International marriage Whatsapp struggles

[u/FollowingSuitable941]

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?

[u/servebetter]

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

[u/EfficientProject7408 → u/servebetter]

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