andar
Portuguese, noun/ɐ̃ˈda(ʁ)/
andar is spelled A-N-D-A-R (5 letters) and appears 83 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,168th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Andar is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “floor, storey (level of a building)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “piso de um edifício sobre o qual pode-se andar”.
What does andar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to walk (to move on one’s feet)
Estive andando o dia todo, procurando por você.
- 2
to walk (to travel through a given path)
Já andei essa estrada mil vezes.
- 3
to ride; to take; to travel by (to use a given mode of transportation)
Ela está andando de ônibus para economizar tempo.
- 4
to habitually or continuously be in the given state
Bons amigos sempre andam juntos.
- 5
to have been (to habitually or continuously do something)
Ele anda tentando consertar aquele carro.
- 6
to be around; to be to (to visit or be within a given area)
Eu já andei pela França e Itália.
- 7
to hurry up (to do something more quickly)
Anda!
- 8
to proceed; to pass; to go on (to continue in action)
Os meses andam e eu continuo nesta situação.
noun
- 1
masculinefloor, storey (level of a building)
- 2
Portugalmasculineapartment, flat
- 3
masculinegait, walk (manner of walking)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. piso de um edifício sobre o qual pode-se andar 2. maneira de andar, de caminhar
verb: 1. locomover-se com as pernas, dando passos; caminhar 2. ter estado (locução verbal): usa-se, antes de adjetivo, para indicar ação ou estado recente e constante 3. transportar-se como condutor ou ser transportado como passageiro em veículo automotivo 4. ser proprietário de veículo automotor
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of andar
- ando first-person present singular
- andei first-person preterite singular
- andado participle past
- andares infinitive second-person singular
- andarmos first-person infinitive plural
- andardes infinitive plural second-person
- andarem infinitive plural third-person
- andando gerund
- andados masculine participle past
- andada feminine participle past
- andadas feminine participle past
- andas indicative present second-person
- anda indicative present singular
- andamos first-person indicative plural
- andais indicative plural present
- andam indicative plural present
- andava first-person imperfect indicative
- andavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce andar?
- Brazil /ɐ̃ˈda(ʁ)/
- Brazil [ɐ̃ˈda(h)]
- /ɐ̃ˈda(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to andar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is andar in Portuguese?
andar appears 83 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).