Giving a date compliments: Telling them you enjoy their company
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Key Phrases
Gosto muito de estar contigo.
I really like being with you.
Contigo o tempo passa depressa.
With you, time flies.
Queres sair outra vez no sábado?
Do you want to go out again on Saturday?
Skills You'll Learn
Expressing affection and positive feelings about someone
Expressar afeto e sentimentos positivos sobre alguém
Using the preposition 'with you' in everyday sentences
Usar a preposição 'contigo' em frases do dia a dia
Making invitations and arranging plans in Portuguese
Fazer convites e combinar planos em português
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you're meeting someone you're dating at a café in Lisbon. You arrive a little late and want to tell them you enjoy their company and ask them out again.
Olá! Desculpa o atraso.
Hi! Sorry I'm late.
Não faz mal. Acabei de chegar.
No problem. I just got here.
Gosto muito de estar contigo.
I really like being with you.
A sério? Que querido!
Really? That's so sweet!
Sim. Contigo o tempo passa depressa.
Yes. With you, time flies.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Desculpa o atraso.
desh-KOOL-pah oo ah-TRAH-zoo
Sorry I'm late.
💬 Desculpa is the casual form for someone you'd call tu; with a stranger or someone older you'd say Desculpe. Swap the ending: Desculpa o atraso to a date, Desculpe o atraso to a client.
See breakdown →Não faz mal.
NOWN fahz mahl
No problem.
💬 Literally "it doesn't do harm", this is the standard way to brush off an apology. It's a fixed reply, so learn it as one unit.
See breakdown →Acabei de chegar.
a-ka-BAY deh sheh-GAR
I just got here.
💬 acabar de plus an action means you've only just done it. Swap the action: acabei de jantar "I've just had dinner".
See breakdown →Gosto muito
GOH-shtoo MOO-ee-too
I really like it
💬 gostar always needs de before the thing you like, so "I like your dress" is Gosto do teu vestido. Same with places: Gosto de Lisboa.
See breakdown →Contigo
kohn-TEE-goo
With you
💬 com and ti fuse into one word, contigo; you never say com ti. Same with "me": comigo "with me".
See breakdown →Estar contigo
eh-stahr kohn-TEE-goo
Being with you
Gosto muito de estar contigo.
GOH-shtoo MOO-ee-too deh eh-stahr kohn-TEE-goo
I really like being with you.
💬 gostar always needs de before the thing you like: gosto de café "I like coffee". Leaving out de is a very common learner slip.
See breakdown →A sério?
ah SEH-ryoo
Really?
🇵🇹 A common modest reaction to a compliment in Portugal. People often deflect a little before saying thanks.
See breakdown →Que querido!
keh keh-REE-doo
That's so sweet!
💬 The ending follows the person you're talking about: que querida! to a woman, que querido! to a man.
🇵🇹 A warm, everyday reaction when someone says something kind. On a date it lands as affectionate without being over the top.
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