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Vaya al juicio mañana, por favor.

Vaya al juicio mañana, por favor.
Go to the trial tomorrow, please.
From Lesson 129:Formal irregular commands (sea, vaya, tenga)·Spanish (Latin America)

Breakdown of Vaya al juicio mañana, por favor.

ir
to go
al
to the
mañana
tomorrow
por favor
please
el juicio
the trial

Questions & Answers about Vaya al juicio mañana, por favor.

Why is the command for "go" vaya here?
Vaya is the formal (usted) command for the verb ir (to go). The verb ir is completely irregular, so it does not follow the normal vowel-swapping rules for commands. If you were telling a group of people to go, you would use the ustedes form: vayan.
Could I just say "Vaya el juicio"? Why do we need the al?
You need al because the verb ir requires the preposition a (to) when expressing motion toward a destination. Furthermore, when a is followed by the masculine article el (the), they must combine into the contraction al. So, a + el juicio becomes al juicio.
I know mañana means tomorrow, but doesn't it also mean morning?
Yes! La mañana means the morning, but when used as an adverb without an article like in this sentence, mañana means tomorrow. If you wanted to say "tomorrow morning," you would actually use the word twice: mañana por la mañana.
Does the word juicio only mean trial?
While it means trial in a legal context like this one, juicio can also mean judgment or sense. For example, if someone makes wise decisions, you might say they have buen juicio (good judgment).

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