How to say "to be able to, can" in Brazilian Portuguese?

In Brazilian Portuguese "to be able to, can" translates to  poder 

Transliteration: po-der

🇧🇷 Eu posso ir com você?

🗣️ E-u pos-so eer ko ooh?

🇺🇸 Can I go with you?

🇧🇷 Eu posso te ajudar.

🗣️ Ew poh-soh chee ah-joo-dahr.

🇺🇸 I can help you.



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Brazilian Portuguese

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Frequently Asked Questions

How to say "to be able to, can" in Brazilian Portuguese?

You can use the word "poder" which translates to "to be able to, can".

How to pronounce "poder" (to be able to, can) in Brazilian Portuguese?

The word "poder" is pronounced as "po-der".

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