Me voy al cine

Question

In my book, there is a sentence "me voy al cine."

But before, it said only "voy al cine." without "me"

What's the difference?

Answer 1

"Me voy" derives from the reflexive form of the verb, "irse". It usually is interpreted as "to leave". "Me voy al cine" would be more like "I'm leaving for the movies".

"Voy al cine" is "I'm going to the movies". (Put into the normal English use of the continuous to sound more natural).

:) - ian-hill, Oct 14, 2012

Thanks! - Uciki, Oct 14, 2012

Answer 2

Hi and welcome to the forum! Both sentences are correct.

Generally we use "irse" to indicate that someone is going, but to no place in particular.

• My voy (I'm leaving)

• Se fue (She left)

• Nos vamos (We're leaving)

If you want to state that you're going to a particular place, use just "ir."

• Voy al cine (I'm going to the movies)

• Fue a casa (She went home)

• Nos vamos a la tienda (We're going to the store)

E D I T I found this great article on the differences in the two verbs.

Thank you! Your explanation and that article made me understand. But in the last sentence, why did you use "nos", won't it be "Nosotros vamos a la tienda"? - Uciki, Oct 14, 2012