Meeting someone: ir ter com
The everyday European way to say you will meet someone is ir ter com (or vir ter com, seen from the other end):
| I'll meet you at the café at five. | Vou ter contigo ao café às cinco. |
Literally "to go have with" — do not translate the pieces; the frame is the unit. The place takes a: vou ter contigo AO café.
Caught mid-action: ia a sair quando...
ir a + infinitive in the imperfect paints an action just begun, about to be interrupted:
| I was just leaving the house when the phone rang. | Ia a sair de casa quando o telefone tocou. |
Compare the family you know: estar para (about to), estar a (in progress), ficar a (settling into) — and now ir a (barely started, then...).
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