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Sí, vamos al estadio con nuestro padre.

Sí, vamos al estadio con nuestro padre.
Yes, we are going to the stadium with our father.
From Lesson 25:Destination (a, al)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Sí, vamos al estadio con nuestro padre.

Why is it al estadio and not a el estadio?
In Spanish, when the preposition a (to) is immediately followed by the masculine word for 'the', which is el, they always combine to form the contraction al. You must always merge them together; it is grammatically incorrect to write a el.
Why do we use al after vamos instead of just saying vamos el estadio?
The verb for 'to go' is ir (which becomes vamos for 'we go'). In Spanish, you must use the preposition a (to) after this verb to point out your destination. So, we are literally saying 'we go to the stadium', which gives us a plus el, becoming al.
Since the word 'our' refers to multiple people, shouldn't it be nuestros padre?
No, because possessive words like nuestro (our) must match the thing being owned, not the people who own it. Even though there are multiple children, they are talking about one father. Since padre is a singular masculine noun, you must use the singular masculine word nuestro.
vamos means 'we go', but the translation says 'we are going'. Is that correct?
Yes! In Spanish, the simple present tense like vamos covers both 'we go' as a routine and 'we are going' right now. You can usually rely on this simple form instead of needing a separate '-ing' form like we use in English.

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