Common Verbs vocabulary Verbos Comuns

18 Portuguese words on the topic of common verbs — with pictures, audio recordings and example sentences. Basic verbs in the infinitive form. Full conjugations can be practiced in the conjugation marathon.

English	Portuguese · Português	Notes
to speak	falar	Regular -ar verb; falar português = to speak Portuguese, no preposition.
to eat	comer	Regular -er verb. 🔗 Roota comida (food).
to drink	beber	Regular -er verb; in Brazil tomar is common too: tomar um café.
to live	viver	viver = to live, be alive; to reside somewhere is usually morar: moro em Lisboa.
to go	ir	Irregular: vou, vai, vamos, vão; near future with vou + infinitive: vou comer.
to have	ter	Irregular: tenho, tem, temos, têm; in Brazil tem also means 'there is'.
to do	fazer	Irregular: faço, faz; used for weather (faz calor) and elapsed time (faz dois anos).
to want / to love	querer	quero = I want; polite requests use queria (I'd like); 'to love' is amar or gostar de.
can	poder	posso = I can; also a noun: o poder (power).
to see	ver	Irregular: vejo, vê; also 'to watch': ver televisão.
to give	dar	Irregular: dou, dá, dão; colloquial dá para = it's possible (dá para ver).
to know (information)	saberinformation	saber = to know a fact; conhecer = to know a person/place.
to know (people)	conhecerpeople	conheço = I know; also 'to visit for the first time': quero conhecer o Brasil.
to say	dizer	Irregular: digo, diz; past: disse (said).
to come	vir	Irregular: venho, vem; don't confuse with ver (to see): vem = comes, vê = sees.
to think	pensar	Regular; 'think about' is pensar em; 'I think that…' is often acho que.
to work	trabalhar	lh sounds like 'lli' in million. 🔗 Rooto trabalho (work), o trabalhador (worker).
to study	estudar	Regular. 🔗 Rooto estudante (student), o estudo (study).