Portuguese Phrase
Você está viajando sozinho(a)?
Meaning
A direct question asking whether the person you’re speaking to is traveling without a companion. The optional (a) lets you match the adjective to the listener’s gender, making the question polite and personalized.
When to use
Use this phrase when you meet a fellow traveler at an airport, hostel, bus station, or while chatting online about trips. It’s a friendly way to start a conversation about travel plans or to offer help if they’re alone.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Vocêestáviajandosozinho(a)
Pronoun Você
Second‑person singular pronoun used in Brazil for both formal and informal contexts; it triggers third‑person verb conjugation.
Estar + Gerund
The progressive tense is formed with the verb estar + present participle (gerúndio) to indicate an ongoing action.
Gerúndio Viajando
The gerund of viajar (to travel) is viajando, meaning ‘traveling’ in the sense of ‘in the process of traveling’.
Adjective Agreement – Sozinho(a)
The adjective ‘alone’ agrees in gender with the subject: sozinho for a male speaker, sozinha for a female speaker; the parentheses show the optional feminine ending.
🗨In Conversation
Você está viajando sozinho?
Are you traveling alone?
Sim, estou. É a minha primeira viagem internacional.
Yes, I am. It’s my first international trip.
✕Common Mistakes
Você está viaja sozinho?
The verb must stay in gerund form (viajando) after estar to express an ongoing action.
Você está viajando sozin?
The adjective needs the full ending – ‘sozinho’ or ‘sozinha’ – to agree with gender.
Você está viajando sozinhos?
‘Sozinho’ is singular; do not add an ‘s’ unless you refer to multiple people.
↔Alternatives
Você está viajando sem companhia?
Are you traveling without company?
Você está viajando só?
Are you traveling by yourself?
Você está viajando por conta própria?
Are you traveling on your own?
Cultural Tip
In Brazil, asking about travel companions is common and shows genuine interest. Adjust the adjective to match the listener’s gender – ‘sozinho’ for men, ‘sozinha’ for women – and you’ll sound natural. In more informal settings you can drop the verb estar and say ‘Você viaja sozinho?’ but the progressive form sounds slightly more polite.