Portuguese · Everyday Verbs
"to look / to watch" in Portuguese: olhar
olhar
Note: to watch: assistir (a)
To look in Portuguese is olhar. Say eu olho and você olha. Olhar para means to look at. For watching TV, Brazilians usually say assistir.
Street warning
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How to pronounce olhar
Say it
ol-YAR / OL-yoo / OL-yah
/o.ˈʎaʁ/
ol-YAR. Eu olho is OL-yoo; você olha is OL-yah.
"to look / to watch" in Portuguese: quick reference
| Portuguese | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| olhar | to look Dictionary form. | Dictionary form. |
| eu olho | I look First person. | First person. |
| você olha | you look Questions and instructions. | Questions and instructions. |
| olhar para | to look at Direction of gaze. | Direction of gaze. |
| Olha! | Look! Attention grabber. | Attention grabber. |
How to use olhar in real life
- 1Street warning
Olha o carro! Espera para atravessar.
Look out for the car! Wait to cross.
Olha! is a sharp alert.
- 2Showing a photo
Olha essa foto do pôr do sol.
Look at this sunset photo.
Olha + noun is casual.
- 3Asking attention
Você olha para mim um segundo?
Will you look at me for a second?
Olhar para for look at.
Mistakes English speakers make with olhar
Incorrect: Eu olhar o mapa.
Correct: Eu olho o mapa.
Conjugate: eu olho.
Incorrect: Vou olhar TV.
Correct: Vou assistir TV. / assistir à TV.
Watching media is usually assistir, not olhar.
Good to know
Olha! is everywhere in Brazilian speech—warnings, gossip, and soft disagreement (Olha, eu acho que…). Assistir covers watching shows; olhar is the eyes.
Try it in a ChatPal conversation
Finding a street on a map
ChatPal
Olha aqui no mapa. A rua é essa.
Look here on the map. The street is this one.
You
Eu olho… Ah, achei a praça.
I'm looking… Ah, I found the square.
ChatPal
Agora olha para a esquerda no semáforo.
Now look left at the traffic light.
You
Ok. Eu olho e você guia.
Okay. I'll look and you guide.
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FAQ
Common questions about "to look / to watch" in Portuguese
I look?
Eu olho.
Look!
Olha!
Look at?
Olhar para…
Watch TV?
Assistir (à) TV, not olhar.
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