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A las tres voy a jugar fútbol contigo.

A las tres voy a jugar fútbol contigo.
At three I am going to play soccer with you.
From Lesson 60:The near future (ir a)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about A las tres voy a jugar fútbol contigo.

How does the "going to" part work in this sentence?
The phrase voy a jugar means "I am going to play". It follows the near future formula: a form of the verb ir (to go), plus the word a, plus an infinitive (an unchanged verb). Here, voy is "I am going", a connects them, and jugar is "to play".
Why is it a las tres and not just a tres?
When telling time in Spanish, you must use the feminine article las (or la for one o'clock). This is because it refers to the hidden word las horas (the hours). So, a las tres means "at the three hours".
Why is "with you" written as contigo instead of con tú?
When the preposition con (with) combines with the informal word for "you", they merge into the special word contigo. You can never say con tú. (A similar rule makes "with me" become conmigo).
Shouldn't there be a word like "el" or "al" before fútbol?
In Latin America, it is completely standard to skip the extra little words and just say jugar fútbol (to play soccer). In Spain, you will usually hear jugar al fútbol, but both are correct depending on the region!

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