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Portuguese

contar

English

tell

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Examples of how to use "contar" in Portuguese

Portuguese
Você pode me contar uma história?
English
Can you tell me a story?
Portuguese
Eu conto até dez devagar.
English
I count to ten slowly.
Portuguese
Ela contou a história ontem.
English
She told the story yesterday.
Portuguese
Quando eu era criança, contava estrelas.
English
When I was a child, I would count stars.
Portuguese
Amanhã contaremos os votos.
English
Tomorrow we'll count the votes.
Portuguese
Se eu contasse, você acreditaria?
English
If I told you, would you believe me?

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Você pode me contar uma história?

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