Meeting the in laws again: Presenting simple gifts
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Key Phrases
Como estão?
How are you?
É sempre um prazer
It's always a pleasure
O jantar está pronto
Dinner is ready
Skills You'll Learn
Expressing appreciation
Expressar gratidão
Inquiring about well-being
Perguntar sobre o bem-estar
Offering or acknowledging hospitality
Oferecer ou reconhecer hospitalidade
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are visiting friends in Portugal. You've brought a bottle of Douro wine and some chocolates for their children as small gifts. As you catch up, you express happiness in visiting them, and they invite you to join them for dinner, expressing their appreciation for your thoughtful gifts.
Olá! Como estão? Trouxe um pequeno presente para vocês.
Hello! How are you? I brought you a small gift.
Olá Emily ! Que bom ver-te novamente. Obrigado, isso foi muito gentil da tua parte.
Hello Emily! It's great to see you again. Thank you, that was very kind of you.
Espero que gostem. É um vinho da região do Douro, ouvi dizer que é muito apreciado aqui em Portugal.
I hope you like it. It's a wine from the Douro region, I heard it's very appreciated here in Portugal.
SIM, adoramos vinho do Douro. Fico feliz que tenhas lembrado. Vamos guardar para uma ocasião especial.
Yes, we love Douro wine. I'm glad you remembered. We'll save it for a special occasion.
Também trouxe uns chocolates para as crianças. Espero que seja do gosto delas.
I also brought some chocolates for the kids. I hope they like it.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Olá
oh-lah
Hello
Como estão?
koh-moo es-tawm
How are you?
💬 In Portugal, the [ão] in [estão] is nasal, so it doesn't sound like a plain [ow]. Also, unstressed vowels shrink a lot, so [Como estão?] often sounds closer to (KOH-muh sht-OW?).
See breakdown →Trouxe
troo-seh
I brought
💬 [Trouxe] is the past of [trazer] "to bring", but it doesn't look much like the base form. The same pattern shows up in [trouxe isto] "I brought this" and [trouxe flores] "I brought flowers".
See breakdown →Um pequeno presente.
oom peh-ken-oo prez-en-teh
A small gift.
Obrigado
oh-bree-gah-doo
Thank you
🇵🇹 In Portugal, [obrigado] is what a man says; a woman usually says [obrigada]. You'll hear both, because the speaker's gender changes the ending, not who they're speaking to.
See breakdown →Muito gentil da tua parte.
mwee-toh zhen-cheel dah too-uh par-te
Very kind of you.
💬 [Da] is a contraction of [de] + [a]: [da tua parte] literally "from your part," used for "that's very kind of you." You'll see the same squeeze in [do teu pai] from [de] + [o].
🇵🇹 [Tua] is informal, so this fits warm family contact once you're on [tu] terms. With in-laws you don't know well yet, many people would keep things a bit more neutral at first.
See breakdown →Espero
eh-sper-oh
I hope
Que gostem.
keh goh-stem
You like it.
💬 After [espero], Portuguese often uses [que] + a different verb form: [Espero que gostem.] = "I hope you like it." Reuse the pattern with [Espero que corra bem] "I hope it goes well."
See breakdown →Vinho
veen-yoh
Wine
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