Português Brasileiro
The verb ter is one of the most used verbs in Portuguese. It means “to have”, and we use it to talk about what we own, age, family, feelings like hunger and cold, appointments and obligations. It is irregular: eu tenho, você tem, nós temos, eles têm. (I have, you have, we have, they have.) … Read more
The verb ficar is one of the most useful verbs in Portuguese, but it confuses many learners. That is because it has several uses and there is no single English translation: it can mean stay, be, get, become or keep. The good news is that the conjugation is easy: eu fico, você fica, nós ficamos, … Read more
The verb ir is one of the most used verbs in Portuguese. It means “to go”. We use it to say where we are going, how we get there and what we are going to do in the future. It is very irregular: the forms do not look like the infinitive. Look: eu vou, você … Read more
The verb gostar is one of the most used verbs in Portuguese. It means “to like”. We use it to talk about what we enjoy, our preferences and the people we love. It is a regular verb, but it has one important detail: it almost always comes with the preposition de. Look: Eu gosto de … Read more
Ser and estar are two of the most important verbs in Portuguese. In English, both are just one verb: to be. We use ser to say what someone or something is: name, origin, job, characteristics, day and time. We use estar to say where and how someone or something is at a given moment. Look: … Read more
The verb estar is one of the most used verbs in Portuguese. It means “to be”. We use it to say where we are, how we are and what we feel right now. It is irregular: the “eu” form is estou, and two forms have an accent. Look: eu estou, você está, nós estamos, eles … Read more
The verb ser is one of the most used verbs in Portuguese. It means “to be”. We use it to say who we are, where we are from, what we do, and what people and things are like. It is irregular: the forms do not follow the infinitive. Look: eu sou, você é, nós somos, … Read more
Indefinite articles are small words that come before a noun: um, uma, uns, umas. We use them when we talk about something new or any one thing. We say um café, uma casa, uns amigos and umas flores. (We say “a coffee”, “a house”, “some friends” and “some flowers”.) In this post about indefinite articles, … Read more
Definite articles are small words that come before a noun: o, a, os, as. In Portuguese, they appear all the time. We say o café, a casa, os amigos and as flores. (We say “the coffee”, “the house”, “the friends” and “the flowers”.) In this post about definite articles, you will see when to use … Read more