Eu vou trabalhar amanhã de manhã.

I will work tomorrow morning.

Breakdown of Eu vou trabalhar amanhã de manhã.

• eu: I
• trabalhar: to work
• ir: to go
• amanhã de manhã: tomorrow morning

Questions & Answers about Eu vou trabalhar amanhã de manhã.

What tense is vou trabalhar, and why is it used to talk about the future?

Vou trabalhar uses the present indicative of ir (“to go”) plus an infinitive. This construction is called the periphrastic future and works just like English “I am going to work.” It’s the most common way in Brazilian Portuguese to express a planned or near‐future action.

What’s the difference between vou trabalhar and the simple future trabalharei?

• Vou trabalhar (ir + infinitive) is conversational, very common in speech.
• Trabalharei is the synthetic future (single‐word future tense). It sounds more formal or literary and is less frequent in everyday Brazilian Portuguese.

Is it necessary to include the pronoun eu in Eu vou trabalhar amanhã de manhã?

No, you can drop eu because Portuguese verb endings already indicate person. Saying Vou trabalhar amanhã de manhã is perfectly natural. Including eu adds emphasis or clarity but is optional.

Why is trabalhar in the infinitive form?

In the periphrastic future construction, ir is conjugated (vou, vai, vamos, etc.) and the main action verb stays in the infinitive. That’s how you build ir + infinitive for future meaning.

What does amanhã de manhã mean, and why are both words needed?

Amanhã means tomorrow. De manhã literally means “in the morning.” Together they specify “tomorrow morning.” Without de manhã, you’d simply say you’re working tomorrow, but you wouldn’t know which part of the day.

Could you say amanhã pela manhã instead of amanhã de manhã?

Yes. Amanhã pela manhã is grammatically correct and maybe a bit more formal or emphatic. In everyday Brazilian speech, however, amanhã de manhã is the default.

How do you pronounce amanhã, and what does the tilde (~) do?

• Amanhã is pronounced [a-ma-NYAH], with stress on the last syllable.
• The tilde (~) over the a marks nasalization. So nhã becomes a nasal sound (like “nyah,” but nasal).

Do you always need to add de manhã after amanhã? Could you just say Eu vou trabalhar amanhã?

You can absolutely say Eu vou trabalhar amanhã; it means “I’m going to work tomorrow,” but it leaves out the time of day. Adding de manhã pinpoints “in the morning.”