Spanish A2.3 Listening Practice: Near Future From Ir
Spanish A2 listening practice with audio, transcript, key phrases, and a speaking challenge for near future from ir.
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Level
A2.3
Audio
Segmented audio
Transcript
17 segments
What to notice while you listen
What you'll understand
Control familiar sentence patterns while adding people, objects, time, and description.
Use ir a plus infinitive to build an original spoken Spanish answer.
New pattern
ir a plus infinitive
Practice aloud after listening
Voy a practicar manana.
A short Spanish listening chapter with transcript.
Unit 3: add ir a plus infinitive to what you already control, then say one short answer that reuses earlier Spanish instead of starting from a memorized phrase.
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1. Carmen · Teacher
Welcome to ChickyTutor! I'm Carmen. Today we are learning how to talk about future plans in Spanish using the near future pattern: ir plus a, plus an infinitive verb.
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2. Diego · Student
Hi Carmen! So instead of learning a whole new conjugation, we just use ir, the word a, and the base verb?
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3. Carmen · Teacher
Exactly, Diego! It's super practical. Let's listen to Álvaro and Lucía talk about their upcoming plans in Madrid.
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4. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Lucía, ¿qué vas a hacer mañana?
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5. Lucía · Native Speaker 2
Por la mañana voy a hablar con mi hermano y luego vamos a comer en el centro.
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6. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
¡Qué bien! Yo voy a practicar mañana mi español en la biblioteca.
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7. Lucía · Native Speaker 2
¿Vais a ir después al Parque del Retiro?
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8. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Sí, y más tarde vamos a comer unos churros deliciosos.
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9. Carmen · Teacher
Let's look at Lucía's response: 'Por la mañana voy a hablar con mi hermano y luego vamos a comer en el centro.' She uses 'voy a hablar' for 'I am going to speak' and 'vamos a comer' for 'we are going to eat'.
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10. Diego · Student
Is the word 'a' always required between 'voy' and the infinitive verb?
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11. Carmen · Teacher
Yes, always! In Spanish, 'ir' in the near future always needs 'a' before the next action verb, like 'voy a hablar'.
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12. Carmen · Teacher
Next, Álvaro said: 'Yo voy a practicar mañana mi español en la biblioteca.' This means 'I am going to practice my Spanish tomorrow at the library.'
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13. Diego · Student
Can I put 'mañana' at the very end of the sentence instead?
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14. Carmen · Teacher
Yes! You can say 'Voy a practicar español mañana' and it sounds completely natural in Spain.
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15. Carmen · Teacher
Finally, Álvaro said: 'Sí, y más tarde vamos a comer unos churros deliciosos.' Here, 'vamos a comer' means 'we are going to eat'.
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16. Diego · Student
So 'vamos' changes to match 'we', but 'comer' stays in its original dictionary form?
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17. Carmen · Teacher
Spot on, Diego! Only conjugate 'ir', add 'a', and leave the second verb unchanged.
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