Brazilian Portuguese Verbs

acabar

to finish / end

acordar

to wake up

ajudar

to help

amar

to love

andar

to walk

brincar

to play (child)

cantar

to sing

chamar

to call

chegar

to arrive

colocar

to put / place

começar

to start

comprar

to buy

continuar

to continue

cozinhar

to cook

dançar

to dance

dar

to give

deixar

to leave / let

encontrar

to find / meet

entrar

to enter

esperar

to wait / hope

estudar

to study

explicar

to explain

falar

to speak

fechar

to close

ganhar

to win / earn

gostar

to like

jogar

to play (game)

lavar

to wash

lembrar

to remember

levar

to take / carry

limpar

to clean

mandar

to send

morar

to live (reside)

mudar

to change

nadar

to swim

odiar

to hate

olhar

to look

pagar

to pay

parar

to stop

passar

to pass / spend time

pegar

to grab / catch

pensar

to think

perguntar

to ask (a question)

procurar

to look for

tentar

to try

tirar

to take out / remove

trabalhar

to work

usar

to use

viajar

to travel

voltar

to return

aprender

to learn

beber

to drink

comer

to eat

conhecer

to know (people/places)

correr

to run

crescer

to grow

dizer

to say / to tell

entender

to understand

escolher

to choose

escrever

to write

esquecer

to forget

estar

to be (temporary)

fazer

to do / to make

morrer

to die

nascer

to be born

parecer

to seem

perder

to lose

poder

to be able to / can

querer

to want

receber

to receive

responder

to answer

saber

to know (facts)

ser

to be (permanent)

ter

to have

vender

to sell

viver

to live (be alive)

abrir

to open

assistir

to watch

conseguir

to manage / achieve

decidir

to decide

dirigir

to drive

discutir

to discuss

dividir

to divide

dormir

to sleep

insistir

to insist

ir

to go

partir

to leave

pedir

to ask for / order

permitir

to allow

repetir

to repeat

sentir

to feel

subir

to go up