¿Cuál es la diferencia entre “brincar” y “jogar” ?Puedes dar oraciones como ejemplo.

Even though both “brincar” and “jogar” translate to “play” in English, they're usually not interchangeable. In a nutshell, “brincar” refers to engaging in an activity for enjoyment/recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose, while “jogar” refers to taking part in a game or sport.

Now let's dig into the details and different connotations for each of the two verbs.

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1) “Brincar” is mainly used to describe:

• the act of entertaining yourself with children games.
🇧🇷 "Vamos BRINCAR de esconde-esconde?"
🇺🇸 "Let's PLAY hide-n-seek?"

• the act of entertaining yourself with a toy
🇧🇷 "Ela está BRINCANDO com uma boneca da Barbie."
🇺🇸 "She is PLAYING with a Barbie doll."

• the act of saying something in a playful way (fooling around/joking)
🇧🇷 "Eu não sou casada! Eu estava BRINCANDO!"
🇺🇸 "I'm not married! I was JOKING!"

• the act of playing around with something
🇧🇷 "Eu estava BRINCANDO com minha pulseira."
🇺🇸 "I was PLAYING AROUND with my bracelet."

• the act of doing something carelessly
🇧🇷 "Não brinque ao volante!"
🇺🇸 "Don't drive carelessly!"

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2) “Jogar” is mainly used to describe:

• the act of playing a game
🇧🇷 "Vou JOGAR xadrez."
🇺🇸 "I'm going to PLAY chess."

• the act of taking part in a sport
🇧🇷 "Ele está JOGANDO futebol."
🇺🇸 "He's PLAYING soccer."

• the act of gambling
🇧🇷 "Ele JOGOU com todo o seu dinheiro no casino!"
🇺🇸 "He's GAMBLED away all his money at the casino!"

• the act of throwing something
🇧🇷 "Ele JOGOU a bola bem longe!"
🇺🇸 "He THREW the ball far away!"