How to Say ‘To see you again’ in Portuguese
Voltar a vê-la
vohl-TAR ah VEH-lah
[vohl-TAR ah VEH-lah]
💬 Usage Tip: voltar a + a verb means doing something again: voltar a ligar "to call again". When vê takes a "her/you" on the end, it becomes la, so ver + a turns into vê-la.
Phrase Breakdown
Voltar
[vohl-TAR]
to come back; to return
Infinitive verb; 'voltar a' + verb means to do something again.
Quero voltar a Lisboa.
I want to go back to Lisbon.
a
[ah]
to
In European Portuguese, this particle is used with an infinitive to show an ongoing action.
Estou a aprender novas estratégias de networking.
I am learning new networking strategies.
vê-la
[VEH-lah]
to see her / you (formal, feminine)
Verb 'ver' with the pronoun 'a' attached, becoming '-la' after the verb.
Gostei muito de vê-la ontem.
I really enjoyed seeing her yesterday.
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