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As primas viajam juntas.

As primas viajam juntas.
The cousins travel together.
From Lesson 116:A família alargada (o tio, o sogro)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Breakdown of As primas viajam juntas.

viajar
to travel
junto
together
a prima
the cousin (f)

Questions & Answers about As primas viajam juntas.

Why does the sentence use As primas instead of Os primos for 'The cousins'?
In Portuguese, nouns for people change based on gender. As primas specifically means a group of female cousins. If the group was all male, or a mix of males and females, you would use the masculine plural os primos.
Why does the word for 'together' end in '-as' here (juntas)?
This is a common trap for English speakers! In Portuguese, junto usually acts like an adjective, which means it has to match the gender and number of the people it describes. Since As primas is feminine and plural, the word changes to juntas.
Does viajam mean they travel in general, or that they are traveling right now?
The present tense viajam can mean both 'they travel' (as a general habit) and 'they are traveling' (happening right now), depending on the context. European Portuguese also has a specific continuous form (estão a viajar) if you want to emphasize that it is happening at this exact moment.
How do I pronounce the '-am' at the end of viajam?
An 'm' at the end of a Portuguese word creates a nasal vowel sound instead of a hard English 'm'. The ending '-am' sounds very similar to the nasal ending '-ão', pronounced a bit like a nasal 'ow' through your nose.

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