Significado
To view programs or shows on a television set.
Contexto cultural
The 'Novela das Oito' (8 PM Soap Opera) is a cultural phenomenon. Families schedule their dinners around it, and 'ver televisão' at this hour is a shared national experience. RTP (Rádio e Televisão de Portugal) was the sole broadcaster for decades. The 'Telejornal' at 8 PM is the longest-running program and a staple of Portuguese life. In Luanda, watching TV (TPA - Televisão Pública de Angola) is a major source of entertainment, with Brazilian novelas being extremely popular and influencing local slang. Television is often a communal activity in rural areas, where people gather at a neighbor's house or a community center to 'ver televisão'.
Keep it simple
As a beginner, always use 'ver'. It works in every country and every situation.
The 'ão' sound
Make sure to nasalize the end of 'televisão' or it might be hard to understand.
Significado
To view programs or shows on a television set.
Keep it simple
As a beginner, always use 'ver'. It works in every country and every situation.
The 'ão' sound
Make sure to nasalize the end of 'televisão' or it might be hard to understand.
Brazilian 'Assistir'
If you want to sound very educated in Brazil, use 'assistir', but remember it's more complex grammatically.
Ponte a prueba
Conjugate the verb 'ver' in the present tense.
Eu ______ televisão todos os dias.
The first person singular of 'ver' is 'vejo'.
Choose the most natural phrase for a casual conversation.
O que você quer fazer hoje à noite?
'Ver televisão' is the standard idiom for watching shows.
Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verb.
Ana: Vocês ______ televisão agora? Pedro: Não, nós estamos estudando.
'Vocês' requires the third person plural 'veem'.
Match the sentence to the correct context.
Sentence: 'Eu via muita televisão quando era pequeno.'
'Via' is the Imperfeito tense, used for recurring past actions.
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Ayudas visuales
Ver vs. Assistir
Banco de ejercicios
4 ejerciciosEu ______ televisão todos os dias.
The first person singular of 'ver' is 'vejo'.
O que você quer fazer hoje à noite?
'Ver televisão' is the standard idiom for watching shows.
Ana: Vocês ______ televisão agora? Pedro: Não, nós estamos estudando.
'Vocês' requires the third person plural 'veem'.
Sentence: 'Eu via muita televisão quando era pequeno.'
'Via' is the Imperfeito tense, used for recurring past actions.
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Preguntas frecuentes
10 preguntasYes, they mean the same thing. 'Ver' is more common in speech, while 'assistir' is more formal in Brazil.
Yes, 'ver TV' is very common and slightly more informal.
You can say 'ver televisão' (general) or 'ver a televisão' (specific). Both are correct.
In Brazil: 'Estou vendo televisão'. In Portugal: 'Estou a ver televisão'.
It sounds unnatural. It implies you are staring at the plastic box, not the show.
The plural is 'veem' (they see/watch).
Yes, if you are using a TV set, people still say 'ver televisão'.
Since 2009, it is 'veem' without the accent.
It's a cute nickname for the TV, literally 'little screen'.
Say 'Ontem eu vi televisão'.
Frases relacionadas
Ligar a televisão
builds onTo turn on the TV
Mudar de canal
similarTo change the channel
Ver um filme
specialized formTo watch a movie
Desligar a TV
contrastTo turn off the TV
Maratonar uma série
specialized formTo binge-watch a series
