This is the 10350th most frequent Portuguese word.
estávamos
"Estávamos" means "we were" in English.
The word 'estávamos' is the first-person plural imperfect form of the verb 'estar', indicating a past continuous state of being happy.
Estávamos felizes com a notícia.
We were happy with the news.
Here, 'estávamos' represents an ongoing action in the past that coincided with another action ('you called').
Quando você ligou, estávamos terminando o almoço.
When you called, we were finishing lunch.
In this case, 'estávamos' describes a past state of feeling uncertain before a specific event ('the course').