Meeting the in laws again: Presenting simple gifts
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Key Phrases
Que bom voltar a vê-los.
It's so good to see you all again.
Trouxe uns presentes simples.
I brought a few simple gifts.
Sente-te em casa.
Make yourself at home.
Skills You'll Learn
Greeting people warmly and expressing happiness at seeing them again.
Cumprimentar alguém com carinho e mostrar alegria por voltar a vê-lo.
Offering gifts politely and explaining what you brought.
Oferecer presentes com educação e explicar o que trouxeste.
Responding with gratitude and making someone feel welcome.
Responder com gratidão e fazer alguém sentir-se bem-vindo.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are visiting Portuguese friends again, bringing a few small gifts from your hometown and exchanging warm, polite words at the door before settling in for dinner.
Olá, que bom voltar a vê-los.
Hello, it's so good to see you all again.
Também gostámos muito da tua visita.
We also really enjoyed your visit.
Trouxe uns presentes simples para vocês.
I brought you a few simple gifts.
Oh, não era preciso, que simpático.
Oh, you didn’t need to, how kind.
É só um chá e uns biscoitos da minha cidade.
It's just some tea and biscuits from my hometown.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Olá
oh-LAH
Hello
Que bom
kuh bohng
How nice
💬 [Que bom] is a very common reaction meaning something like "how nice" or "that's great," often before an infinitive: [Que bom ver-te.] or [Que bom estar aqui.]
See breakdown →Voltar a ver-vos
vohl-TAR ah vair-vohsh
To see you again
💬 European Portuguese often attaches object words to the end of the verb with a hyphen: [ver-vos] = "see you all." In the full sentence, [ver] changes to [vê-] before [los], giving [vê-los].
See breakdown →Que bom voltar a vê-los.
kuh bohng vohl-TAR ah VEH-loosh
It's so good to see you all again.
💬 In [vê-los], the [a] from [voltar a ver] disappears when [ver] joins [os], and [ver] shifts to [vê-]. You'll see this kind of reshaping with attached object words quite a lot in Portuguese.
See breakdown →Também gostámos muito
tahm-BAYNG goosh-TAH-moosh MWEE-too
We also really enjoyed
Da tua visita
dah TOO-ah vee-ZEE-tah
Your visit
💬 [Da] is a contraction of [de] + [a]. You'll see the same pattern in [do] = [de] + [o].
See breakdown →Também gostámos muito da tua visita.
tahm-BAYNG goosh-TAH-moosh MWEE-too dah TOO-ah vee-ZEE-tah
We also really enjoyed your visit.
💬 [Da] is [de] + [a], so [da tua visita] literally works like "of your visit." Portuguese uses this pattern where English often just uses a direct noun phrase.
See breakdown →Trouxe
TROH-sheh
I brought
💬 [Trouxe] means "I brought," from the verb [trazer]. It doesn't look much like the basic form, so it's worth learning as a chunk, like [fiz] from [fazer].
See breakdown →Uns presentes simples
oonsh preh-zehng-tesh SEEM-plesh
Some simple gifts
💬 [Uns] here means "some" or "a few," not a precise number. You can swap it easily: [uns chocolates], [uns livros].
🇵🇹 For a second visit with in-laws in Portugal, small edible gifts like tea, biscuits, or something from your hometown feel natural and thoughtful. Keep it modest; expensive gifts can feel a bit too much.
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