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Study Resource: Common emotion phrases with ‘ficar’ and ‘ficar com’

By: Fabiana Dametto Oliveira
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These activities are part of our Brazilian Portuguese Grammar series. The skills we are practicing here are covered in our article:

The following common Brazilian Portuguese phrases using ficar and ficar com are used to describe emotions.

Phrase
Example

ficar louco

to go crazy

Você ficou louco? Esse caminho é perigoso!

Are you crazy? This way is dangerous!

ficar irritado

to get irritated

Maria ficou irritada com o atraso da amiga.

Maria was irritated by her friend's delay.

ficar triste

to be sad

Não fique triste!

Don’t be sad!

ficar assustado

to be scared

Nós ficamos assustados com o barulho.

We were scared by the noise.

ficar com receio

to be afraid

Ficamos com receio de pagar isso adiantado.

We are afraid to pay this upfront.

ficar com raiva

to get angry

Fiquei com raiva do meu colega na reunião.

I got angry with my colleague at the meeting.

ficar com ciúmes

to be jealous

Pedrinho ficou com ciúmes do amigo.

Pedrinho got jealous of his friend.

ficar com saudade

to miss

Fico com saudade de você!

I miss you!

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