Informal Future - "Ir a Ir"?

Question

I noticed in lesson 2.2 "Voy a ir a la iglesia." was told to be correct. "I am going to go to the church." Besides being somewhat of a spanish tonguetwister, is there any other way to say this?

Answer 1

To expand on woajiaorober's comment, to say "Voy a la Iglesia" would mean "I'm going to church," which could indicate that you are in the process of going to church, while "Voy a ir a la Iglesia" would indication that in the future you're going to go the the church. The former relies more on context than the latter because it is less specific.

• Welcome to the forum, hithere:) - Heidita Oct 4, 2009
• oh, hi Heidita. You might recognize me as Perry :) - hithere3387 Oct 11, 2009

Answer 2

HI rom, welcome to the forum

It is unsusual to use voy a ir though, not so very common over here to simplify the sentence. Even though it might lead to confusion as hithere rightly points out.

Voy a la iglesia mañana.- voy a ir a la iglesia mañana.

Both are correct and the second is more common.

Answer 3

You could also say iré a la iglesia.

• You beat me to it. - webdunce Oct 4, 2009

Answer 4

Voy a la Iglesia.

Answer 5

Iré a la iglesia.