Tourism and Travel vocabulary Turismo e Viagens
14 Portuguese words on the topic of tourism and travel — with pictures, audio recordings and example sentences. On the road.
| Picture | English | Portuguese · Português | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | trip | a viagem | Feminine: a viagem (nouns in -agem are feminine); Boa viagem! = have a good trip. |
 | tourist | o turista | Ends in -a but can be masculine: o turista / a turista, like all -ista words. |
 | hotel | o hotel | The h is silent, and in Brazil the final -l sounds like w: hotel ≈ 'oh-TEH-oo'. |
 | airport | o aeroporto | Literally 'air port': porto = harbour. |
 | flight | o voo | From voar (to fly); spelled with a double o. |
 | ticket | o bilhete | In Brazil a travel ticket is usually passagem; an event ticket is ingresso. |
 | passport | o passaporte | In Brazil final -te sounds like 'chee': 'passaporchee'. |
 | suitcase | a mala | Collocation: fazer as malas = to pack. |
 | beach | a praia | Common phrase: ir à praia (to go to the beach). |
 | luggage | a bagagem | Feminine (-agem nouns are feminine); bagagem de mão = hand luggage; cf. English baggage. |
 | to book | reservar | Noun: a reserva; common phrase: fazer uma reserva. |
 | customs | a alfândega | Arabic loan (with the article al-); stress on the second syllable: alfândega. |
 | map | o mapa | Masculine despite the -a: o mapa. |
 | how much does it cost? | quanto custa? | Colloquial alternative: Quanto é? |