Learn Spanish (Spain): Ella va a organizar las vacaciones y a comprar los billetes. - She is going to organize the holidays and buy the tickets.

Ella va a organizar las vacaciones y a comprar los billetes.

She is going to organize the holidays and buy the tickets.

Breakdown of Ella va a organizar las vacaciones y a comprar los billetes.

and

ella

she / her (after a preposition)

comprar

to buy

to go

Questions & Answers about Ella va a organizar las vacaciones y a comprar los billetes.

Why is it va a organizar instead of just va organizar?

To say you are 'going to' do something in Spanish, you use the formula ir (to go) + a + an infinitive verb (a verb ending in -ar, -er, or -ir). Here, va is the 'she goes' part, organizar is the infinitive, and the a is the required connecting word between them.

Why is there a second a before comprar?

When you are 'going to' do two things, you don't need to repeat the conjugated verb (va), but you do usually repeat the connecting a. It translates literally as 'She is going to organize the holidays and to buy the tickets.'

Why is las vacaciones plural if it refers to a single holiday trip?

In Spanish, the word for a holiday or vacation trip is almost always plural: las vacaciones. Even if she is taking just one trip, you use the plural form and plural matching words like las.

Can I use los billetes for any kind of ticket?

In Spain, un billete is specifically a ticket for transport, like a train, plane, or bus ticket. If she were buying tickets for a cinema or concert, you would use the word las entradas instead.