How to Say ‘We'll be expecting you on Saturday.’ in Portuguese
Ficamos à vossa espera no sábado.
fee-KAH-moosh ah VAW-sah esh-PEH-rah noo SAH-buh-doo
[fee-KAH-moosh ah VAW-sah esh-PEH-rah noo SAH-buh-doo]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: [Ficamos à vossa espera] is something staff say to guests, not usually the other way round. [Vossa] is a warm plural "your," used when speaking to more than one person or a group.
Phrase Breakdown
Ficamos
[fee-KAH-moosh]
we will be waiting
A polite expression meaning that the speaker or business will be expecting you.
No restaurante, ficamos à vossa espera no sábado para a celebração.
At the restaurant, we will be waiting for you on Saturday for the celebration.
À vossa espera
ah VAW-sah esh-PEH-rah
waiting for you
Set expression meaning to expect or await someone’s arrival; vossa is formal/plural 'your'.
Estamos à vossa espera.
We are waiting for you.
Words in this phrase
à
[ah]
at the
A contraction often used in fixed expressions like 'à espera' meaning 'waiting for'.
Para o vosso aniversário, ficamos à vossa espera no sábado.
For your birthday, we will be waiting for you on Saturday.
vossa
[VAW-sah]
your
A polite plural or formal possessive meaning 'your', used when addressing more than one person or in formal service language.
Ficamos à vossa espera no sábado com uma mesa especial para a vossa festa.
We will be waiting for you on Saturday with a special table for your party.
espera
[esh-PEH-rah]
waiting
Used in the expression 'à espera', meaning 'waiting' or 'expecting someone'.
A equipa fica em espera e ficamos à vossa espera no sábado à noite.
The team stays ready and we will be waiting for you on Saturday night.
No sábado
noo SAH-buh-doo
on Saturday
Uses no before days of the week to indicate when something happens.
Vemo-nos no sábado.
See you on Saturday.
Words in this phrase
no
[noo]
on the
A contraction of 'em' + 'o', here used with days in the expression 'no sábado' meaning 'on Saturday'.
Confirmámos a reserva e ficamos à vossa espera no sábado.
We confirmed the reservation and we will be waiting for you on Saturday.
sábado
[SAH-buh-doo]
Saturday
The day of the week Saturday, often used when confirming a reservation date.
Se a reserva for para sábado, ficamos à vossa espera no sábado.
If the reservation is for Saturday, we will be waiting for you on Saturday.
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