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🇵🇹 Portuguese 20 Most Useful Verbs Flashcards
To be, to have, to want, to go: the twenty verbs that power the majority of everyday sentences. This free deck gives you the 20 essential Portuguese words with English translations — read them below, then study them properly with spaced-repetition flashcards.
Study this deck free →| English | Portuguese (Português) |
|---|---|
| to be (permanent) | ser |
| to be (state/place) | estar |
| to have | ter |
| to do / make | fazer |
| to go | ir |
| to come | vir |
| to want | querer |
| to be able to | poder |
| to speak | falar |
| to eat | comer |
| to drink | beber |
| to live (reside) | morar |
| to see | ver |
| to know (facts) | saber |
| to give | dar |
| to say | dizer |
| to work | trabalhar |
| to buy | comprar |
| to love | amar |
| to sleep | dormir |
How to actually learn these words
- Say every word out loud as you flip it — silent review builds recognition, speaking builds recall.
- Use spaced repetition: review right before you'd forget. Our study mode schedules each card automatically.
- Go both directions: English → Portuguese is the one that helps you SPEAK; don't skip it because it's harder.
- Little and often beats cramming: five minutes a day outperforms an hour on Sunday.