Is nosotros imperative or vamos a used more?
When I want to say let's do something, as in suggesting an idea to do. Is Is nosotros imperative or "vamos a" more common? For example - "Let's do the homework" - "Hagamos la tarea" or "vamos a hacer la tarea"
-"Let's eat here" - "Comamos aqui" or "vamos a comer aqui" Are both versions of "let's" understood well? and which is the most used?
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Vamos a comer is more used than comamos at least in my country and by myself. The former is more a suggestion and the latter an order. Both are right.
Hello Tozelton,
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You asked:
Is nosotros imperative or vamos a used more? I want to say let's do something, as in suggesting an idea to do. Is Is nosotros imperative or "vamos a" more common? For example - "Let's do the homework" - "Hagamos la tarea" or "vamos a hacer la tarea -"Let's eat here" - "Comamos aqui" or "vamos a comer aqui" Are both versions of "let's" understood well? and which is the most used?
I believe that the phrase: 'Let's do something' in the sense of suggesting following a course of action is commonly translated using the present indicative eg: "Vamos a almorzar en el restautante que se llama, 'el Cantador Italiano ' hoy, para variar." = " Let's have lunch (lunch) in the restaurant called 'The Italian Singer' today, for a change!"
Vamos = Let's go....
¡Vámonos! = We (implied: must) go!
The imperative or command form of vamos is ¡Vámonos! and carries with it a greater sense of urgency. It is not really a suggestion but an urgent imperative / order to do something among friends....but where this would be considered discourteous bordering on rudeness in our English culture, this form is not considered rude among friends in Spanish-speaking culture and so is quite common among Spanish-speaking people these days.
You can still hear young chidren in British culture giving each other commands when they play and I suspect that this behaviour is also fairly common (widespread) throughout Western culture.
Whether people choose to use the (present indicative) vamos or imperative vámonos will vary as much with each individual as it does according to the social context! Let's not forget (suggestion) that the tone of a person's voice can soften a command along friends. For example,
"Let's do it!" spoken with enthusiasm will come across with more gentleness than when the same sentence is spoken with anger! 
Finally, a lot depends on the social context: who is giving a command and why For example, a frustrated Spanish parent who has asked their child to tidy their room for the second or third time is much more likely to use the command form to finally get their point across "¿Cuántas veces tengo que decirte arreglar tu habitacion! ¡Hazlo, ahora mismo!" = How many times do I have to tell you to tidy your room?.Do it, right now!" An employer would likewise probably give commands to his employees to do or not to something using the imperative form. Among friends, I think it would depend on how well they know each other and what they were ordering their friends to do. Using the command form to tell your friends to do their homework or something else they don't usually like doing might not produce the best results ...a suggestion to do something is much more likely to motivate them!
I hope this helps
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