistir to watch
- escutar to listen (actively)
- dançar to dance
- viajar to travel
- descansar to rest
- praticar to practice
- treinar to train
- curtir to enjoy (slang)
- aproveitar to make the most of, to take advantage of
- frequentar to attend, to go regularly
- jogar to play (sports), to throw
- torcer to root for, to cheer (for a team)
- brincar to play (kids), to joke
- nadar to swim
- passear to go for a walk, to stroll
- ganhar to win, to earn
- perder to lose
Ações do dia a dia
- acordar to wake up
- dormir to sleep
- ler to read
- escrever to write
- ouvir to hear
- começar to start, to begin
- terminar to finish
- acabar to end, to end up, to run out (acabar de = to have just)
- tentar to try
- conseguir to manage, to succeed
- mostrar to show
- limpar to clean
- consertar to fix, to repair
- suar to sweat
- arrumar to tidy up, to fix (up)
Ações e movimentos
- trazer to bring
- colocar to put, to place
- tirar to take (photo, vacation), to take off, to remove
- deixar to leave (behind), to let
- passar to pass, to spend (time)
- parar to stop
- continuar to continue
- mudar to change, to move (house)
- correr to run
- sentar to sit (down)
- fugir to run away, to escape
- cair to fall
- andar to walk, to go around
- botar to put (colloquial)
- descer to go down, to get off
- partir to leave, to depart
- pôr to put, to place
- subir to go up, to climb
- virar to turn (a corner), to become
Sentimentos e percepção
- sentir to feel
- acreditar to believe
- parecer to seem, to look like
- olhar to look (at)
- reparar to notice (reparar em); also to repair
- rir to laugh
- sorrir to smile
- chorar to cry
- sonhar to dream
- viver to live (life, experience — vs. morar)
- morrer to die
- nascer to be born
- odiar to hate
- preferir to prefer
Interação social
- gostar to like
- amar to love
- ajudar to help
- cuidar to take care (of)
- emprestar to lend
- paquerar to flirt
- acompanhar to accompany, to follow along
- lidar to deal (with), to handle
- convidar to invite
- visitar to visit
- aceitar to accept
- recusar to refuse
- combinar to arrange
- encontrar to find, to meet
- esperar to wait, to hope
- seguir to follow
- agradecer to thank
- desculpar to forgive, to excuse
- marcar to schedule, to mark