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How to Say ‘I've been living in Lisbon for a year’ in Portuguese

Vivo em Lisboa há um ano

VEE-voo ehm leezh-BOH-ah ah oong AH-noo

[VEE-voo ehm leezh-BOH-ah ah oong AH-noo]

💬 Usage Tip: Where English says "I've been living", Portuguese just uses the present: vivo. Same with trabalho aqui há um ano "I've been working here for a year".

Phrase Breakdown

Vivo em Lisboa

VEE-voo ehm leezh-BOH-ah

I live in Lisbon

Portuguese uses the present tense for something still ongoing.

Example

Vivo em Lisboa.

I live in Lisbon.

Words in this phrase

Vivo

[VEE-voo]

I live

First person singular of viver, to live.

Example

Vivo em Lisboa.

I live in Lisbon.

[ehm]

Used to indicate inclusion within space or limits.

Example

Está em casa.

It's in the house.

Lisboa

[leezh-BOH-ah]

Lisbon

The capital city of Portugal.

Example

Vivo em Lisboa.

I live in Lisbon.

há um ano

ah oong AH-noo

for a year

'Há' + time after a present verb means 'for (duration)'.

Example

Estudo há um ano.

I've been studying for a year.

Words in this phrase

há

[ah]

for (time duration)

Used with time to say how long something has lasted.

Example

Moro aqui há dois anos.

I've lived here for two years.

[oong]

one

Used as a pronoun: one (train).

Example

Há um às nove.

There's one at nine.

ano

[AH-noo]

year

Masculine noun for a period of twelve months; also used for age.

Example

Tenho trinta anos.

I am thirty years old.

Guides for Portuguese learners

The Portuguese You Actually Need in Your First Month in PortugalThe European Portuguese phrases for your first weeks in Portugal: paperwork, renting a flat, the bank, the health centre, cafés, trains and your new neighbours.

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