How to Say ‘How have you been?’ in Portuguese
Como tem andado?
KOH-moo tayng ahn-DAH-doo
[KOH-moo tayng ahn-DAH-doo]
💬 Usage Tip: andar literally means "to walk", but in this phrase it means how someone has been getting on lately. tem andado covers the recent stretch of time up to now.
Phrase Breakdown
Como
[KOH-moo]
How
Asking in what way or manner.
Como posso ajudar?
How can I help?
tem
[tayng]
you have
Form of 'ter' used with the polite 'você'/'o senhor', common when addressing strangers.
Tem uns olhos lindos.
You have beautiful eyes.
andado
[ahn-DAH-doo]
been (doing/going)
Past participle of 'andar'; with 'ter' it means 'have been lately'.
Tenho andado muito ocupado.
I have been very busy lately.
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