How to Say ‘We look forward to seeing you.’ in Portuguese
Ficamos à vossa espera.
fee-KAH-moosh ah VOSH-suh esh-PEH-ruh
[fee-KAH-moosh ah VOSH-suh esh-PEH-ruh]
💬 Usage Tip: [Ficar à espera de] is the usual pattern for [to wait for] someone. Here [vossa] shows the plural [you]: a group, not one person.
Phrase Breakdown
Ficamos
[fee-KAH-moosh]
we remain / we stay
From 'ficar'; in this phrase it politely means 'we will be waiting'.
No email de confirmação, aparece Ficamos à vossa espera.
In the confirmation email, 'We look forward to seeing you.' appears.
À vossa espera
ah VOSH-suh esh-PEH-ruh
waiting for you
A polite phrase meaning the person is expected or welcome to come.
Estamos à vossa espera.
We are waiting for you.
Words in this phrase
à
[ah]
at / awaiting
Part of the expression 'à espera', which means 'waiting for'.
A frase Ficamos à vossa espera. é muito usada por restaurantes.
The phrase 'We look forward to seeing you.' is widely used by restaurants.
vossa
[VOSH-suh]
your (plural)
A possessive used in European Portuguese when addressing more than one person.
Se a reserva é para amigos, ouvimos Ficamos à vossa espera.
If the reservation is for friends, we hear 'We look forward to seeing you.'
espera
[esh-PEH-ruh]
wait / expectation
In this fixed expression, it conveys the idea of waiting for someone's arrival.
No fim da conversa, dizem Ficamos à vossa espera.
At the end of the conversation, they say 'We look forward to seeing you.'
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