Questions & Answers about ¿Vas al cine luego?
Where is the word for "you" in this sentence?
Why does the sentence use al instead of just a?
Al means "to the". It is a mandatory combination of the preposition a (to) and the masculine word for "the", which is el. Whenever a and el are next to each other, they combine to become al. Since cine is a masculine noun (el cine), we say al cine.
We are learning the present tense, but the translation talks about the future. Is this allowed?
Yes! Just like in English, you can use the present tense in Spanish to talk about plans in the near future. Asking ¿Vas al cine luego? (literally "Do you go to the cinema later?") is a very common and natural way to ask about someone's plans.
The word order here looks exactly the same as a normal statement. How is this a question?
In Spanish, you don't need to change the word order or add extra words like "are" or "do" to make a question. You just take the normal statement (Vas al cine luego meaning "You are going to the cinema later"), add the upside-down and regular question marks, and make your voice go up at the end when speaking.