Meeting the in laws again: Family updates and events
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Key Phrases
Qué gusto verlos otra vez.
It's so nice to see you again.
¿Cómo han estado?
How have you all been?
Ya eres parte de la familia.
You're already part of the family.
Skills You'll Learn
Greeting family warmly and expressing happiness at seeing them again.
Saludar a la familia con cariño y expresar alegría por volver a verla.
Asking about relatives' well-being and giving updates about health.
Preguntar por el bienestar de los familiares y dar noticias sobre la salud.
Talking about recent family gatherings and offering help for next time.
Hablar de reuniones familiares recientes y ofrecer ayuda para la próxima vez.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are visiting your partner’s family again, warmly catching up about how everyone has been, asking about grandma’s health, and talking about a recent family birthday meal.
Qué gusto verlos otra vez. ¿Cómo han estado?
It's so nice to see you again. How have you been?
Muy bien, hijo. La casa ha estado tranquila.
Very well, son. The house has been peaceful.
Me da gusto. ¿Y cómo sigue la abuela?
I'm glad to hear that. And how is grandmother doing?
Sigue mejor. Ya camina un poco más cada día.
She's getting better. She walks a little more each day now.
Qué buena noticia. ¿Hubo alguna reunión familiar reciente?
That's wonderful news. Was there any recent family gathering?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Qué gusto
keh GOOS-toh
What a pleasure
🇲🇽 In Mexico, [Qué gusto] is a very natural warm greeting with family or in-laws; it lands friendlier than a literal English-style [What a pleasure].
See breakdown →Verlos
behr-lohs
To see you all
💬 The [los] at the end means [them] or [you all], attached to the verb: [verlos] = [ver] + [los]. You can swap that ending too: [verla], [verlos], [verlas].
See breakdown →Otra vez
OH-trah behs
Again
Qué gusto verlos otra vez.
keh GOOS-toh behr-lohs OH-trah behs
It's so nice to see you again.
💬 [Verlos] packs [to see] plus [you all/them] into one word: [ver] + [los]. Spanish does this a lot with infinitives, like [ayudarlos] or [invitarla].
See breakdown →¿Cómo
KOH-moh
How
Han estado
ahn ehs-TAH-doh
Have you all been
💬 [Han estado] is the pattern for asking how people have been lately, not just right now. You can reuse it with other subjects too: [he estado] for [I have been], [hemos estado] for [we have been].
See breakdown →¿Cómo han estado?
KOH-moh ahn ehs-TAH-doh
How have you been?
💬 To ask how someone has been lately, Spanish often uses [¿Cómo han estado?] rather than a literal [how are you]. For one person, switch it to [¿Cómo ha estado?].
See breakdown →Muy bien.
mooy byen
Very well.
La casa
lah KAH-sah
The house
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