Swimming in Portuguese

July 12, 2016

Welcome back! Today, we have a very wet Dica for you. Lots of people love the water: if you are drinking or taking a nice bath, water is a very essencial part of us as humans! And, of course, a lot of people enjoy swimming. This is one of the most famous sports in the world! So, that is why we are going to learn about swimming in Portuguese. This will include the equipment and the most popular styles in the sport. Shall we start?

Swimming Vocabulary in Portuguese

Nadar	To swim
Natação	Swimming
A piscina olímpica	The Olympic pool
As raias	The pool lanes
As boias flutuantes	The floating buoys
A plataforma de saída	The starting block
As bandeirolas	The banderoles
O nadador	The swimmer
A nadadora	The swimmer
A sunga	The trunks
O maiô	The swimsuit
Os óculos de natação	The swimming goggles
A touca	The swimming cap

Swimming Styles

O nado livre	Freestyle
O nado de costas	Backstroke
O nado de peito	Breaststroke
O nado borboleta	Butterfly

Excel in Your Pronunciation!

Let’s review the vocabulary about swimming in Portuguese by taking a look at the video below. If needed, remember we have subtitles to help you out!

The Verb Swim in Portuguese

Now we are going to take a full look at the verb nadar! As you for sure have seen before, as you learn Portuguese with us, this is a regular verb that ends with -ar.

Indicative

Present	Past Simple	Imperfect Past
Eu nado	Eu nadei	Eu nadava
Você nada	Você nadou	Você nadava
Ele/Ela nada	Ele/Ela nadou	Ele/Ela nadava
Nós nadamos	Nós nadamos	Nós nadávamos
Vocês nadam	Vocês nadaram	Vocês nadavam
Eles/Elas nadam	Eles nadaram	Eles/Elas nadavam

Past pluperfect simple	Past pluperfect composed
Eu nadara	Eu tinha nadado
Você nadara	Você tinha nadado
Ele/Ela nadara	Ele/Ela tinha nadado
Nós nadáramos	Nós tínhamos nadado
Vocês nadaram	Vocês tinham nadado
Eles/Elas nadaram	Eles/Elas tinham nadado

Simple Future	Immediate Future	Future of the past
Eu nadarei	Eu vou nadar	Eu nadaria
Você nadará	Você vai nadar	Você nadaria
Ele/Ela nadará	Ele/Ela vai nadar	Ele/Ela nadaria
Nós nadaremos	Nós vamos nadar	Nós nadaríamos
Vocês nadarão	Vocês vão nadar	Vocês nadariam
Eles/Elas nadarão	Eles/Elas vão nadar	Eles/Elas nadariam

Imperative

Affirmative	Negative
Nade você	Não nade você
Nade ele/ela	Não nade ele/ela
Nademos nós	Não nademos nós
Nadem vocês	Não nadem vocês
Nadem eles/elas	Não nadem eles/elas

Subjunctive

Present	Imperfect Past	Future
Que eu nade	Se eu nadasse	Quando eu nadar
Que você nade	Se você nadasse	Quando você nadar
Que ele/ela nade	Se ele/ela nadasse	Quando ele/ela nadar
Que nós nademos	Se nós nadássemos	Quando nós nadarmos
Que vocês nadem	Se vocês nadassem	Quando vocês nadarem
Que eles/elas nadem	Se eles/elas nadassem	Quando eles nadarem

Other Tenses

Personal Infinitive	Gerund	Participle
Para nadar eu	Nadando	Nadado
Para nadar você
Para nadar ele/ela
Para nadarmos nós
Para nadarem vocês
Para nadarem eles/elas

So, that was our class about Swimming in Portuguese! Which is your favorite style? With these many beaches in Rio, it’s almost impossible not to swim, isn’t it? Always remember that we are here to show you the best way to learn Portuguese! We hope you guys enjoyed it, and don’t forget to subscribe to our channel.
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