Portuguese Phrase
Você vai ao show?
Meaning
A casual question meaning “Are you going to the show?” It checks whether the listener plans to attend a concert, performance, or any live event that’s being called a ‘show’. The tone is friendly and often used among friends or acquaintances.
When to use
Use this phrase when you want to confirm someone’s attendance at a concert, theater piece, comedy act, or any event referred to as a ‘show’. It works in informal settings, on the phone, or in text messages. In more formal contexts you might replace ‘show’ with ‘evento’ or ‘espetáculo’.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Vocêvaiaoshow?
Pronoun Você
Second‑person singular pronoun used in most of Brazil; it is conjugated with third‑person verb forms.
Verb ir – present
‘vai’ is the third‑person singular present of ‘ir’ (to go). It is used for future‑near intentions.
Contraction ao
‘ao’ = a + o, the preposition ‘a’ (to) combined with the masculine definite article ‘o’. It is required before a masculine singular noun.
Borrowed noun show
‘show’ is an English loanword that in Brazilian Portuguese means any live performance (concert, theater, etc.). It stays masculine, so it takes the article ‘o’.
🗨In Conversation
Você vai ao show amanhã à noite?
Are you going to the show tomorrow night?
Sim, vou! Quero muito ver a banda ao vivo.
Yes, I am! I really want to see the band live.
✕Common Mistakes
Você vai no show?
‘no’ = em + o is used with locations, not with the borrowed noun ‘show’. The correct preposition is ‘a’ → ‘ao’.
Você vai ao o show?
Do not repeat the article; ‘ao’ already includes the ‘o’.
Você vão ao show?
‘vão’ is third‑person plural; the subject is singular ‘você’, so use ‘vai’.
↔Alternatives
Você vai ao concerto?
Are you going to the concert?
Você vai ao espetáculo?
Are you going to the performance?
Você vai ao evento?
Are you going to the event?
Cultural Tip
In Brazil, the word ‘show’ is extremely versatile and can refer to a music concert, a comedy routine, a dance performance, or even a TV program. It is always masculine, so the correct preposition is ‘ao’ (a + o). Avoid using ‘no’ (em + o) because ‘show’ does not take the preposition ‘em’ in this context. Also, Brazilians often add a friendly “vai?” after an invitation, turning a statement like “Vamos ao show!” into a polite check‑in.