Question 1

How do we know vamos a pasar means "we are going to spend"?

Accepted Answer

This sentence uses a very common formula to talk about the future: the verb ir (to go) + a + an infinitive verb (a base verb ending in -ar, -er, or -ir). Here, vamos is the "we" form of ir, and pasar is the infinitive. Put together, vamos a pasar means "we are going to spend".

Question 2

I thought pasar meant "to pass". Why is it translated as "to spend" here?

Accepted Answer

Pasar does mean "to pass", but in Spanish, you "pass" time instead of "spending" it. If you want to talk about spending money, you must use a completely different verb: gastar.

Question 3

Why isn't the word for August (agosto) capitalized in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

Unlike in English, the months of the year (like agosto) and the days of the week are never capitalized in Spanish, unless they happen to be the very first word of a sentence.

Question 4

Why do we say el mes de agosto instead of just el mes agosto?

Accepted Answer

In English, we often put nouns right next to each other to describe things, like "the August month". In Spanish, you generally can't do this. Instead, you have to link the two nouns with the word de (of). So, you literally say "the month of August".

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