Voy Saliendo - I go leaving

Question

Is this the literall translation: Voy Saliendo - I go leaving

should i think this way or should i just think in my head as the translation: I'm leaving

pero that to me is Estoy saliendo, which also means I'm going out :(

Thinking in spanish is messing me up :(

I'm leaving=Me voy - I go leaving= Me estoy yendo and I'm going out= Voy a salir. I can be wrong beacuse i have problem sometimes with that ;) - 003e54f5, Jul 21, 2014

Try at the beginning and start doing the SD video lessons. - ian-hill, Jul 21, 2014

Click on "Menu" above and then on "Learning Spanish" - ian-hill, Jul 21, 2014

You need to capitalize your sentences for sure. - rac1, Jul 22, 2014

Answer 1

Maybe this article can help...

Verbs That Can Be Followed by the Gerund

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Ir + gerund: Sometimes, ir is used in the same way as andar, above. But it usually doesn't have the negative connotation. In fact, it usually suggests that the action in progress is proceeding gradually or steadily. Again, translations of ir followed by the Spanish gerund can vary with the context.

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Voy saliendo - Wordreference

Ir + gerundio - Wordreference

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Examples:

“Ya voy saliendo de Venezuela para atender la valiente y solidaria oportunidad que nos brinda a los venezolanos el gobierno de Panamá”

"Voy saliendo de una amenaza de aborto"

"Voy saliendo del cáncer; ahora busco la maternidad"

"Voy saliendo de mi casa"

amazing article .. thanks for the linkm:) - 00b055e0, Jul 22, 2014

Answer 2

My advise is: There a plenty of ways to say something. When you are speaking Spanish pick what makes the most sense to you, and even if you're wrong you will probably be understood. When you are listening or reading Spanish from a native source, you will become attuned to what the expressions mean even if they don't sound like what you expect. Pablo064's suggestions are good in Spanish, he's a native speaker. I've spoken English for almost 67 years and I haven't ever heard "I go leaving"!!

Good answer mate , in Japanese when you leave , one says ,-"I go , I come back . - ray76, Jul 22, 2014

Hi, Ray! I remember that "Please to meet you" is "First time I hang before honorable eyes." in Japanese. - Jubilado, Jul 22, 2014

Answer 3

What you probably heard was... estoy saliendo. I am leaving.

Phone rings: Hi. What are you doing? You're supposed to be here.

Estoy saliendo la casa ahorita. blah blah blah.

Or something to this effect. I don't think Voy saliendo is proper Spanish and I know that I go leaving is not proper English. Okay Voy saliendo works in Spanish. Nikki's links are very good.

In the future the more context you can provide the better the answers you get will be.