Spanish ............................................Prounounce
It................................English
.......................................................(Emphasis
on bold-faced syllable)
¡Voy a trabajar! ................................................boy
ah trah-bah-har ...........................................I
am going to work.
Cecilia va a comer............................................
seh-seel-ya bah ah koh-mair .............................Cecilia
is going to eat.
Nosotros vamos a jugar. ..................................noh-soh-trohs
bah-mohs................................... We are going to
play.
...........................................................................ah
hoo-gahr
Mi abuelo va a dormir. ......................................mee
ah-bweh-loh bah ......................................My
grandfather is going
.............................................................................ah
dohr-meer...................................................to
sleep.
Practice! Practice! Every day tell your spouse, a friend or a
relative: ¡Voy a trabajar!
A form of "ir" (to go) followed by "a" plus
an infinitive (to work, to run) expresses the idea of doing something
now or soon. In Spanish, infinitives end in ar, er and ir p;
trabajar, comer, escribir.