How do you say "How have you been?" in Portuguese?

"How have you been?" in Portuguese is "Como têm passado?". This phrase is commonly used in Portugal.

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How to Say ‘How have you been?’ in Portuguese

Q: What does "Como têm passado?" mean in English?

"Como têm passado?" means "How have you been?" in English. Usage tip: [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.

Como têm passado?

KOH-moo tayng pah-SAH-doo

[KOH-moo tayng pah-SAH-doo]

💬 Usage Tip: [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.

Phrase Breakdown

Como

[KOH-moo]

how

Used to ask about the way someone is or how things have been going.

Example

Perguntei como têm passado desde a última visita.

I asked how they have been since the last visit.

têm

[tayng]

have

Plural form of the verb meaning 'have'; here it helps form a question about how people have been.

Example

Espero que vocês têm passado dias tranquilos.

I hope you have been having peaceful days.

passado

[pah-SAH-doo]

spent / been passing

Past participle of passar; in this expression it means how time has been going for someone, like 'been doing'.

Example

Eles têm passado mais tempo em casa.

They have been spending more time at home.

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