The usage of future tense

Question

Hello,

In earlier lessons I heard something like aprenderas and when I checked it at the conjugation section I saw that it is future form of aprender. But when I came to Lesson 2.2, where future tense is covered I encountered another future tense as "ir + a + indefinitive"

So what's the difference between aprenderás and vamos a aprender?

Thanks a bunch!

Answer 1

I'll learn - Aprenderé

I'm going to learn - Voy a aprender

There is a very subtle difference between the future forms in English and it seems the same difference may also apply in Spanish.

Future tenses

Answer 2

It's like the difference between "I will" and "I am going to" in English, except that in Spanish the future tense carries a bit of uncertainty. If you know you are going to do something at a specific time in the future, you use the present tense.