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Study Resource: Expressions with ‘estar com’ or ‘ter’

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:

While ter(have) + noun expresses a permanent or long-term situation, estar com(be with) is used to express a temporary condition. Check out our post to learn more about the use of the verb ter in Brazilian Portuguese!

Ter	Estar com	English
ter ciúmes	estar com ciúmes	to be jealous
ter dor de cabeça	estar com dor de cabeça	to have a headache
ter dor nas costas	estar com dor nas costas	to have back pain
ter febre	estar com febre	to have a fever
ter fome	estar com fome	to be hungry
ter medo	estar com medo	to be scared
ter pressa	estar com pressa	to be in a hurry
ter saudade	estar com saudade	to miss something or someone
ter sede	estar com sede	to be thirsty
ter sono	estar com sono	to be sleepy
ter vergonha	estar com vergonha	to be ashamed
ter frio	estar com frio	to be cold
ter calor	estar com calor	to be hot
ter raiva	estar com raiva	to be angry
ter problemas	estar com problemas	to be in trouble
ter inveja	estar com inveja	to be jealous
ter vontade de	estar com vontade de	to feel like
ter sorte/azar	estar com sorte/azar	to be lucky/unlucky

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