I wrote about the verb Pegar before. In one of my posts I showed you five handy expressions with Pegar. On a second article, I discussed a common mistake in using the verb. This post will focus on yet another useful meaning of the verb Pegar.

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• Você pode me pegar no aeroporto?

           = Can you pick me up at the airport?

Pegar = to pick up, to get

Additional examples with the verb Pegar to help you with your Portuguese:

• Eu te pego no trabalho às 6 para ir jantar.

           = I will pick you up at work at 6 to go have dinner.

• Você pegou as roupas na lavanderia?

           = Did you pick up the clothes at the cleaners?

• Desculpem. Estou atrasado. Tive que pegar as crianças na escola.

           = I’m sorry. I am late. I had to pick up the kids at school.

• Preciso sair um pouco mais cedo hoje para pegar um pacote no correio.

           = I need to leave a little early today to pick up a package at the post office.

 

Other Lessons for You:

• If you are wondering about the use of “no” as in “no correio”, visit our video lesson to learn more about prepositions: De São Paulo, Do Brasil – Learn How to Say It Right - with Video
• Check out our video lesson on how to use the verb Precisar and say what you need - with Video
• Learn 5 useful expressions with the verb Pegar - with Video

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