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"to travel" in Portuguese: viajar

viajar

Say it: vee-ah-ZHAHR / vee-AH-zhoo / vee-AH-zhahverb/via.ˈʒaʁ/

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.
I travel to the Northeast in July.
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How to pronounce viajar

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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

PortugueseEnglish
viajarto travel

Dictionary form.

eu viajoI travel

First person.

você viajayou travel

Questions and habits.

viajamoswe travel

Inclusive we.

a viagemthe trip

Related noun — not this headword alone.

How to use viajar in real life

  1. 1Plans

    Eu viajo para o Nordeste em julho.

    I travel to the Northeast in July.

    Eu viajo.

  2. 2Work

    Você viaja a trabalho com frequência?

    Do you travel for work often?

    Você viaja.

  3. 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.

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Planning a holiday

  1. ChatPal

    Você viaja em setembro?

    Are you traveling in September?

  2. You

    Viajo. Quero viajar com pouco estresse.

    I am. I want to travel with little stress.

  3. ChatPal

    Então viajamos de manhã cedo.

    Then we travel early in the morning.

  4. 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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