Usages of beber
Eu gosto de beber água.
I like to drink water.
Você quer beber água agora?
Do you want to drink water now?
Sim, eu quero beber água.
Yes, I want to drink water.
Às vezes eu quero beber água quente.
Sometimes I want to drink hot water.
Talvez vocês queiram beber refrigerante hoje à tarde.
Maybe you (plural) want to drink soda this afternoon.
Eu quero beber leite.
I want to drink milk.
Paulo nunca bebe café depois do jantar.
Paulo never drinks coffee after dinner.
Primeiro eu como pão, depois bebo limonada gelada.
First I eat bread, then I drink cold lemonade.
Vou beber água quente para que minha garganta melhore logo.
I’m going to drink hot water so that my throat gets better soon.
Depois de alongar, a instrutora me disse para respirar bem e beber água.
After stretching, the instructor told me to breathe well and drink water.
Minha garganta dói, então vou beber água quente agora.
My throat hurts, so I’m going to drink hot water now.
A enfermeira pediu para eu beber água agora.
The nurse asked me to drink water now.
Eu prefiro beber água em um copo, mas ela prefere café em uma xícara.
I prefer to drink water in a glass, but she prefers coffee in a cup.
No café da manhã, ela não usa nem xícara nem copo grande; prefere beber água da garrafa.
At breakfast, she uses neither a cup nor a large glass; she prefers to drink water from the bottle.
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