Want to actually learn this — with audio, spaced repetition and progress tracking?
Study in the app →English · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 30
Plans and invitations Planes e invitaciones
Hablar del futuro. Para decir lo que piensas hacer, usa "be going to" + verbo: I'm going to study. We're going to watch a film. La parte "be" (am / is / are) es imprescindible — no es solo "going to", es "I'm going to". Para invitar, pregunta "Do you want to come?" o "Would you like to …?". El coreano no tiene verbo "be", así que los coreanos lo omiten y dicen "I going to meet a friend"; en inglés consérvalo: I'm going to meet a friend.
Dialogue
I going or I'm going? — ¿I going o I'm going?
- Emma What are you going to do this weekend, Minsu? ¿Qué vas a hacer este fin de semana, Minsu?
- Minsu I going to meet a friend. We going to watch a film. Yo going to quedar con un amigo. Nosotros going to ver una película. (desliz: "be going to" necesita el "be": "I'm going to…", "We're going to…"; el coreano no tiene "be", pero el inglés lo mantiene)
- Emma Don't forget the "be": "I'm going to meet…", "We're going to watch…". No olvides el "be": "I'm going to meet…", "We're going to watch…".
- Minsu Ah, I'm going to meet a friend, and we're going to watch a film. Ah, voy a quedar con un amigo, y vamos a ver una película.
Dialogue
Do you want to come? — ¿Quieres venir?
- Emma I'm going to have a party tonight. Do you want to come? Esta noche voy a hacer una fiesta. ¿Quieres venir?
- Minsu Yes, I'd love to! What time? ¡Sí, me encantaría! ¿A qué hora?
- Emma At seven. Are you going to bring anything? A las siete. ¿Vas a traer algo?
- Minsu I'm going to bring some food. See you tonight! Voy a traer algo de comida. ¡Nos vemos esta noche!
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| plan | n. | plan | |
| party | n. | fiesta | |
| dinner | n. | cena | |
| weekend | n. | fin de semana | |
| tomorrow | adv. | mañana | |
| tonight | adv. | esta noche | |
| meet | v. | quedar | |
| invite | v. | invitar | |
| come | v. | venir | |
| busy | adj. | ocupado |
Grammar
I'm going to meet a friend I'm going to meet a friend
To talk about plans, use "be going to" + the plain verb. The "be" changes with the subject: I'm going to study. He's going to work. We're going to travel. That little "be" (am / is / are) cannot be dropped — the pattern is "I'm going to", not "I going to". To ask, put "be" first: "What are you going to do this weekend?" To invite someone, use "Do you want to + verb?" or "Would you like to + verb?": Do you want to come? — Yes, I'd love to. / Sorry, I'm busy.
Para hablar de planes, usa "be going to" + verbo simple. El "be" cambia con el sujeto: I'm going to study. He's going to work. We're going to travel. Ese pequeño "be" (am / is / are) no se puede omitir — el patrón es "I'm going to", no "I going to". Para preguntar, pon el "be" delante: "What are you going to do this weekend?" Para invitar, usa "Do you want to + verbo?" o "Would you like to + verbo?": Do you want to come? — Yes, I'd love to. / Sorry, I'm busy.
- I'm going to study English tomorrow. Mañana voy a estudiar inglés.
- We're going to have a party this weekend. Este fin de semana vamos a hacer una fiesta.
- What are you going to do tonight? ¿Qué vas a hacer esta noche?
- Do you want to come? — Yes, I'd love to! ¿Quieres venir? — ¡Sí, me encantaría!
pronunciation
Want to actually learn this — with audio, spaced repetition and progress tracking?
Study in the app →