Meeting the in laws again: Health and well-being
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Key Phrases
Olá, como têm passado desde a última vez?
Hello, how have you been since the last time?
Tenho andado um pouco cansado, mas estou melhor.
I've been a little tired, but I'm better.
A tua saúde vem primeiro.
Your health comes first.
Skills You'll Learn
Greeting someone and asking how they have been
Cumprimentar alguém e perguntar como tem passado
Talking about your recent health and energy
Falar sobre a sua saúde e energia recentemente
Asking about a family member's wellbeing and responding with empathy
Perguntar pelo bem-estar de um familiar e responder com empatia
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are meeting familiar people again after some time apart, asking how everyone has been, talking about your health and daily habits, and kindly checking on someone’s mother in a warm, caring conversation.
Olá, como têm passado desde a última vez?
Hello, how have you been since the last time?
Olá, Emily , temos estado bem, e tu?
Hello, Emily, we've been well, and you?
Tenho andado um pouco cansado, mas estou melhor.
I've been a little tired, but I'm better now.
Isso é importante. Tens descansado o suficiente?
That's important. Have you been resting enough?
Sim, tenho dormido mais e caminhado todos os dias.
Yes, I've been sleeping more and walking every day.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Olá
oh-LAH
Hello
Como têm passado?
KOH-moo tayng pah-SAH-doo
How have you been?
💬 [têm passado] is a very common way to ask how people have been over a period of time, not just right now. You can swap the verb: [Como têm estado?] = "How have you been?" too.
See breakdown →Olá, como têm passado?
oh-LAH KOH-moo tayng pah-SAH-doo
Hello, how have you been?
💬 [têm passado] is a very common way to ask how people have been over a period of time, not just right now. You can swap the verb: [Como têm estado?] = "How have you been?" too.
See breakdown →Desde
DEZH-dih
Since
A última vez
ah OOL-tee-muh vezh
The last time
💬 [última] changes to match [vez], which is feminine: [a última vez]. Same pattern: [o último dia] but [a última semana].
See breakdown →Desde a última vez
DEZH-dih ah OOL-tee-muh vezh
Since the last time
Temos
TEH-moosh
We have
Estado bem
esh-TAH-doo bayng
Been well
💬 [estar bem] is the usual way to say someone is feeling well or doing fine. You can reuse it easily: [estou bem], [estás bem?], [ela está bem].
See breakdown →Temos estado bem.
TEH-moosh esh-TAH-doo bayng
We've been well.
💬 Portuguese often uses [temos estado] for "we've been" when talking about how things have been recently. The same pattern works with other people: [tenho estado bem], [ele tem estado melhor].
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