{"id":5290,"date":"2014-07-10T00:49:13","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T00:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=5290"},"modified":"2014-07-10T00:49:13","modified_gmt":"2014-07-10T00:49:13","slug":"how-to-translate-verbs-esperar-and-chegar-correctly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/how-to-translate-verbs-esperar-and-chegar-correctly\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Translate Verbs “Esperar” and “Chegar” Correctly"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hello there!<\/p>\n

Today we’re going to learn how to translate two very common verbs in Portuguese: esperar<\/em> and chegar<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Esperar<\/strong><\/p>\n

The verb esperar<\/em> can be translated in three different ways into English. Let’s check them out!<\/p>\n

01. to hope.<\/strong> The noun is esperan\u00e7a<\/em> (hope).<\/p>\n

Espero ganhar na loteria no fim de semana.
\nI hope to win the lottery on the weekend.<\/em><\/p>\n

Esperamos que voc\u00ea possa vir.
\nWe hope you’ll be able to come.<\/em><\/p>\n

Espero que voc\u00ea n\u00e3o se importe, mas…
\nI hope you don’t mind, but…<\/em><\/p>\n

02. to wait<\/strong><\/p>\n

N\u00e3o tem pressa, posso esperar.
\nThere’s no hurry, I can wait.<\/em><\/p>\n

Esperarei aqui at\u00e9 voc\u00ea voltar.
\nI’ll wait here until you come back.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ela estava esperando o \u00f4nibus.
\nShe was waiting for the bus.<\/em><\/p>\n

Por quem voc\u00ea est\u00e1 esperando?
\nWho are you waiting for?<\/em><\/p>\n

03. to expect<\/strong><\/p>\n

Espero que voc\u00ea passe!*
\nI expect you to pass.<\/em><\/p>\n

*This sentence can also be translated as “I hope you pass!”,it all depends on the context.<\/p>\n

N\u00e3o espere muito dele porque ele \u00e9 muito irrespons\u00e1vel.
\nDon’t expect much from him because he’s too irresponsible.<\/em><\/p>\n

Todos esper\u00e1vamos que nosso time ganhasse.
\nWe all expected our team to win.<\/em><\/p>\n

Chegar<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chegar<\/em> means to arrive, but we can also use “get” or “come”, depending on the situation. Check out some examples:<\/p>\n

Quando o \u00f4nibus chegou, eu j\u00e1 estava na rodovi\u00e1ria h\u00e1 meia hora.
\nWhen the bus arrived, I’d already been at the bus station for half an hour.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ele chegou bem cedo para a reuni\u00e3o.
\nHe came very early for the meeting.<\/em><\/p>\n

Os alunos que chegarem atrasados n\u00e3o poder\u00e3o entrar.
\nThe students who come late won’t be allowed to enter.<\/em><\/p>\n

Quando cheguei aqui, a sala ainda estava vazia.
\nWhen I got here, the classroom was still empty.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ontem \u00e0 noite, cheguei em casa muito tarde.
\nLast night I got home very late.<\/em><\/p>\n

Quando voc\u00ea chegar ao hotel, n\u00e3o se esque\u00e7a de me ligar.
\nWhen you get to the hotel, don’t forget to call me.<\/em><\/p>\n

We translate chegar<\/em> as come when we arrive late or early:<\/p>\n

chegar cedo – come early
\nchegar atrasado – come late<\/p>\n

We translate chegar as get when we mention where we arrive.<\/p>\n

chegar em casa – get home
\nchegar aqui – get here
\nchegar l\u00e1 – get there
\nchegar ao cinema – get to the movies<\/p>\n

And to finish our post there are two very cool expressions with chegar:<\/p>\n

Chega pra l\u00e1! – Move over!
\nChega pra c\u00e1! – Come closer!<\/p>\n

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Hello there! Today we’re going to learn how to translate two very common verbs in Portuguese: esperar and chegar. Esperar The verb esperar can be translated in three different ways into English. Let’s check them out! 01. to hope. The noun is esperan\u00e7a (hope). Espero ganhar na loteria no fim de semana. I hope to…<\/p>\n

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