Contar

Question 1

Vou contar até dez

Answer 1

I’ll count to ten

Question 2

Contar

Answer 2

So whether you’re counting, telling, or realizing, your brain is always doing something with what it knows. That’s why the same word works for all these different things - they’re all your brain being active and working!

is like your brain’s way of working with ideas and information, not just sitting there doing nothing.

Question 3

Contar (count)

Answer 3

When you count toys (1, 2, 3…), your brain is organizing numbers.

Question 4

Contar (tell)

Answer 4

When you tell a story, your brain is organizing what happened.

Question 5

Contar (realize)

Answer 5

When you realize something (dar conta), your brain suddenly understands - like “Oh! Now I get it!”

Question 6

Contar (count on)

Answer 6

When you count on someone, your brain thinks “I can trust this person.”