Planning a trip
Vocabulary
- viagemtrip / journey
- bilheteticket
- reservareservation / booking
- alojamentoaccommodation
- destinodestination
- malasuitcase
- passaportepassport
- vooflight
- partidadeparture
- chegadaarrival
Querer / Precisar de / Pensar em + Infinitive
To express travel plans and needs, Portuguese uses these constructions:
Querer + infinitive — to want to:
- *Eu quero viajar para Portugal.* — I want to travel to Portugal.
Precisar de + infinitive — to need to:
- *Precisamos de reservar o hotel.* — We need to book the hotel.
Pensar em + infinitive — to think about / plan to:
- *Estou a pensar em ir ao Brasil.* — I'm thinking about going to Brazil.
Para vs. A with Destinations
Ir para — going to (longer stay, more permanent):
- *Vou para Lisboa em julho.* — I'm going to Lisbon in July.
Ir a — going to (short visit, return implied):
- *Vou a Lisboa amanhã.* — I'm going to Lisbon tomorrow (and coming back).
Useful Time Expressions
- na próxima semana — next week
- no próximo mês — next month
- daqui a dois dias — in two days
- de … a … — from … to …
Expressions
- Quero reservar um quarto.I want to book a room — Making a hotel reservation
- Quanto custa o bilhete?How much is the ticket? — Asking about prices
- A que horas parte o voo?What time does the flight leave?
- Preciso de um visto?Do I need a visa? — Asking about travel documents
- Vou de férias na próxima semana.I'm going on holiday next week
- Já fizeste as malas?Have you already packed?
Common mistakes
Eu vou a Lisboa em julho.Eu vou para Lisboa em julho.Use ir para for longer stays; ir a implies a short visit with return
Preciso reservar o hotel.Preciso de reservar o hotel.Precisar requires the preposition de before an infinitive
Penso ir ao Brasil.Penso em ir ao Brasil.Pensar requires the preposition em when followed by an infinitive
Quanto custa a bilhete?Quanto custa o bilhete?Bilhete is masculine — use the article o, not a
Vou de férias no próxima semana.Vou de férias na próxima semana.Semana is feminine — use na (em + a), not no (em + o)
Quick quiz
Question 1 of 5
How do you say “arrival” in Portuguese?
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