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Mañana viajamos al pueblo.

Mañana viajamos al pueblo.
We are traveling to the village tomorrow.
From Lesson 25:Destination (a, al)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Mañana viajamos al pueblo.

Why does the sentence use al instead of a el?
In Spanish, when the preposition a (meaning "to") is right next to the masculine word for "the" (el), they always combine to form the contraction al. Because pueblo (village) is a masculine noun, we say al pueblo. You will never see a el written together as two separate words for a destination.
The English translation says "we are traveling" but the Spanish verb is viajamos. Doesn't that mean "we travel"?
It means both! Spanish doesn't use its "-ing" form as often as English does. viajamos can mean "we travel" or "we are traveling". Also, just like in English, you can use the present tense to talk about a firm plan in the future by adding a time word like Mañana (tomorrow).
Where is the word for "we" in the Spanish sentence?
The word for "we" (nosotros) is hidden inside the verb. The -amos ending on viajamos tells us exactly who is doing the action. Spanish speakers usually drop the subject pronoun unless they really need to emphasize it.
I've seen the word pueblo used to mean "people". How do I know it means "village" here?
Context is key! While pueblo can mean "a people" (as in a nation or community), it very commonly means "village" or "small town". Since the sentence is about traveling to a physical destination (al), "village" is the right meaning here.

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