Português Brasileiro
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 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