How to Say ‘Are you going to Lisbon?’ in Portuguese
Vais para Lisboa?
vyeesh PAH-rah leez-BOH-ah
[vyeesh PAH-rah leez-BOH-ah]
💬 Usage Tip: In speech, the question is often just intonation: “Vais para Lisboa?”
🇵🇹 In Portugal: In Portugal, people may answer with a short “Vou” or “Sim, vou” without repeating the whole sentence.
Phrase Breakdown
Vais
[vyeesh]
you go / are you going
2nd person singular of "ir" (to go), used in a question to ask someone’s plan.
Vais para Lisboa de elétrico ou de comboio?
Are you going to Lisbon by tram or by train?
para
[PAH-rah]
to / toward
Preposition marking destination; very common in travel questions.
Vais para a estação agora?
Are you going to the station now?
Lisboa
[leez-BOH-ah]
Lisbon
Place name used after "para" to indicate destination.
Vais para Lisboa hoje?
Are you going to Lisbon today?
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