📈 Japanese Verbs: Change & Degree Vocabulary Verbos de mudança

10 essential Brazilian Portuguese words for the Verbs: Change & Degree scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.

melhorar /meʎoˈɾaʁ/ A2
to improve, get better · lh=[ʎ]; opposite: piorar
O tempo vai melhorar no fim de semana, que alívio!The weather is going to improve on the weekend, what a relief!
piorar /pioˈɾaʁ/ A2
to get worse, worsen · hiatus pi-o [pi.o]; opposite: melhorar
Se você não descansar, a gripe só vai piorar.If you don't rest, the flu will only get worse.
aumentar /awmẽˈtaʁ/ A2
to increase, raise · nasal [ẽ]; also: aumentar o som = turn up the volume
O aluguel vai aumentar de novo no ano que vem.The rent is going to go up again next year.
diminuir /dʒiminuˈiʁ/ A2
to decrease, reduce · di=[dʒi]; also: diminuir a velocidade = slow down
O médico mandou diminuir o açúcar no café.The doctor told me to cut down on the sugar in my coffee.
faltar /fawˈtaʁ/ A2
to be missing, be lacking · impersonal: falta uma semana = a week to go; faltar à aula = miss class; al=[aw]
Deve faltar uma semana pro show, né?There must be about a week left until the concert, right?
sobrar /soˈbɾaʁ/ B1
to be left over, remain · sobrou comida = there's food left; opposite of faltar
Fiz comida demais, vai sobrar muito arroz.I made too much food, there's going to be a lot of rice left over.
durar /duˈɾaʁ/ A2
to last · durar muito/pouco = last long/not long; final r weak [ʁ]
Essa bateria promete durar o dia inteiro.This battery is supposed to last the whole day.
demorar /demoˈɾaʁ/ A2
to take long, be slow · demorar pra + inf = take long to; slang demorou! = deal!; o=[o]
O ônibus costuma demorar muito pra passar aqui.The bus usually takes a long time to come by here.
acabar /akaˈbaʁ/ A2
to end, finish · acabar de + inf = to have just done; acabar com = put an end to
O filme deve acabar lá pelas dez da noite.The movie should end around ten at night.
virar /viˈɾaʁ/ B1
to become (virou médico) · also: to turn, flip; virar a esquina = turn the corner; top-frequency BR verb
Meu primo largou o emprego pra virar músico.My cousin quit his job to become a musician.

FAQ

How many Brazilian Portuguese verbs: change & degree words are in this list?

10 words, including A2: 8, B1: 2. Every word has playable native audio and example sentences.

Are these words CEFR-graded?

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