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How to Say ‘Did the trip go well?’ in Portuguese

A viagem correu bem?

ah vee-AH-zhem koo-RREH-oo behm

[ah vee-AH-zhem koo-RREH-oo behm]

💬 Usage Tip: correr "to run" is the everyday way to ask how something went: correu bem or correu mal "it went badly". Swap in any event: O exame correu bem? "Did the exam go well?"

Phrase Breakdown

A viagem

ah vee-AH-zhem

The trip

'A' is the feminine article and sounds like a short 'uh'. 'Viagem' sounds like 'vee-a-zhãy', with a nasal ending.

Example

A viagem foi longa.

The trip was long.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

the (feminine singular)

Same article "a" used before a feminine noun; often unstressed in speech.

Example

A estação é ali à direita.

The station is right there on the right.

viagem

[vee-AH-zhem]

trip; journey

Refers to the journey/trip (by tram, train, etc.), e.g., the journey between Porto and Lisbon.

Example

A viagem de comboio entre o Porto e Lisboa é confortável.

The train trip between Porto and Lisbon is comfortable.

correu bem?

koo-RREH-oo behm

went well?

'Correu' is the past tense of 'correr' (literally 'to run'), used here to mean 'went'. The 'rr' is a guttural sound from the throat. 'Bem' is nasal: 'bãy'. Let your voice rise at the end, because it's a question.

Example

O exame correu bem?

Did the exam go well?

Words in this phrase

correu

[koo-RREH-oo]

went (it went)

Past tense of 'correr' (to run); with events it means 'it went'.

Example

O jantar correu muito bem.

The dinner went very well.

bem

[behm]

well

In good health or good condition.

Example

Temos estado bem, obrigado.

We have been well, thank you.

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