Portuguese · Real conversations
Meeting people: Portuguese conversation practice
Start a friendly exchange and find a connection. Read the exchange, reveal the translations when you need them, then try your part before looking at the sample answers.
A1 · Read and rehearse
Your role: A guest meeting someone at a small social gathering.
Goal: Start a friendly exchange and find a connection.
Read the conversation
Partner
Olá, estou visitando aqui e venho de outra cidade.
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Hello, I'm visiting from another town.
You
O que te trouxe aqui?
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What brings you here?
Partner
A Anna me convidou. Ela é uma velha amiga.
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Anna invited me. She's an old friend.
You
Como você conhece a Anna?
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How do you know Anna?
Partner
Nos conhecemos na faculdade. Ainda estou me situando por aqui.
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We met at university. I'm still finding my way around.
You
É a sua primeira vez aqui?
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Is this your first time here?
Partner
Sim, é a minha primeira visita. A Anna disse que conhece você.
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Yes, it's my first visit. Anna said she knows you.
You
Já ouvi falar muito de você.
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I've heard a lot about you.
Partner
Que bom! Você também me parece familiar.
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That's nice! You look familiar, too.
You
A gente já se conheceu antes?
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Have we met before?
Try your part first
Partner says: Hello, I'm visiting from another town. Your goal: What brings you here?
Reveal a sample reply
O que te trouxe aqui?
What brings you here?
Partner says: Anna invited me. She's an old friend. Your goal: How do you know Anna?
Reveal a sample reply
Como você conhece a Anna?
How do you know Anna?
Partner says: We met at university. I'm still finding my way around. Your goal: Is this your first time here?
Reveal a sample reply
É a sua primeira vez aqui?
Is this your first time here?
Partner says: Yes, it's my first visit. Anna said she knows you. Your goal: I've heard a lot about you.
Reveal a sample reply
Já ouvi falar muito de você.
I've heard a lot about you.
Partner says: That's nice! You look familiar, too. Your goal: Have we met before?
Reveal a sample reply
A gente já se conheceu antes?
Have we met before?
Make it your own
- Change where you met.
- Mention a different mutual friend.
- Discover you have met before.
Keep the useful expression and change the detail. There can be several appropriate answers; the revealed replies are examples to learn from.
This rehearsal in other languages
A note on speaking Portuguese
These guides use Brazilian Portuguese. Você is a common everyday address; senhor or senhora may fit a more formal interaction. Eu gostaria and poderia can soften requests without making them complicated.
Keep the accents and nasal spellings, such as não and conexão. Portuguese in Portugal may use different everyday vocabulary or pronouns. The examples aim for broadly understandable Brazilian wording.
