Learn Spanish (Latin America): ¿En serio vas a viajar? - Are you seriously going to travel?

¿En serio vas a viajar?

Are you seriously going to travel?

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Questions & Answers about ¿En serio vas a viajar?

Why do we say en serio instead of seriamente for 'seriously'?

While seriamente exists, en serio is a very common fixed phrase that translates to 'seriously' or 'in earnest.' When you want to express surprise or ask 'Really?', native speakers almost always use ¿En serio? instead of an adverb ending in -mente.

Could I use the future tense viajarás instead of vas a viajar here?

Yes, ¿En serio viajarás? is grammatically correct. However, in spoken Latin American Spanish, using ir a plus an infinitive (like vas a viajar) is much more common for expressing future plans or intentions than the single-word future tense.

Why isn't the subject pronoun tú included in this sentence?

The pronoun tú is optional because the verb vas already tells us exactly who the subject is. You could say ¿En serio tú vas a viajar? if you wanted to add emphasis, but leaving the pronoun out is the most natural way to ask the question.

Do we always need the word a after vas?

Yes! When using the verb ir (to go) to talk about doing something in the future, you must always use the formula ir + a + infinitive verb. You cannot say vas viajar; the a is the grammatical glue that holds the phrase together.