Fala Gringo › Verbs
Brazilian Portuguese verbs
The 124 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
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
Vida diária e mobilidade
- morar to live (reside)
- trabalhar to work
- estudar to study
- chegar to arrive
- sair to go out
- entrar to enter, to get in, to come in
- pegar to take (bus, metro, Uber)
- levar to take / carry
- voltar to return
- caminhar to walk
- dirigir to drive
- ligar to call (phone), to turn on
Comunicação
- falar to speak, to talk
- 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
- sugerir to suggest
Consumo e serviços
- comprar to buy
- pagar to pay
- usar to use
- pedir to order / request
- abrir to open
- fechar to close
- vender to sell
- trocar to exchange
- escolher to choose
- procurar to look for
Rotina e lazer
- comer to eat
- beber to drink
- cozinhar to cook
- assistir to watch
- escutar to listen
- dançar to dance
- viajar to travel
- descansar to rest
- praticar to practice
- treinar to train
- curtir to enjoy
- frequentar to attend, to go regularly
- jogar to play (sports), to throw
- 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
- tentar to try
- conseguir to manage, to succeed
- mostrar to show
- limpar to clean
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
- 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
Sentimentos e percepção
- sentir to feel
- acreditar to believe
- parecer to seem, to look like
- rir to laugh
- sorrir to smile
- chorar to cry
- sonhar to dream
- viver to live (to be alive)
- odiar to hate
- preferir to prefer
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