Portuguese · Everyday Verbs
"to do / to make" in Portuguese: fazer
fazer
To do or to make in Portuguese is fazer. Key forms are eu faço, você faz, nós fazemos. Brazilians use fazer for chores, plans, and set phrases like fazer favor.
How to pronounce fazer: audio and sound guideWeekend chores
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How to pronounce fazer
Say it
fah-ZEHR / FAH-soo / fahz
/fa.ˈzeʁ/
fah-ZEHR. Eu faço is FAH-soo; você faz is fahz.
"to do / to make" in Portuguese: quick reference
| Portuguese | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| fazer | to do / to make Dictionary form. | Dictionary form. |
| eu faço | I do / I make Irregular first person. | Irregular first person. |
| você faz | you do / you make Default Brazilian you form. | Default Brazilian you form. |
| fazer compras | to go shopping Common chore phrase. | Common chore phrase. |
| o que você faz? | what do you do? Job or current activity. | Job or current activity. |
How to use fazer in real life
- 1Weekend chores
Hoje eu faço a comida e você lava a louça.
Today I cook and you wash the dishes.
Faço is the eu form of fazer.
- 2Asking about work
O que você faz na empresa nova?
What do you do at the new company?
O que você faz asks about someone's role.
- 3Making plans
Vamos fazer um bolo para a festa?
Shall we make a cake for the party?
Fazer keeps the infinitive after vamos.
Mistakes English speakers make with fazer
Incorrect: Eu fazer o dever agora.
Correct: Eu faço o dever agora.
Conjugate: eu faço, not eu fazer as the main verb.
Incorrect: Eu faco sem ç.
Correct: Eu faço.
Faço needs the cedilla ç before o.
Good to know
Good to knowFazer is a Swiss-army verb in Brazil: fazer academia, fazer uma viagem, fazer aniversário. Learning faço and faz early unlocks chores, jobs, and small talk about what people are up to.
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Dividing party prep
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Você faz a lista de convidados?
Will you make the guest list?
You
Faço sim. Você faz os salgados?
I will. Will you make the savory snacks?
ChatPal
Combinado. Depois nós fazemos a decoração juntos.
Deal. Later we do the decoration together.
You
Perfeito. Assim a gente faz tudo sem correria.
Perfect. That way we get everything done without rushing.
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FAQ
Common questions about "to do / to make" in Portuguese
Does fazer mean do or make?
Both. Context decides: fazer o dever (do homework), fazer um bolo (make a cake).
What is the eu form?
Eu faço, with ç. It does not look like fazer.
How do I say what are you doing?
O que você está fazendo? or simply O que você faz?
Is fazer irregular?
Yes. Memorise faço, faz, fazemos, fazem as a set.
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