{"id":6833,"date":"2016-03-07T16:46:20","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T16:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=6833"},"modified":"2016-03-15T10:49:28","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T10:49:28","slug":"verbs-saber-conhecer-poder-conseguir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/verbs-saber-conhecer-poder-conseguir\/","title":{"rendered":"Verbs saber, conhecer; poder, conseguir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are two verbs in Portuguese for the verb <em>to know <\/em>in English: <em>saber<\/em> and <em>conhecer<\/em>. And there are also two verbs for <em>can<\/em> in English: <em>poder<\/em> and <em>conseguir<\/em>. Let\u2019s check out the difference between them and how to use each word.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Saber \u2013 used to talk about knowledge or information that you retain.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Eu sei matem\u00e1tica. \u2013 <em>I know mathematics.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>M\u00e1rcio n\u00e3o sabe o nome da secret\u00e1ria. \u2013 <em>M\u00e1rcio does not know the secretary\u2019s name.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Voc\u00ea sabe a letra dessa m\u00fasica? \u2013 <em>Do you know the lyrics to this song?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Conhecer \u2013 used to talk about people, places and objects you know.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Lorena conhece essa cidade como a palma da m\u00e3o dela. \u2013 Lorena knows this town like the back of her hand.<\/li>\n<li>Gustavo conhece minha m\u00e3e. \u2013 <em>Gustavo know my mother.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>N\u00f3s n\u00e3o conhecemos essa m\u00fasica. \u2013 <em>We do not know this song.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Poder \u2013 it means to be allowed to do something.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Jana\u00edna n\u00e3o pode ir \u00e0 festa. \u2013 <em>Jana\u00edna cannot go to the party.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Bruno e Henrique podem sair somente aos fins de semana. \u2013 <em>Bruno and Henrique can go out only on weekends.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Eu n\u00e3o posso beber pois estou tomando antibi\u00f3tico. \u2013 <em>I cannot drink because I\u2019m taking antibiotics.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>Conseguir \u2013 it means to have to ability to so something.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Eu n\u00e3o consigo dirigir, mas quero aprender. \u2013 <em>I can\u2019t drive, but I want to learn how to.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Renata e Gabriel t\u00eam apenas cinco anos, mas j\u00e1 conseguem nadar. \u2013 <em>Renata and Gabriel are only five years old, but they can already swim.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Camila consegue correr dez quil\u00f4metros em cinquenta minutos. \u2013 <em>Camila can run tem kilometres in fifty minutes.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Exercises:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6834\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/03\/Untitled.png\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"696\" height=\"249\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Felipe, voc\u00ea \u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad_______________ a Amanda da nossa sala?<\/li>\n<li>Amanh\u00e3 eu n\u00e3o _______________ ir ao cinema com voc\u00ea, pois trabalho at\u00e9 tarde.<\/li>\n<li>Os turistas n\u00e3o _______________ quanto custa a passagem de \u00f4nibus.<\/li>\n<li>N\u00f3s _______________ imaginar um mundo melhor.<\/li>\n<li>Danielle e \u00c9rica _______________ Barcelona, elas podem te dar dicas de onde ir.<\/li>\n<li>Eu n\u00e3o _______________ entender Qu\u00edmica.<\/li>\n<li>Voc\u00eas _______________ me fazer um favor?<\/li>\n<li>Andr\u00e9 _______________ ler espanhol e franc\u00eas, mas n\u00e3o fala as l\u00ednguas muito bem.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The answers are at the end of <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/5-common-mistakes-em-portugues\/\">this post<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Tenham uma boa semana, amigos!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are two verbs in Portuguese for the verb to know in English: saber and conhecer. And there are also two verbs for can in English: poder and conseguir. Let\u2019s check out the difference between them and how to use each word. Saber \u2013 used to talk about knowledge or information that you retain. 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