assisto TV

watch TV

→ assistir

phrase Rare #35,304

watch TV A colloquial Brazilian Portuguese form; in more formal or prescriptive usage, assistir à TV is used. The verb assistir means “to watch” in this context, not “to assist.”

PO: Eu assisto TV depois do jantar.

EN: I watch TV after dinner.

Eu assisto TV quase toda noite.

I watch TV almost every night.

Eu às vezes assisto TV.

I sometimes watch TV.

Geralmente assisto TV à noite.

I usually watch TV at night.

Eu não assisto TV tanto quanto Tom e Mary.

I don't watch TV as much as Tom and Mary do.

Eu não assisto TV tanto quanto eu costumava quando era criança.

I don’t watch TV as much as I used to when I was a child.

Não assisto TV muito.

I don't watch much TV.