Portuguese · Everyday Verbs

"to bring" in Portuguese: trazer

trazer

trah-ZEHRverb/tɾa.ˈzeʁ/

To bring in Portuguese is trazer. Say Eu trago o carregador and Ontem trouxe vinho. Irregular present: eu trago; past often trouxe.

Potluck

Eu trago a salada e você traz o pão.

I’ll bring the salad and you bring the bread.

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trah-ZEHR

/tɾa.ˈzeʁ/

trah-ZEHR

"to bring" in Portuguese: quick reference

Portuguese	English	When to use
trazer	to bring Dictionary form.	Dictionary form.
eu trago	I bring Present.	Present.
trouxe	I/he/she brought Past.	Past.
traz	he/she brings / bring (você) Present / request.	Present / request.
pode trazer	can you bring Polite ask.	Polite ask.

How to use trazer in real life

1Potluck
Eu trago a salada e você traz o pão.
I’ll bring the salad and you bring the bread.
Trago / traz.
2Office
Trouxe os crachás novos na mochila.
I brought the new badges in my backpack.
Past trouxe.
3Restaurant service
Pode trazer mais um guardanapo, por favor?
Can you bring one more napkin, please?
Service request.

Mistakes English speakers make with trazer

Incorrect: Eu trazer a bebida.

Correct: Eu trago a bebida. / Vou trazer a bebida.

Conjugate: eu trago.

Incorrect: Eu trazi o bolo.

Correct: Eu trouxe o bolo.

Past is trouxe, not trazi.

Good to know

Trazer is bring toward the speaker’s place or the shared scene; levar is take somewhere else. Servers hear Pode trazer…? all night. Remember eu trago and trouxe — the irregular forms matter.