Go, go, go (Part 1)

Wednesday, 01 August 2012 14:28

Written by Editor

How do you say "go" in Spanish?

Well, as usual, it depends on who is going and when they are going.

The verb ir - to go  is the most irregular but also one of the most used verbs
in the whole of the Spanish language. So, let's look at some of the most useful
ways "go" is translated

I go - Voy,  You go - Vas
Let's go - Vamos
Shall we go?  - ¿Vamos?

I have to go - Tengo que irme. 
I want to go  - Quiero ir.
Do you have to go? - ¿Tienes que irte?
Do you want to go? - ¿Quieres ir?

I will go - Iré
You will go - Irás
We will go  -  Iremos

Tomorrow I will go to Malaga - Mañana iré a Malaga.
Next week you will go to Ibiza  -  La semana que viene irás a Ibiza.
Next year we will go to Barcelona  -  El año que viene iremos a Barcelona.

And if you want to pass on some advice perhaps you will need the following :
I would go -Iría,

If I were you - Yo que  tú
If I were you I would go to Malaga - Yo que tú, iría a Malaga.
If  I were you I wouldn't go to Madrid - Yo que tú, no iría a Madrid.

In our next article we will be looking at idioms using go:
go up, go down, go in, go out, etc.

Hasta la próxima,
Valerie

Valerie runs the Centro Idiomas Language School in Coin.
Her books, “The First Twelve Shortcuts to Spanish” , “The Second Twelve Shortcuts to Spanish”  (€5 each) and  “The Verb Book” (€7) are available from The News office in Coin, Woody’s Cards and Books in Los Boliches, David’s Books in Los Boliches or by email from This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Valerie's books can now be bought from her website - www.cslspain.com or call 952 450 747.