Portuguese · Real conversations
How to say “Am I going the right way?” in Portuguese
Check whether you are heading in the correct direction.
Estou indo pelo caminho certo?
Am I going the right way?
Name the destination when the other person does not know it.
Use it in three situations
Walking to a station
Estou indo pelo caminho certo?
Am I going the right way?
Following directions
Estou indo pelo caminho certo para a estação?
Am I going the right way to the station?
Checking an unfamiliar street
Esta é a direção certa para o museu?
Is this the right direction for the museum?
What to watch for
This is about your route, rather than whether your behavior is morally right.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine local transport. Say this in Portuguese: Am I going the right way to the station?
Reveal a sample reply
Estou indo pelo caminho certo para a estação?
Am I going the right way to the station?
Build a useful exchange
Find the right route and the right stop.
This expression in other languages
A note on speaking Portuguese
These guides use Brazilian Portuguese. Você is a common everyday address; senhor or senhora may fit a more formal interaction. Eu gostaria and poderia can soften requests without making them complicated.
Keep the accents and nasal spellings, such as não and conexão. Portuguese in Portugal may use different everyday vocabulary or pronouns. The examples aim for broadly understandable Brazilian wording.
