usar
to use > Posso usar seu banheiro? (Can I use your bathroom?)
USAR has the secondary meaning of to wear.
to wear > Posso usar calça jeans? (Can I wear jeans?)
to use > Posso usar seu banheiro? (Can I use your bathroom?)
USAR has the secondary meaning of to wear.
to wear > Posso usar calça jeans? (Can I wear jeans?)
DESCER = to go down. It’s most commonly used in the context of going up & down the elevator and getting off (a bus, a car).
Eu vou descer aqui. (I'm going to get off here.)
SUBIR = to go up.
Ela pode subir. (She can come up.)
You can combine dever with any verb in the infinitive to express should/must. Like this:
Eu devo trabalhar hoje. I should work today.
Você deve ir. You should go.
Ela deve saber. She must know.
Ela deve ser apaixonada. She must be in love.
deveria + ter = ought to have / should have
Eu deveria ter ficado. (I should have stayed.)
Ela deveria ter sabido. (She should have apologized.)
Use estar com to say things like,
Eu estou com fome. (I'm hungry.)
Você está com frio? (Are you cold?)
Ela está com problemas. (She has problems.)
O Fabiano está com ciúmes. (Fabiano's jealous.)
This translates literally as, to be with. In Portuguese when you’re hungry you are with hunger.
*Use sem just as you use com, but to convey the opposite: without.
Eu estou sem dinheiro. (I have no money.)
Post: estar com, estar de
Use estar de to say things like:
Estou de dieta. (I'm on a diet)
Você está de ressaca? (Are you hungover?)
Eu estou de bicicleta. (I'm on a bike.)
Que bom estar de volta! (How good it is to be back!)
Post: estar com, estar de
The verb gostar is always followed by a de. This translates as, to like of.
Eu gosto de você. (I like you.)
Você gosta dela? (Do you like her?)
Eu estou gostando disso. (I'm liking this.)
Post: GOSTAR
Poder = to be able to, can. It’s often paired with a verb like this:
Posso sair? (Can I go leave?)
Você pode ir? (Can you go?)
Ela pode ajudar? (Can she help?)
* Note the verb after poder is always in the infinitive.
Posts: Pode deixar|PODER in Portuguese
IWhen PRECISAR is followed by another verb you don’t need the de. But the following verb will always be in the infinitive. You are saying, I need TO do, TO say, TO eat, TO play ETC. The verb following is always in the infinitive.
Eu preciso correr. (I need to run.)
Ela precisa estudar. (She needs to study.)
Você precisa descansar? (You need to rest.)
Ser & Ficar can often be used interchangeably in cases like these:
é ➜ É muito difícil. (It's very difficult.)
fica ➜ Fica muito difícil. (It's very difficult.)
Ser & ficar can be used interchangeably to talk about the location of something:
When talking about something permanent – a bank, the park, etc, you can use either ser or ficar to describe where it is.
O hotel é aqui. (The hotel's here.)
O hotel fica aqui. same
To have to or, must.
Ter que literally means to have that.
Eu tenho que ir. (I have to go.)
Você vai ter que pagar. (You're going to have to pay.)
Ela tem que entender. (She has to understand.)
✱ It’s easy to mix up the pronunciation of ver with vir: VER ➜ to see ||| VIR ➜ to come
Eu vejo um navio. I see a ship.
Você vê as estrelas à noite? Do you see the stars at night?
Vir is irregular and there are no other verbs with a similar conjugation.
Present Tense:
✻ It’s easy to mix up the pronunciation of vir with ver: VIR ➜ to come ||| VER ➜ to see
(present) Se acalme que logo ele vem. Calm down, he'll come soon.
(present) Você vem sempre aqui? You come here often?
(present progressive) Ele está vindo. He's coming.
Preterit Tense (simple past):
(simple past) Estou feliz que você veio. I'm happy you came!
(simple past) Eles vieram á festa. They came to the party
Post: Vem cá!
Common Expressions:
já volto Eu já volto. ➜ I'll be right back.
de volta Quero você de volta! ➜ I want you back!
voltar atrás Não pode voltar atrás. ➜ You can't go back.