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Voy a la playa mañana.

Voy a la playa mañana.
I am going to the beach tomorrow.
From Lesson 24:The verb ir (voy, vas)·Spanish (Spain)

Breakdown of Voy a la playa mañana.

ir
to go
a
to
la playa
the beach
mañana
tomorrow

Questions & Answers about Voy a la playa mañana.

Why does voy look so different from its infinitive ir?
Ir (to go) is a highly irregular verb. It doesn't follow the normal rules for verbs ending in -ir. For the 'I' form, it completely changes to voy (I go / I am going).
Where is the word for 'I' in this sentence?
In Spanish, the verb usually tells you who is doing the action. Since voy only ever means 'I go' or 'I am going', you don't need to add the pronoun yo (I) to the beginning of the sentence.
Why do we need the word a after voy?
The verb ir (to go) is almost always followed by the preposition a (to) when you are naming your destination. As a quick reminder for other sentences: if your destination is a masculine place, like el parque (the park), a and el combine into the word al: Voy al parque.
Can we use the present tense voy to talk about the future?
Yes! Just like in English ('I am going to the beach tomorrow'), Spanish frequently uses the present tense to talk about things happening in the near future, especially if they are already planned.

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