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Vocês vão para Londres? Boa viagem!

Vocês vão para Londres? Boa viagem!
Are you going to London? Have a good trip!
From Lesson 28:Prepositions of direction (a, para)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Breakdown of Vocês vão para Londres? Boa viagem!

Londres
London
vocês
you (pl)
ir
to go
para
to / for
boa viagem
have a good trip

Questions & Answers about Vocês vão para Londres? Boa viagem!

Why use para instead of a for "to" in this sentence?
We use para when we talk about a longer stay, a major destination, or moving somewhere. Because traveling to London is a significant trip, para is the natural choice. If you were just popping over to a nearby place and coming right back, you would use a.
Why isn't there a word for "the" or "a" before Londres?
In Portuguese, most cities don't use definite articles. Londres (London) is one of these cities, so we just say para Londres. You only use articles with a few specific exceptions, like o Porto.
Why is the verb vão used for "you" here? Doesn't that mean "they go"?
vão is the present tense of ir (to go). In Portuguese, the plural "you" (vocês) always shares the exact same verb form as "they" (eles or elas).
How come Boa viagem! doesn't include words for "Have a"?
When wishing someone well in Portuguese, you often drop the verb and the article entirely. Instead of saying "Have a good trip", you just say the equivalent of "Good trip!" (Boa viagem!). This is exactly like how "Good morning" is simply Bom dia.

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