How do you say "I have been on many trips"?

Question

Many trips is muchos viajes. I'm not sure if I have been is he estado.

Answer 1

I think "He hecho muchos viajes" is right because "I have been on many trips" = "I have taken many trips". You don't take a trip on Spanish, you make a trip. I have made many trips = "He hecho muchos viajes". Is He estado en muchos viajes wrong? I don't know as I have never heard it used, it could be right but it is certainly less used than "He hecho muchos viajes".

thank you that makes sense , and it is the usage which is the important point in a language. - ray76, Sep 26, 2010

I totally agree. "He hecho muchos viajes." is more common. I've never heard: "He estado en muchos viajes" though I suppose that it's also correct. You could also say: He viajado mucho. I've traveled a lot. - alba3, Sep 26, 2010

Answer 2

"estar de viaje" is fairly common for "to be on a trip" (to be traveling) but I've never heard "estar en viaje". My initial impulse would be to wonder "What's it like being inside a trip?"

Answer 3

He hecho muchos viajes.

Answer 4

May I just clarify this for my slow learning brain.

He hecho muchos viajes = I have made many trips ,

He estado en muchos viajes. = I have been on many trips .

Both of them would be correct in English but have a slightly different meaning ,

one would need to know the context of the sentence. thank you for the help.

Answer 5

¡CORRRRRRRRRRECT!

"I have been on many trips" is "He estado en muchos viajes" in Spanish. :D