"Eu vou ganhar um relógio."

Translation: I am going to get a watch.

[IanPayne1]

I thought it should be 'I'm going to win a watch.'
(As perhaps in a competition)

[aljaffe]

So the meaning here is closer to "I'm going to receive a watch"?

[Paulenrique]

Yes. He's gonna have a watch as a gift.

[Ikamjh]

So if you want to say "I'm going to get a watch" what would you say in portuguese. Does "Eu vou ganhar um relogio" work?

[AlfSagen]

Mm...theoretically, I guess so, but the chances are you'll be misinterpreted, I think. What do you really mean by saying it? If you mean you'll go buy a watch, I would have said "vou comprar", and if you mean you'll find a watch in your closet, maybe "vou achar".

Even for the English "I'll get you a taxi", I think I wouldn't have used 'ganhar' although it might work out. I'd probably say "vou procurar" or "vou achar" in this case.

(I'm not native -- others might correct me!)

[Janpot]

yes. "eu vou ganhar um relógio no dia dos namorados" = "I'm going to get a watch on valentine's day"

[GeorgeOkra]

Why not "obter" or "receber" (to get), both of which are offered on a translation app? Surely these would be closer to the actual translation than "ganhar" (to win)...!

[JoeyGiblets]

Why was "I will get a watch" marked as incorrect?

[amy41602]

Shouldnt it be "eu vou pegar um relogio"