Пойдём внутрь.

Пойдём is the 1st person plural future form of пойти.

• пойти = to set off, to start going
• пойдём = we will go

But in sentences like this, Russian often uses this form to mean let’s go rather than a plain future we will go.

So:

• Пойдём внутрь. = Let’s go inside.

This is a very common Russian way to make a suggestion that includes the speaker.

Not in the strict grammatical sense.

Russian does not usually use a special imperative form for let’s ... the way English does. Instead, it commonly uses the 1st person plural future form:

• Пойдём. = Let’s go.
• Посмотрим. = Let’s see.
• Поедем. = Let’s go / let’s drive / let’s travel

So it functions like an imperative in meaning, but grammatically it is a future-tense verb form.

This is about aspect and the verb of motion.

• идти = to go, to be going, to walk
• пойти = to start going, to set off

Their 1st person plural forms are:

• идём = we are going / we go
• пойдём = we will go / let’s go

In invitations or suggestions, Russian very often prefers пойдём, because it has the sense of let’s set off now.

Compare:

• Пойдём внутрь. = Let’s go inside.
• Идём внутрь. = could mean We’re going inside or Come on, we’re going inside depending on context

So пойдём sounds more like a natural suggestion or decision made now.

Both are possible, but they are slightly different.

• Пойти = to go, to set off
• Войти = to enter, to go in

So:

• Пойдём внутрь. = Let’s go inside.
• Войдём внутрь. = Let’s enter inside

The second one is less natural in many everyday situations because войти already implies going inside, and внутрь can feel a bit repetitive with it.

Very often Russian would say either:

• Пойдём внутрь. or
• Войдём.

The first is a very natural invitation.

This is a very common point of confusion.

• внутрь = inside, inward → direction
• внутри = inside, within → location

So:

• Пойдём внутрь. = Let’s go inside.
  (movement toward the inside)

But:

• Мы внутри. = We are inside.
  (location)

A useful way to remember it:

• внутрь answers Where to?
• внутри answers Where?

Because внутрь itself is an adverb of direction.

It already contains the idea of movement to the inside, so you do not need a preposition like в before it.

That is why Russian can simply say:

• Пойдём внутрь.

English also does something similar:

• Let’s go inside.

You do not say go to inside in English, and Russian works similarly here.

Yes.

Those mean:

• Пойдём в дом. = Let’s go into the house.
• Пойдём в комнату. = Let’s go into the room.

The difference is that внутрь does not name a specific place. It just means inside in a general sense.

So Пойдём внутрь is useful when the context already makes clear what inside means — a building, a room, a car, etc.

Add -те:

• Пойдёмте внутрь.

This is the polite / plural version.

Compare:

• Пойдём внутрь. = informal
• Пойдёмте внутрь. = polite, or addressed to several people

Russian often adds -те to forms like this when speaking politely to one person or normally to a group.

Roughly:

• пойдём = pay-DYOM
• внутрь = vnootr’

A few important points:

• ё in пойдём is always stressed
• йд in пойдём blends together smoothly
• the final ь in внутрь does not make a separate sound; it softens the final consonant

So the stress is:

• пойдём
• внутрь

Yes, the correct form is пойдём with ё.

In everyday Russian writing, people often replace ё with е, so you may see:

• Пойдем внутрь

But it is still understood as пойдём, and it is still pronounced with yo.

For learners, it is helpful to remember:

• пойдём = pronounced with ё
• the stress falls on -дём

Usually, yes, because идти / пойти are the basic verbs for going on foot.

However, in many everyday situations, English go inside and Russian пойти внутрь both work naturally even when the exact mode of motion is not the main point. The emphasis is simply on moving inside.

If you specifically wanted another kind of movement, Russian might use a different verb:

• Поедем внутрь = let’s go inside by vehicle
• Полезем внутрь = let’s climb inside
• Зайдём внутрь = let’s go in / step inside

But in ordinary speech, Пойдём внутрь is a very normal and natural phrase.

It sounds like a suggestion or invitation.

Depending on context, it can feel like:

• a friendly suggestion
• a practical decision
• a gentle prompt

For example:

• it’s cold outside → Пойдём внутрь.
• you are standing at a doorway → Пойдём внутрь.
• you want someone to come in with you → Пойдём внутрь.

So the tone is usually neutral and natural, not harsh or strongly commanding.