Every entry
| to be (identity or lasting description) | |
| to be (state or location) | |
| to have | |
| to exist; there to be | |
| to do; to make | |
| to go | |
| to come | |
| to return | |
| to arrive | |
| to leave; to go out | |
| to enter | |
| to stay; to become | |
| to pass; to spend time | |
| to walk; to move around | |
| to run | |
| to travel | |
| to take; to carry | |
| to bring | |
| to look for; to collect | |
| to find; to meet | |
| to see | |
| to look | |
| to hear | |
| to listen | |
| to speak | |
| to talk with someone | |
| to say | |
| to tell; to count | |
| to ask a question | |
| to answer | |
| to call; to name | |
| to explain | |
| to understand | |
| to understand; to grasp | |
| to know a fact or how to do something | |
| to know a person or place | |
| to think | |
| to think; to find | |
| to remember | |
| to forget | |
| to learn | |
| to teach | |
| to study | |
| to read | |
| to write | |
| to open | |
| to close | |
| to start | |
| to finish | |
| to continue | |
| to stop | |
| to wait; to hope | |
| to want | |
| to need | |
| to be able to; may | |
| to owe; should | |
| to like | |
| to love | |
| to prefer | |
| to feel | |
| to give | |
| to receive | |
| to ask for; to order | |
| to help | |
| to use | |
| to try | |
| to manage; to obtain | |
| to choose | |
| to decide | |
| to change; to move home | |
| to buy | |
| to sell | |
| to pay | |
| to cost | |
| to spend | |
| to eat | |
| to drink | |
| to cook | |
| to taste; to try on | |
| to sleep | |
| to wake up | |
| to raise; to get up | |
| to sit | |
| to live | |
| to live at a place | |
| to work | |
| to play a game | |
| to play for fun | |
| to sing | |
| to dance | |
| to swim | |
| to wash | |
| to clean | |
| to put clothes on | |
| to hold | |
| to take; to catch | |
| to put; to place | |
| to remove; to take out | |
| to lose | |
| to win; to earn |
Selection method and sources
One entry per infinitive; conjugations are not counted as additional verbs. Several verbs require prepositions or change meaning with context, which lessons should teach through examples. Original practical selection; text only.
Pack content: CC BY-SA 4.0. Attribution: Assist With Languages and the sources below. Curated or adapted for learners; original sources retain their listed licenses.
- FrequencyWords: OpenSubtitles 2018 Brazilian Portuguese (CC BY-SA 4.0 (content); MIT (code)). Used as a common-usage reference; original curated selection and concise English glosses. This is not a literal top-500 frequency ranking. Surface-form counts are not proficiency levels.
- Wiktionary Portuguese entries (CC BY-SA 4.0). Dictionary reference for meanings and base forms. Learner glosses and travel phrases are written for these packs; sense selection and organization are modifications.
- Wikivoyage Brazilian Portuguese phrasebook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Reference for travel situations and Brazilian usage; concise travel teaching phrases and selection adapted for this collection. No source recordings are included.