Dancing in Future Tense?

Question

ENGLISH
I am also going to learn how to hula dance.

ESPAÿOL
Yo tambíen aprenderé como bailo de hula.

I'm not sure if "hula dance" is a noun or verb? Thanks in advance for your help

Answer 1

Well what if I added "mañana" to the end?

It wouldn't be incorrect, but it would sound a bit weird. "Voy a" is what a native would say.

Answer 2

Hi maggie, just use this then:

ESPAÿOL

Yo tambíen aprenderé el baile 'hula'.

Here you use the future simple: aprenderé

voy a aprender is another form of future.

alright thanks so much!

Answer 3

Hi maggie, just use this then:

ESPAÿOL
Yo tambíen aprenderé el baile 'hula'.

Here you use the future simple: aprenderé

voy a aprender is another form of future.

Answer 4

Well what if I added "mañana" to the end? I have to keep aprender conjugated in future tense because that was part of the assigment. All of your responses are really helpful though !

Answer 5

Ooo oo ooo I wanna see that video of heidi!

Answer 6

Heidita said

However, I am not familiar with the hula dance .

Try this link Heidita.

http://www.youtube.com/watch'v=4CXFtEYPKco&feature=related

We will all wait patiently while you practice your skills and upload a video of you doing the Hula .

But, I have to warn you, I didn't see any blondes doing this dance.

To practice the dance she might utilize a hoola hoop. That might make another interesting video.

Answer 7

Heidita said

However, I am not familiar with the hula dance .

Try this link Heidita.

http://www.youtube.com/watch'v=4CXFtEYPKco&feature=related

We will all wait patiently while you practice your skills and upload a video of you doing the Hula .
But, I have to warn you, I didn't see any blondes doing this dance.

Answer 8

ESPAÿOL

Yo tambíen aprenderé** el baile "hula".**

Based on what lazarus told me in the link i posted, I think what you have written there would translate to something like..

"i also will learn (at some indefinite, unknown time)... "

whereas "voy a aprender..." would be "i am going to learn..."

Nomes, I would interpret this as :

I will learn the hula dance (one day).

Voy a aprender el hula dance: I am going to learn it...no matter what and in the near future too.

All this depends on the feeling or interpretation, more than on the grammar based rule, which is the case in English.

However, I am not familiar with the hula dance .

Answer 9

ESPAÿOL

Yo tambíen aprenderé como bailo de hula.

Based on what lazarus told me in the link i posted, I think what you have written there would translate to something like..
"i also will learn (at some indefinite, unknown time)... "
whereas "voy a aprender..." would be "i am going to learn..."

Answer 10

answered better in the link above-see Lazarus' explanation of the distinction between the uses.

So which form is more correct depends on the original intent of the speaker/writer.

Answer 11

hey i asked a similar question awhile back... http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/show/9290/

Answer 12

Thanks, but may I ask why aprender isn't just conjugated in the future tense'

Answer 13

ENGLISH

I am also going to learn how to hula dance.

ESPAÿOL

Yo tambíen aprenderé como bailo de hula.

I'm not sure if "hula dance" is a noun or verb? Thanks in advance for your help

También voy a aprender cómo bailar la hula. (me suena mejor)

dance (noun)= el baile