Meeting the in laws again: Family updates and events
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Key Phrases
Que bom ver-vos outra vez.
It's so good to see you again.
Como têm estado desde a última visita?
How have you been since the last visit?
O jantar está quase pronto.
Dinner is almost ready.
Skills You'll Learn
Greeting family or friends warmly when meeting again.
Cumprimentar familiares ou amigos calorosamente quando se reencontram.
Asking and answering how someone has been recently.
Perguntar e responder sobre como alguém tem estado recentemente.
Talking about family updates and simple home events.
Falar sobre novidades da família e acontecimentos simples em casa.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are arriving at a relative’s home in Portugal and warmly greeting the family, asking how everyone has been since your last visit and hearing happy updates before being invited in for dinner.
Olá, que bom ver-vos outra vez.
Hello, it’s so good to see you again.
Também estamos muito contentes por te ver.
We’re also very happy to see you.
Como têm estado desde a última visita?
How have you been since the last visit?
Temos estado bem, com muito trabalho e alguns almoços de família.
We’ve been well, with a lot of work and a few family lunches.
E a avó, está melhor da perna?
And Grandma, is her leg better?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Olá.
oh-LAH
Hello.
Que bom
kuh bohm
How nice
Ver-vos
vehr-vohsh
To see you all
💬 [ver-vos] is [ver] + [vos], so the little [s] attaches to the end of the verb: the same pattern appears in [dizer-vos] or [levar-vos]. In Portugal this [vos] is a natural way to say "you all" in family-style speech.
See breakdown →Outra vez
OH-truh vezh
Again
Que bom ver-vos outra vez.
kuh bohm vehr-vohsh OH-truh vezh
It's so good to see you again.
Estamos muito contentes
esh-TAH-moosh MWEEN-too kohn-TEN-tesh
We are very happy
Por te ver
pohr tuh vehr
To see you
💬 After [por], Portuguese often uses [te] before the verb: [por te ver], [por te ajudar], [por te encontrar]. It's a very common pattern for "for seeing you / for helping you / for meeting you".
See breakdown →Estamos muito contentes por te ver.
esh-TAH-moosh MWEEN-too kohn-TEN-tesh pohr tuh vehr
We're very happy to see you.
🇵🇹 Using [te] here is informal and warm, which fits family or future in-laws once the relationship is comfortable. With people you'd address more formally, you'd avoid this wording and choose something less direct.
See breakdown →Têm estado
tayng esh-TAH-doo
Have been
💬 [têm estado] is the usual way to ask how people have been over a period of time, not just right now. Swap the ending for one person: [tem estado?] = "have you/he/she been?"
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