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Oggi vado al museo con Anna.

Oggi vado al museo con Anna.
Today I am going to the museum with Anna.
From Lesson 39:The verb andare (vado, vai, va)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Oggi vado al museo con Anna.

The dictionary says to go is andare, so why does this sentence use vado?
Andare (to go) is a highly irregular verb. Instead of keeping a normal stem and adding an ending, the I form changes completely to vado. You just have to memorize this form!
The translation says I am going, but doesn't vado just mean I go?
It means both! In Italian, the simple present tense covers both general habits (I go) and actions happening right now (I am going). You don't need a separate verb form to say you are doing something right now.
Why do we say al museo instead of just a il museo?
When the preposition a (to) is followed by the masculine word for the (il), they always combine into one word: al. Italian combines these short words to make the sentence flow more smoothly.
Where is the word for I (io) in this sentence?
In Italian, the verb form tells you who is doing the action. Since vado is the specific form for I go, the pronoun io is usually dropped unless you want to add special emphasis.

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