Portuguese Phrase
Quais metas pessoais você tem?
Meaning
The sentence asks someone to list the personal goals they are working toward. It is a direct, yet polite, way to inquire about ambitions, whether they are career‑related, health‑related, or personal development goals.
When to use
Use this question in a conversation about self‑improvement, coaching sessions, job interviews, or casual chats where you want to know what the other person is aiming for in life.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Quaismetaspessoaisvocêtem?
Quais (interrogative adjective)
Used to ask about plural nouns; it agrees in gender and number with the noun that follows.
metas (feminine plural noun)
Means “goals” or “targets”. Plural form ends in -s and takes the feminine article/adjective.
pessoais (adjective)
Adjective meaning “personal”. It must match the noun in gender (feminine) and number (plural).
você (subject pronoun)
Second‑person singular pronoun that takes third‑person verb forms.
tem (verb ter, 3rd person singular)
Present‑tense form of “to have”. With “você” the verb is conjugated as third‑person singular.
🗨In Conversation
Quais metas pessoais você tem?
What personal goals do you have?
Eu quero aprender a tocar violão, correr uma maratona e terminar o mestrado.
I want to learn to play the guitar, run a marathon, and finish my master’s degree.
✕Common Mistakes
Qual metas pessoais você tem?
“Qual” is singular; the noun “metas” is plural, so you must use “quais”.
Quais metas pessoal você tem?
The adjective must agree with the plural noun; use “pessoais”.
Quais metas pessoais tem você?
While grammatically possible, the usual word order in spoken Brazilian Portuguese places the pronoun before the verb.
↔Alternatives
Que objetivos pessoais você tem?
What personal objectives do you have?
Quais são suas metas pessoais?
What are your personal goals?
Quais metas você tem para a sua vida?
What goals do you have for your life?
Cultural Tip
In Brazil, people often discuss personal goals in informal settings, but in a professional context it’s common to frame the question more formally, e.g., “Quais são suas metas profissionais?” When asking a stranger, keep a friendly tone and maybe preface with a brief introduction to show genuine interest.