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Visiting family: useful Portuguese phrases

Thank a host and take part in a family visit.

Start with the essentials

Start with the essential words and expressions below. Next, learn the five specific phrases in the reference table. Finally, read both sides of the exchange and try the linked rehearsal before revealing its sample replies. This collection connects to the broader vocabulary topic.

Family
a família
Family
Mother
a mãe
Mother
Father
o pai
Father
Make yourself at home
fique à vontade
Make yourself at home

Make the conversation more specific

Useful Portuguese expressions for visiting family
What you want to say	Portuguese
Family	a família Family
Mother	a mãe Mother
Father	o pai Father
Make yourself at home	fique à vontade Make yourself at home
Thank you for having me.	Obrigado / obrigada pelo convite. Show English translation Thank you for having me.
Can I help with anything?	Posso ajudar com alguma coisa? Show English translation Can I help with anything?
How is everyone at home?	Como está todo mundo em casa? Show English translation How is everyone at home?
Please give my regards to ...	Mande um abraço para … Show English translation Please give my regards to …
How long have you known each other?	Há quanto tempo vocês se conhecem? Show English translation How long have you known each other?

Read the other side of the exchange

Partner
Bem-vindo / bem-vinda! Entre e fique à vontade.
Welcome! Come in and make yourself at home.
You
Obrigado / obrigada pelo convite.
Thank you for having me.
Partner
É bom ter você aqui. Estou arrumando a mesa.
It's lovely to have you. I'm just setting the table.
You
Posso ajudar com alguma coisa?
Can I help with anything?

Visiting family 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.