Beginners' Spanish: Getting around
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# 4.3 Actividad

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SAYING WHERE YOU ARE GOING
To say where someone is going, use the verb ir ( ‘to go’ ) followed by the preposition a ( ‘to’).
Note that the verb ir is irregular (i.e. it does not follow a regular pattern).
IR
(yo) | voy | (nosotros, -as) | vamos
(tú) | vas | (vosotros, -as) | vais
(él/ella/usted) | va | (ellos/ellas/ustedes) | van
Voy a la oficina. (yo)
¿Adónde vas ? (tú)
Juan va al bar. (él)
¿Adónde vamos ? (nosotros)
If you are going somewhere relatively far away, like another city or country, you can also use the verb viajar ( ‘to travel’):
¿Adónde viajas? Viajo a Madrid.

## Actividad 4.3

1 Now Patricio is at the airport picking up his colleague. Listen to the audio clip below and note down where the other people interviewed are going.

Escuche y escriba.

- Ejemplo

- (a)  Sevilla.

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Where are you going?
Transcript

2 Nobody is working in the office today. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of ir a. You may have to contract the preposition a with the article el to give al

## Vocabulario

mandar | to send
correo electrónico (el) | e-mail
buscar | to look for, to pick up

Complete las frases.

- (a) (yo) __________ el cibercafé, a mandar un correo electrónico.

- (b) María y Cristina __________ el restaurante con un cliente.

- (c) Raquel, Miguel y yo __________ el hospital a visitar a un amigo.

- (d) Olga, Antonio y tú __________ Correos a buscar unos paquetes.

- (e) Inma __________ el parque con su hija.

- (f) Concha y Pedro __________ el aeropuerto a buscar a un colega.

## Answer

1. 1  (b)  Palma de Mallorca, (c) Madrid, (d) Palma de Mallorca, (e) Barcelona.

2. 2

   - (a) (yo) Voy al cibercafé, a mandar un correo electrónico.

   - (b) María y Cristina van al restaurante con un cliente.

   - (c) Raquel, Miguel y yo vamos al hospital a visitar a un amigo.

   - (d) Olga, Antonio y tú vais a / van a Correos a buscar unos paquetes. (Note that the vosotros form (e.g. vais) is not used in Latin America, where ustedes is preferred.)

   - (e) Inma va al parque con su hija.

   - (f) Concha y Pedro van alaeropuerto a buscar a un colega.

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