Today we’re going to learn a useful expression and see how it’s used in a song, too.<\/p>\n
Quem te viu, que te v\u00ea<\/em> literally translates as he who saw you, sees you. It means that a person has changed a great deal and is no longer how he or she used to be. It could mean a change in a person’s luck or lifestyle (becoming rich, or becoming poor), a change in opinions or attitude (going from one belief system to a different one), or a change in behavior (becoming straight-laced, or behaving badly). In other words, the change could be good or bad, but is a very big change. Translated into English, this expression could be, “My, how things have changed,” or “Oh, how you’ve changed.” It could also be, “Look at you now!”<\/p>\n It can be used with positive or negative connotations, depending on the situation. If the person in question has come into a lot of money and has become snobby, the expression could be used ironically, as a criticism. But if someone who was previously stingy became rich and decided to give part of the money to charity, the expression would be used in a positive way.<\/p>\n Let’s look at two examples. In this one, the person used to be a terrible student who decided to get serious about school. Here, the expression would be used positively.<\/p>\n -Tirei um 10 na prova.<\/em> I got an A on the test. -Quem te viu, quem te<\/em> v\u00ea! <\/em>Well look at you now! In another example, the person used be humble and down to earth, but became famous and became embarrassed about her roots. Here, the expression would have a negative connotation.<\/p>\n -Dizem que ela n\u00e3o passa mais em casa, que tem vergonha.<\/em> They say she doesn’t go home anymore, that she’s embarrassed.\u00a0 -Quem te viu, quem te v\u00ea.<\/em> Oh, how things have changed.<\/p>\n Chico Buarque has a song with the same title as the expression. Listen to the song and read the lyrics to get an idea of how the person described in the song has changed.<\/p>\n
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