Meeting the in laws again: Family updates and events
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Key Phrases
Como têm estado?
How have you been?
A Maria acabou de ser promovida no trabalho.
Maria just got promoted at work.
O Pedro agora está no futebol.
Pedro is now in football.
Skills You'll Learn
Expressing pride and congratulations
Expressar orgulho e felicitações
Discussing family activities and hobbies
Discutir atividades e passatempos em família
Talking about future events and plans
Falar sobre eventos e planos futuros
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you're catching up with friends or acquaintances in a Portuguese-speaking setting. The conversation revolves around updates on personal and family life, sharing news about promotions, children's activities, and hobbies. There's a warm and friendly atmosphere as you discuss attending an upcoming birthday party, emphasizing the joy of reconnecting with each other.
Olá! Como têm estado? É sempre bom ver-vos novamente.
Hello! How have you been? It's always good to see you again.
Olá Emily , estamos bem, obrigado! E vocês, como estão?
Hello Emily, we are well, thank you! And you, how are you?
Estamos ótimos, obrigado. A Maria acabou de ser promovida no trabalho, estamos muito orgulhosos.
We are great, thank you. Maria just got promoted at work, we are very proud.
Que maravilha! Parabéns à Maria. E como vão as crianças?
That's wonderful! Congratulations to Maria. And how are the kids?
Estão a crescer tão rápido! O Pedro agora está no futebol e a Ana está a aprender piano.
They are growing up so fast! Pedro is now in football and Ana is learning piano.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Olá
oh-LAH
Hello
Como
KOH-moo
How
Têm estado?
TEH-ehm EHS-tah-doo
Have you been?
💬 [ter estado] is a very common way to ask how someone has been, not just how they are right now. You can reuse the pattern with other people: [tens estado?], [tem estado?], [têm estado?].
See breakdown →Como têm estado?
KOH-moo TEH-ehm EHS-tah-doo
How have you been?
💬 [Como têm estado?] uses [ter estado] for "have you been," which sounds natural for checking in after some time. Notice [têm] with a tilde: in European Portuguese, unstressed vowels get reduced hard, so it won't sound like careful textbook pronunciation.
See breakdown →É sempre bom
EH SEHM-pre bohm
It's always good
Ver-vos novamente.
VEHR vus noh-vah-MEN-teh
To see you again.
💬 [ver-vos] means "to see you" when speaking to more than one person. Portuguese often attaches object words to the end with a hyphen: [ver-me], [ver-te], [ver-vos].
See breakdown →É sempre bom ver-vos novamente.
EH SEHM-pre bohm VEHR vus noh-vah-MEN-teh
It's always good to see you again.
💬 [ver-vos] is "see you" to more than one person, with the object attached to the verb. That ending pattern is reusable: [ouvir-vos] "hear you," [encontrar-vos] "meet/find you."
See breakdown →Estamos bem,
eh-STAH-moosh behm
We are well,
Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo
Thank you!
💬 After saying how you are, [obrigado] means "thanks," not "obliged." Men usually say [obrigado]; women usually say [obrigada].
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