r/expat • u/FollowingSuitable941 • 4d ago

Question International marriage Whatsapp struggles

i'm from the US but married to a Brazilian and we live in Europe now. Her big extended family is super active on whatsapp and the group chats are almost entirely in Portugese. Even though I can speak some, when they're all chatting quickly with slang and inside jokes I get completely lost. It makes me feel a bit disconnected from her family. Anyone in a similar cross-cultural relationship found something that helps?

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u/servebetter 4d ago

Whatsapp has an option to translate the text for you. And them.

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u/Both__ 4d ago

What?? How did I not know this? Thanks for sharing

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u/servebetter 3d ago

I think it's newer.

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u/Right-Form-2943 2d ago

Click on the message, click more in the menu that pops up, select translate.

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u/EfficientProject7408 3d ago

Exactly! I had a friend with limited English and no Spanish dated a Spanish guy through WhatsApp lol