Spanish Conversation · Level 28
89 words
Spanish word
viaje
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈbjaxe/
Meaning
- masculine nountrip
Example
¿Cómo fue tu viaje?
How was your trip?
More examples
Hicimos un viaje de fin de semana.
We took a weekend trip.
Core concept
A journey that includes both the travel itself and the events experienced during it.
Common phrases
hacer un viaje
take a trip
ir de viaje
go on a trip
viaje de fin de semana
weekend trip
Similar words
vacaciones: Time off work or school spent resting and enjoying leisure.
excursión: Short outing or day trip taken for sightseeing or brief recreation.
trayecto: Movement segment between a starting point and an endpoint during travel.
recorrido: Route or path followed when visiting places, describing the order or course taken.
Definition in Spanish
Periodo o acción de moverse entre lugares por placer, trabajo u otros motivos, incluyendo las vivencias propias del desplazamiento.
Word origin
Derived from Latin via 'road' via the noun viaticum 'travel provisions' and medieval Spanish viage, which evolved into modern viaje.
Usage tips
- Although cognate with English voyage, viaje is the everyday, general word for a trip and does not imply a long or sea voyage.