| to open | abrir | ||
| I open | eu abr | o | |
| you/he/she open(s) | você/ele/ela abr | e |
present indicative » Eu vou abrir meu coração. I'm going to open my heart.
preterit indicative » Você abriu sua casa? Did you open your house?
past participle » A loja estava aberta? Was the store open?
open, open-up, unlock, spread, start, launch…
| to end up | acabar | ||
| I end up | eu acab | o | |
| you/he/she end(s) up | você/ele/ela acab | a |
Acabar in Portuguese means TO… end, end up, finish, be over, stop.
Acaba sendo muito difícil. (It ends up being very difficult.)
Minha paciencia acabou. (I'm out of patience.)
A festa acabou. (The party's over).
When a “de” is added : ACABAR de, it takes on the meaning to have just; to to end up.
O filme acabou de começar. (The film just started.)
| to accept | aceitar | ||
| I accept | eu aceit | o | |
| you/he/she accept(s) | você/ele/ela aceit | a | |
| we accept | nós aceit | amos | |
| you all/they accept | vocês/eles/elas aceit | am |
Você aceita uma bebida? (Would you accept a drink?)
It’s tough to find an English verb that matches this one! ACERTAR has the meaning of to get (it) right, to nail, to hit (it), to get it… ETC.
| to get right, “nail it” | acertar | ||
| I get it right | eu acert | o | |
| you/he/she get(s) it right | você/ele/ela acert | a |
Ele não consegue acertar. He can't get it right.
Ele não conseguiu acertar. He couldn't get it right.
Você acertou tudo! You got it all right!
Podemos acertar tudo agora. We can get it all right now.
Relaxa irmã não tem como acertar. Relax sister, there's no way to get it right.
| to accompany, follow | acompanhar | ||
| I accompany | eu acompanh | o | |
| you/he/she accompany | você/ele/ela acompan | ha | |
| we accompany | nós acompan | hamos | |
| you all/they accompany | vocês/eles/elas acompan | ham |
Você acompanha as notícias? (Do you follow the news?)
| to wake up | acordar | ||
| I wake up | eu acord | o | |
| you/he/she wake(s) up | você/ele/ela acord | a |
| to accompany, follow | acostumar | ||
| I accompany | eu acostum | o | |
| you/he/she accompany | você/ele/ela acostum | a | |
| we accompany | nós acostum | amos | |
| you all/they accompany | vocês/eles/elas acostum | am |
(reflexive) Nunca me acostumo a beleza do mar. (I never get used to the beauty of the sea.)
| to believe | acreditar | ||
| I believe | eu acredit | o | |
| you/he/she believe(s) | você/ele/ela acredit | a |
| to add | adicionar | ||
| I add | eu adicion | o | |
| you/he/she add(s) | você/ele/ela adicion | a | |
| we add | nós adicion | amos | |
| you all/they add | vocês/eles/elas adicion | am |
ADICIONAR is most often used these days in the context of adding someone to social media or, an internet account.
Complete conjugation.
Vou te adicionar no facebook. (I'm going to add you on Facebook.)
Voce me adiciona no skype. (Add me in Skype.)
| to guess | adivinhar | ||
| I guess | eu adivinh | o | |
| you/he/she guess(es) | você/ele/ela adivinh | a | |
| we guess | nós adivinh | amos | |
| you all/they guess | vocês/eles/elas adivinh | am |
In olde English “to divine” meant foresee, foreknow, anticipate, to know beforehand.
Complete conjugation.
Adivinha quanto custou. (Guess how much it cost.)
Nem consigo adivinhar. (I can't even guess.)
| to administer, manage | administrar | ||
| I manage | eu administr | o | |
| you/he/she manage(s) | você/ele/ela administr | a |
Quem vai administrar o dinheiro? (Who's going to manage the money?)
Administrar in Portuguese means: TO… administer, manage, run, give, administrate, handle
| to thank | agradecer | ||
| I thank | eu agradeç | o | |
| you/he/she thanks(s) | você/ele/ela agradec | e |
| to endure, stand | aguentar | ||
| I endure | eu aguent | o | |
| you/he/she endure(s) | você/ele/ela aguent | a |
| to lunch | almoçar | ||
| I lunch | eu almoç | o | |
| you/he/she lunch(es) | você/ele/ela almoç | a | |
| we lunch | nós almoç | amos | |
| you all/they lunch | vocês/eles/elas almoç | am |
Please don’t message me that it’s incorrect English to use lunch this way! It is true that the correct translation is to eat lunch, we do commonly use lunch itself as a verb.
Complete conjugation.
Nós almoçamos juntos. (We had lunch together.)
Onde nós vamos almoçar hoje? (Where are we going to eat lunch today?)
| to love | amar | ||
| I love | eu am | o | |
| you/he/she love(s) | você/ele/ela am | a | |
| we love | nós am | amos | |
| you all/they love | vocês/eles/elas am | am |
In English we often say we love something when we like it a whole lot. But in Portuguese, to love is a more serious verb. Use AMAR to express true love and use ADORAR to really, really like something.
Complete conjugation.
Eu te amo. (I love you.)
A gente se ama. (We love each other.)
| to walk, step, go | andar | ||
| I walk | eu and | o | |
| you/he/she walks(s) | você/ele/ela and | a |
Ela anda rápida! She goes fast!
Vamos andar de bicicleta. Let's go by bike.
Não anda na rua. Don't walk in the street.
ANDAR is also used to express BEEN, as in been doing this or that. It’s considered a shorthand/conversational method and is used as a substitution for the grammatically correct conjugation into the Present Perfect form of the verb ANDAR. It sounds more streamlined, and a bit less formal.
Como você anda hoje? How are you doing today?
Você anda trabalando seu projeto? Have you been working on your project?
Post: Como você anda?
| to appear, show up | aparecer | ||
| I appear | eu apareç | o | |
| you/he/she appear(s) | você/ele/ela aparec | e | |
| we appear | nós aparec | emos | |
| you all/they appear | vocês/eles/elas aparec | em |
*Often confused with PARECER which also means to appear – but in the way that someone or something SEEMS / APPEARS.
Complete conjugation.
Aparece mais vezes. (Come again!)
Eu apareço no filme. (I'm in the movie.)
| I introduce | eu apresent | o | |
| you/he/she introduce(s) | você/ele/ela apresent | a |
| to introduce, present | apresentar | ||
| I introduce | eu apresent | o | |
| you/he/she introduce(s) | você/ele/ela apresent | a |
Eu vou me apresentar. I'm going to introduce myself.
Vou apresentar o meu namorado. I'm going to introduce my boyfriend.
Ele se apresentou? He introduced himself.
| to approve | aprovar | ||
| I approve | eu aprov | o | |
| you/he/she approve(s) | você/ele/ela aprov | a |
| aproveitar | to take advantage of | ||
| I take advantage of | eu aproveit | o | |
| you/he/she take(s) advantage of | você/ele/ela aproveit | a |
| to fix up | arrumar | ||
| I fix up | eu arrum | o | |
| you/he/she fixe(s) it up | você/ele/ela arrum | a |
| to watch, assist | assistir | ||
| I watch | eu assist | o | |
| you/he/she watch(es) | você/ele/ela assist | e | |
| we watch | nós assist | imos | |
| you all/they watch | vocês/eles/elas assist | em |
*Used mainly to say, to watch. But it also can mean to assist.
Complete conjugation.
Vamos assistir um filme. (Let's watch a movie.)
Eu estava assistindo televisao. (I was watching TV.)