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To telephone in Portuguese 🇧🇷


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to telephone telefonar
How to say “to telephone” in Portuguese? “Telefonar”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “telefonar” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to telephone in Portuguese like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to Remember:
• Notice the similarity between “phone” in English and “telefone” in Portuguese; adding the –ar ending turns the noun into a verb.
• Think of “telefonar” as the action of making a telephone call, linking the idea of using a “telefone” to the act of “telefonar.”

Explanations:
• “Telefonar” means “to telephone” or “to call” someone.
• It is a regular –ar verb, so its conjugation follows the common patterns of Portuguese verbs ending in –ar.
• In everyday language, “telefonar” can be used interchangeably with “ligar” in many contexts.

Synonyms:
• ligar
• telefonear

Conjugations (Indicative Mood):

Infinitive: telefonar
Gerund: telefonando
Past Participle: telefonado

Present Indicative:
 Eu telefono
 Tu telefonas
 Ele/Ela/Você telefona
 Nós telefonamos
 Vós telefonais
 Eles/Elas/Vocês telefonam

Preterite (Simple Past) Indicative:
 Eu telefonei
 Tu telefonaste
 Ele/Ela/Você telefonou
 Nós telefonamos
 Vós telefonastes
 Eles/Elas/Vocês telefonaram

Imperfect Indicative:
 Eu telefonava
 Tu telefonavas
 Ele/Ela/Você telefonava
 Nós telefonávamos
 Vós telefonáveis
 Eles/Elas/Vocês telefonavam

Future Indicative:
 Eu telefonarei
 Tu telefonarás
 Ele/Ela/Você telefonará
 Nós telefonaremos
 Vós telefonareis
 Eles/Elas/Vocês telefonarão

Examples with Translations:
1. Eu vou telefonar para minha mãe amanhã.
 Translation: I will telephone my mother tomorrow.
2. Ontem, ele telefonou para avisar sobre a reunião.
 Translation: Yesterday, he telephoned to inform about the meeting.
3. Quando era criança, meu avô sempre telefonava para contar histórias.
 Translation: When I was a child, my grandfather always telephoned to tell stories.
4. Nós telefonamos para confirmar a reserva do hotel.
 Translation: We telephoned to confirm the hotel reservation.

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