Je vais manger plus tard.

I am going to eat later.

Breakdown of Je vais manger plus tard.

• je: I
• manger: to eat
• aller: to go
• plus tard: later

Questions & Answers about Je vais manger plus tard.

Why is the verb aller used here instead of a future tense?

In French, using aller + infinitive (here, Je vais manger) is a common way to express the near future, very much like I’m going to eat in English. It’s typically used for plans or intentions in the relatively near future, whereas a formal future tense like Je mangerai can sound more distant or less immediate.

How do I pronounce plus tard? Should I pronounce the s in plus?

When plus comes before a word starting with a consonant (like tard), most speakers drop the s sound, effectively saying something like plu tard. If you want to be very clear or emphatic, you might pronounce the s, but the common, everyday pronunciation is plu tard.

Could I place plus tard somewhere else in the sentence?

Yes, you can move plus tard in different places for emphasis, though it’s most natural at the end. For example:

• Je vais manger plus tard (standard)
• Plus tard, je vais manger (puts emphasis on ‘later’)

Both are correct, but the second gives more weight to the notion of later.

Can I still use Je mangerai plus tard instead?

Yes, Je mangerai plus tard is grammatically correct, but it uses the simple future tense. This form can sound a bit more formal or less immediate. Je vais manger plus tard sounds more casual and is often used in everyday conversation to talk about near-future plans.