Page 260 - Portuguese Dictionary Phrasebook (The Rough Guide)

ir to go
vou
you go (sing, fam)
vais [voh] I go
[vīsh]
vai [vī] he/she/it goes, you go (sing, pol)
vamos [vamoosh] we go
vão [vowng] they go, you go (pl)
pôr to put
ponho [pohn-yoo] I put
pões [poyngsh] you put (sing, fam)
põe [poyng] he/she/it puts, you put (sing, pol)
pomos [pohmoosh] we put
põem [poh-ayng] they put, you put (pl)
ter to have
tenho [tayn-yoo] I have
tens [tayngsh] you have (sing, fam)
tem [tayng] he/she/it has, you have (sing, pol)
HOW THE LANGUAGE WORKS
temos [taymoosh] we have
têm [tay-ayng] they have, you have (pl)
N
vir to come
venho [vayn-yoo] I come
Verbs
vens [vayngsh] you come (sing, fam)
vem [vayng] he/she/it comes, you come (sing, pol)
vimos [veemoosh] we come
vêm [vay-ayng] they come, you come (pl)
The first person singular (the ‘I’ form) of the following verbs
is irregular:
dizer to say digo [deegoo]
fazer to do, to make faço [fasoo]
saber to know sei [say]
sair to go out saio [sī-oo]
poder to be able posso [posoo]
See page 265 for the present tense of the verbs ser andr estar.

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