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How to Say ‘I've lived here for a year’ in Portuguese

Vivo cá há um ano

VEE-voo kah ah oom AH-noo

[VEE-voo kah ah oom AH-noo]

💬 Usage Tip: Portuguese keeps the present tense here, vivo "I live", where English switches to "I've lived". To say how long, add há: trabalho cá há dois meses "I've worked here for two months".

Phrase Breakdown

Vivo cá

VEE-voo kah

I live here

'Cá' is a very common European Portuguese word for 'here'. Say 'VEE-voo KAH'.

Example

Vivo cá com a minha família.

I live here with my family.

Words in this phrase

Vivo

[VEE-voo]

I live

First person singular of viver, to live.

Example

Vivo em Lisboa.

I live in Lisbon.

cá

[kah]

here

Informal 'here', common in Portugal, often with motion or living.

Example

Anda cá!

Come here!

há um ano

ah oom AH-noo

for a year

With the present tense, 'há' + a time period means 'for' that long. The 'h' is silent.

Example

Estudo português há um ano.

I've been studying Portuguese for a year.

Words in this phrase

há

[ah]

for (time duration)

Used with time to say how long something has lasted.

Example

Moro aqui há dois anos.

I've lived here for two years.

[oom]

a; one

Indefinite article or number used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

No seguimento do evento, foi um prazer e Um gosto falar consigo.

Following the event, it was a pleasure and a delight to speak with you.

ano

[AH-noo]

year

Masculine noun for a period of twelve months; also used for age.

Example

Tenho trinta anos.

I am thirty years old.

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