A weekend visit · Expressing a shared plan

Expressing a shared plan in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Expressing a shared plan.

Use be going to followed by a base verb for a prior intention or plan. Be changes with the subject: am, is or are.

Context: A weekend visit. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

We are going to return on Sunday afternoon.

سنعود بعد ظهر الأحد.

My sister is going to join us for lunch.

ستنضم إلينا أختي على الغداء.

We are going to cook something together at home.

سنطهو شيئًا معًا في المنزل.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: We are going to return on Sunday afternoon.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: سنطهو شيئًا معًا في المنزل.