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Vamos a un concierto el viernes.

Vamos a un concierto el viernes.
We are going to a concert on Friday.
From Lesson 62:Free time (el concierto, el tenis)·Spanish (Spain)

Breakdown of Vamos a un concierto el viernes.

un
a, an, some
ir
to go
a
to
el viernes
the Friday
el concierto
the concert

Questions & Answers about Vamos a un concierto el viernes.

Why does the sentence use el before viernes instead of a word for "on"?
In Spanish, you don't use a preposition like "on" for days of the week. Instead, you use the masculine article el (the). So, to say "on Friday", you just say el viernes (literally "the Friday").
Where is the word for "we" in this sentence?
In Spanish, the word for "we" (nosotros) is usually left out. Because the verb vamos specifically means "we go" or "we are going", the listener already knows who is doing the action without needing the "we" word.
Isn't vamos the present tense? How does it mean "we are going" in the future?
Yes, vamos is present tense. However, just like in English, Spanish often uses the present tense of the verb ir (to go) to talk about fixed plans in the near future. The context of "on Friday" makes it clear that it's a future plan.
Viernes ends in an "s". Does that mean they are going on multiple Fridays?
No, it just means one Friday! In Spanish, the days from Monday to Friday all naturally end in "s" (lunes, martes, miércoles, jueves, viernes). To tell if it's singular or plural, you look at the article. El viernes means "on Friday", while los viernes means "on Fridays".

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