Extra Vocab

abrir

open

escolher

to choose, to select

deixar

to let, to allow, to leave (e.g. i left it at home)

permitir

to allow/permit. (more formal)

lavar

to wash

levar

to take, to lead, to get

concordar + com

agree with

estar de acordo + com

in agreement with / agree with

voltar

return

pagar + de + x

pay for x

ficar

stay

ganhar

to earn (like a living), e.g. … a vida a cantar (make a living by singing)

encher

to fill (bottle, bucket, etc.), e.g. isto me … de alegria (this fills me with joy). not sure why it’s reflexive but okay

contar

tell, to narrate (a story). e.g. eu te … tudo. this one is also reflexive even though it doesn’t really make sense

entrar

enter, or +em to get in

bater

(hit physically, beat, knock). e.g. você … como uma garota (you hit like a girl)

entender

understand (e.g. não …. o que você está dizendo para mim) (i don’t understand what you’re saying to me)

compreender

comprehend, e.g. eu …. agora (i understand now)

todo (time, e.g. inverno)

every year, every winter, etc….

ainda

still, e.g. …. estamos na Polônia (we are still in poland)!

achar/pensar/crer + que

think, to believe, to reckon

acontecer

happen, occur, take place (e.g. odeio quando coisas assim …. = i hate when things like this happen )

assim

like this/like that. e.g. coisas …. (things like this)

ocorrer

occur. e.g. (…. com bastante frequência. occur quite often)

passar

to spend (time, life). e.g. …. muito tempo junto? (do you spend a lot of time together?)

acordar

wake (somebody else?) up