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need

"need" is an English word from A1 (verb), number 107 by frequency. In Spanish: necesitar. In Portuguese: precisar. In Chinese: 需要 (xūyào).

Meaning (Spanish)

necesitar

Meaning (Portuguese)

precisar

Meaning (Chinese)

需要 (xūyào)

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• I need you.
  Spanish: Te necesito.
  Portuguese: Eu preciso de você.
  Chinese: 我需要你。
  Tatoeba: CK / lukaszpp / alexmarcelo / fucongcong
• You need this.
  Spanish: Lo necesita.
  Portuguese: Você precisa disso.
  Tatoeba: blay_paul / drnm2 / brauliobezerra
• We need this.
  Spanish: Lo necesitamos.
  Portuguese: Nós precisamos disto.
  Tatoeba: CK / don_ramon / bill

Learned together

In the course, "need" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• say decir
• make hacer / construir
• should deber / deber de
• mean querer decir
• give dar
• am soy / estoy
• thank agradecer
• find encontrar
• must deber / deber de

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