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Vamos al puerto con los amigos.

Vamos al puerto con los amigos.
We go to the port with our friends.
From Lesson 26:Land and sea (el mar, el río, el norte)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Vamos al puerto con los amigos.

Why is there no Spanish word for "we" in this sentence?
In Spanish, the verb tells you who is doing the action. Vamos comes from the verb ir (to go) and exactly means "we go", so the pronoun nosotros (we) isn't needed unless you want to add special emphasis.
Why do we use al instead of a el for "to the"?
In Spanish, when the preposition a (to) is followed immediately by the masculine article el (the), they must combine to form the contraction al. You will never see "a el" written together like that.
The translation says "with our friends", but doesn't los amigos mean "the friends"?
Yes, literally it translates to "with the friends". In Spanish, people often use definite articles like los instead of possessive words like nuestros (our) when the context makes it obvious whose friends they are.
Can vamos also mean "we are going"?
Yes! The Spanish present tense covers both general facts ("we go") and actions happening right now ("we are going"). The exact meaning depends on the rest of the conversation.

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