Introduction
🔝 In this post you will learn the vocabulary of the most important verbs in Portuguese with some tips and a lot of FREE material to DOWNLOAD (no registration required) and make your learning easier.
💥 We cannot communicate without verbs, that is a fact! Verbs are action words. So let’s go straight to practice so that you get acquainted with the infinitive of the most important Portuguese verbs for your everyday life.
📽 You have the video with the explanation in English.
💡 You do not need to know Portuguese to follow this guide for English speakers about Portuguese verbs. Even if you already speak a little Portuguese, the information can be helpful.
👉However, you should at least be familiar with the pronunciation of Portuguese. You can learn it in a few minutes in this guide (video: starting on minute 09:41), with extra material that you can download for free.
🤿If you want to dive deeper in the Portuguese language, you have the same content in this video with explanations in Portuguese and subtitles in Portuguese and English. You have another blog post with the content explained only in Portuguese.
🎯In this YouTube list you will find more Portuguese vocabulary videos for English-speaking beginners, including a free guide with the 225+ most important nouns in Portuguese.
🏆At the end of the post, you have more free content to continue learning Portuguese with videos and downloadable material… 🎓Even a FREE mini-course to learn Portuguese from scratch and at your own pace.
👩🏫 You will learn verbs with plenty of examples and exercises in lessons #7, #16, #17 of the Portuguese A1-course, with certificate and webinars.
Free material on Portuguese verbs for download
⭐Here you can download – for free, no need to register – the material of this guide of Portuguese verbs for English-speaking beginners.
📑PDF with theory, exercises, and answers
🎧Audio in Portuguese + English translations
🎧Audio in Portuguese
❓At the end of this post you will find a quiz to practice these important verbs of the Portuguese language.
✅Below, you have the vocabulary of the most relevant verbs of Portuguese for beginners. 🎧You have tables with audios, and you can change the playback speed of the audios.
The most basic verbs: Portuguese vocabulary for English-speaking beginners
🎬You will learn the most elementary verbs of the Portuguese language starting on minute 01:24 of the video.
| BÁSICOS | BASICS |
| ser / estar | to be / to be |
| ter | to have |
| haver | to have |
| há | there is / there are |
| querer | to want |
| poder | to be able to (can) |
| pedir | to order |
| precisar (de) | to need |
| procurar | to look for |
| dar | to give |
| usar | to use |
| fazer | to do, to make |
| pegar | to take |
| tocar | to touch |
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👉You will learn the difference between “TER” and “HAVER” and between “SABER” and “PODER” in the commentary of video #13 of this series of short videos in Portuguese.
- If you want to know the differences between “SER” and “ESTAR”, I show them in that same post, in the comment of video #11.
Motion verbs: Portuguese vocabulary for English-speaking beginners
🎬You will learn the motion verbs in Portuguese starting on minute 04:41 of the video.
| MOVIMENTO | MOTION VERBS |
| ir | to go |
| vir | to come |
| partir | to leave |
| chegar | to arrive |
| voltar | to come back |
| ficar (permanecer) | to stay |
| andar | to go |
| correr | to run |
| caminhar | to go for a walk |
| dirigir | to drive |
| andar de bicicleta | to ride a bike |
| viajar | to travel |
| pôr | to put |
| sair | to go out (to get out) |
| entrar | to come in (to get in) |
| abrir | to open |
| fechar | to close |
| subir | to go up |
| descer | to go down |
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Verbs of communication: Portuguese vocabulary for English-speaking beginners
🎬You will learn the verbs in Portuguese that indicate communication-related activities starting on minute 07:43 of the video.
| COMUNICAÇÃO | COMMUNICATION |
| saber | to know |
| conhecer | to know |
| aprender | to learn |
| estudar | to study |
| ler | to read |
| escrever | to write |
| anotar | to take notes |
| falar | to talk (to speak) |
| dizer | to say |
| escutar (ouvir) | to hear (to listen) |
| entender (compreender) | to understand |
| explicar | to explain |
| traduzir | to translate |
| ligar (pelo telefone) | to call (phone) |
| perguntar | to ask |
| responder | to answer |
| enviar | to send |
| receber | to receive |
💬Do you want to improve your communication skills in Portuguese? You have useful phrases in this 1-minute video with free resources to learn and practice (it is video #2 in the series).
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A free quiz to practice what you learned in this Portuguese vocabulary guide for beginners
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