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How to say “Have we met before?” in Portuguese
Check whether you recognize someone from an earlier encounter.
A gente já se conheceu antes?
Have we met before?
You can add the place where you think the encounter happened.
Use it in three situations
A familiar face
A gente já se conheceu antes?
Have we met before?
Remembering a class
A gente já se conheceu em uma aula?
Have we met before at a class?
Recognizing someone at an event
A gente já se conheceu neste evento?
Have we met before at this event?
What to watch for
Treat this as a genuine question rather than insisting that the other person remembers you.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine meeting people. Say this in Portuguese: Have we met before at a class?
Reveal a sample reply
A gente já se conheceu em uma aula?
Have we met before at a class?
Build a useful exchange
Start a friendly exchange and find a connection.
This expression 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.
