Portuguese · Real conversations
How to say “How long have you known each other?” in Portuguese
Ask how long two people have known one another.
Há quanto tempo vocês se conhecem?
How long have you known each other?
The construction describes a relationship that began in the past and continues now.
Use it in three situations
Meeting a couple
Há quanto tempo vocês se conhecem?
How long have you known each other?
Asking about colleagues
Vocês se conhecem há muito tempo?
Have you known each other for a long time?
Discussing an old friendship
Onde vocês se conheceram?
Where did you first meet?
What to watch for
It is different from asking how long they have been in the same room today.
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 visiting family. Say this in Portuguese: Have you known each other for a long time?
Reveal a sample reply
Vocês se conhecem há muito tempo?
Have you known each other for a long time?
Build a useful exchange
Thank a host and take part in a family visit.
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.
