Portuguese · Everyday Verbs
"to travel" in Portuguese: viajar
viajar
To travel in Portuguese is viajar: eu viajo, você viaja, nós viajamos. The noun trip is a viagem — different word.
Plans
Eu viajo para o Nordeste em julho.Speak with an AI partner · 7 days free
How to pronounce viajar
Say it
vee-ah-ZHAHR / vee-AH-zhoo / vee-AH-zhah
/via.ˈʒaʁ/
vee-ah-ZHAHR. Eu viajo is vee-AH-zhoo; você viaja is vee-AH-zhah.
"to travel" in Portuguese: quick reference
| Portuguese | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| viajar | to travel Dictionary form. | Dictionary form. |
| eu viajo | I travel First person. | First person. |
| você viaja | you travel Questions and habits. | Questions and habits. |
| viajamos | we travel Inclusive we. | Inclusive we. |
| a viagem | the trip Related noun — not this headword alone. | Related noun — not this headword alone. |
How to use viajar in real life
- 1Plans
Eu viajo para o Nordeste em julho.
I travel to the Northeast in July.
Eu viajo.
- 2Work
Você viaja a trabalho com frequência?
Do you travel for work often?
Você viaja.
- 3Friends
Viajamos de ônibus para economizar.
We travel by bus to save money.
Viajamos.
Mistakes English speakers make with viajar
Incorrect: Eu viajar amanhã.
Correct: Eu viajo amanhã. / Vou viajar amanhã.
Conjugate or use ir + infinitive.
Incorrect: Minha viagem foi ótima (only) when teaching viajar
Correct: Eu viajei / Eu viajo
Viagem is the noun; this headword needs a viajar form.
Good to know
Viajar is the verb; viagem is the trip. Brazilians say bom viagem casually, though boa viagem is the careful gender match. Work travel is viajar a trabalho.
Try it in a ChatPal conversation
Planning a holiday
ChatPal
Você viaja em setembro?
Are you traveling in September?
You
Viajo. Quero viajar com pouco estresse.
I am. I want to travel with little stress.
ChatPal
Então viajamos de manhã cedo.
Then we travel early in the morning.
You
Combinado. Eu olho as passagens.
Deal. I’ll look at the tickets.
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FAQ
Common questions about "to travel" in Portuguese
Key forms?
Eu viajo, você viaja, viajamos.
Trip (noun)?
A viagem.
Have a good trip?
Boa viagem.
Travel for work?
Viajar a trabalho.
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