"Meninos bebem água."

Translation: Boys drink water.

[shiningstar2050]

When do you use bebem or bebemos

[Bruno_Leira]

Eles bebem ( they drink)
Nós bebemos (we drink)

[PhellippeS]

They drink - eles/elas (bebem)

We drink - nós (bebemos)

[lgriffith89]

the boys drink water?

[Paulenrique]

"the boys" = OS meninos

[Harigirl]

It's the "m", "n", "ng" sounds I have a problem with. When there is an "m" in the middle or end of a word it usually sounds like "n" or "ng" to me. But it's hard to be sure.

[Melissalynne77]

Why not "The children drink water"

[Paulenrique]

= as crianças bebem água

[Ivanac27]

Is meninos always boys and meninas always girls or can the masculine be used to mean the gender-neutral "children" or "kids" like in Spanish?