How to Say ‘Keep you company’ in Portuguese
Fazer-te companhia
fuh-ZEHR-tuh kohm-pahn-YEE-uh
[fuh-ZEHR-tuh kohm-pahn-YEE-uh]
💬 Usage Tip: When you attach [te] to the end of a verb, it links with a hyphen: [fazer-te], [conhecer-te], [ouvir-te]. In Portugal this is very common in everyday speech, especially with infinitives and commands.
Phrase Breakdown
Fazer-te
[fuh-ZEHR-tuh]
to keep you company
A verb form with attached pronoun meaning 'to keep you company'; it sounds friendly and slightly flirtatious in social situations.
Se a pessoa estiver sozinha, podes dizer «Fazer-te» companhia de forma simpática.
If the person is alone, you can say “to keep you company” in a friendly way.
companhia
[kohm-pahn-YEE-uh]
company
Literally 'company'; in this context, it means being with someone so they are not alone.
A expressão soa natural num bar: fazer-te «companhia».
The expression sounds natural in a bar: to keep you company.
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