I am going to... Cual es la correcta?

Question

In English, we use "I am going to _____" to say something that we will do, but it doesn't involve getting up and actually going anyplace.

How do we express this in Spanish, with ir+infinitive, or as a future tense conjugation of the verb?

If I want to say "Tomorrow I am going to play a game of chess with Daniela" is it

Mañana me voy a jugar una partida de ajedrez con Daniela.

Or is it

Mañana jugaré una partida de ajedrez con Daniela.

Answer 1

Yo diría así. "Voy a jugar una partida de ajedrez con Daniela" Which is:

Mañana I am going to play a game of chess with Daniela.

In the college textbooks this called "the near future". My name for it is the "gonna" tense--I'm gonna do something. (Bad English, but it gets the idea across.

The other one "Mañana jugaré una partida de ajedrez con Daniela. means

I will play a game of chess with Daniela. This is the real future tense.

Estoy anticipando con gozo esa partida.

I am looking forward to that game.

Esta foto es de la actual campeona rusa. - Daniela2041, Feb 3, 2015

Estoy anticipando con alegría cada partida contigo, mi amiga Daniela. Muy buena foto. - jim5489, Feb 3, 2015

Answer 2

Las dos son correctas.

Mañana me voy a jugar una partida de ajedrez con Daniela = Tomorrow I am going to play a game of chess with Daniela

Mañana jugaré una partida de ajedrez con Daniela.= Tomorrow I will play with Daniela