How to Say ‘Are you going to Lisbon today?’ in Portuguese
Vais para Lisboa hoje?
vyeesh PAH-rah leez-BOH-ah OH-zhay
[vyeesh PAH-rah leez-BOH-ah OH-zhay]
💬 Usage Tip: Portuguese often asks yes/no questions just by raising the voice at the end, without changing the word order. So [Vais para Lisboa hoje?] is literally "You're going to Lisbon today?" meaning "Are you going to Lisbon today?"
Phrase Breakdown
Vais
[vyeesh]
you go / are you going
2nd person singular of "ir" (to go). In Portugal, people also often use "vai" with "você".
Vais para Lisboa hoje de elétrico?
Are you going to Lisbon today by tram?
para Lisboa
PAH-rah leez-BOH-ah
to Lisbon
Destination chunk. Keep it together to sound natural.
Ela vai para Lisboa.
She goes/is going to Lisbon.
Words in this phrase
para
[PAH-rah]
to / toward
Marks destination; answers often use "para" too (e.g., "Para Lisboa").
Vamos para Lisboa depois da estação.
We’re going to Lisbon after the station.
Lisboa
[leez-BOH-ah]
Lisbon
Destination city; used frequently in Porto–Lisbon travel contexts.
O elétrico vai para Lisboa?
Does the tram go to Lisbon?
hoje?
OH-zhay
today?
Time word often placed at the end for emphasis; question intonation.
Vais hoje ou amanhã?
Are you going today or tomorrow?
Words in this phrase
hoje
[OH-zhay]
today
Placed at the end of the question to specify the day of travel.
Vou para Lisboa hoje.
I’m going to Lisbon today.
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