Portuguese · Everyday Verbs
"to listen" in Portuguese: escutar
escutar
Note: also: ouvir
To listen in Portuguese is escutar. Say eu escuto and você escuta. Ouvir is closely related and often interchangeable in Brazil.
Podcast habit
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How to pronounce escutar
Say it
es-koo-TAR / es-KOO-too / es-KOO-tah
/es.ku.ˈtaʁ/
es-koo-TAR. Eu escuto is es-KOO-too; você escuta is es-KOO-tah.
"to listen" in Portuguese: quick reference
| Portuguese | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| escutar | to listen Dictionary form. | Dictionary form. |
| eu escuto | I listen First person. | First person. |
| você escuta | you listen Questions and requests. | Questions and requests. |
| escutar música | to listen to music Everyday hobby. | Everyday hobby. |
| Me escuta | Listen to me Attention request. | Attention request. |
How to use escutar in real life
- 1Podcast habit
Eu escuto um podcast no metrô.
I listen to a podcast on the subway.
Escuto + object.
- 2Getting attention
Me escuta um minuto, por favor.
Listen to me for a minute, please.
Me escuta is direct.
- 3Concert memory
Você escuta esse cantor também?
Do you listen to this singer too?
Escuta for você.
Mistakes English speakers make with escutar
Incorrect: Eu escutar rádio.
Correct: Eu escuto rádio.
Conjugate: eu escuto.
Incorrect: Eu escuta o professor.
Correct: Eu escuto o professor.
First person ends in -o.
Good to know
Escutar and ouvir overlap a lot in Brazil. Escutar often feels like paying attention; playlists still use escutar música every day.
Try it in a ChatPal conversation
Sharing a new song
ChatPal
Escuta essa música comigo.
Listen to this song with me.
You
Estou escutando. Quem canta?
I'm listening. Who sings?
ChatPal
Uma banda nova. Você escuta rock?
A new band. Do you listen to rock?
You
Escuto. Manda o link depois.
I do. Send the link later.
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FAQ
Common questions about "to listen" in Portuguese
I listen?
Eu escuto.
Listen!
Escuta! / Me escuta.
Listen to music?
Escutar música.
Vs ouvir?
Both common; meaning overlaps.
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