Preparing for a trip · Describing future arrangements

Describing future arrangements in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Describing future arrangements.

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: Preparing for a trip. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

I am going to travel with a small bag this time.

سأسافر بحقيبة صغيرة هذه المرة.

I am not going to take my large camera.

لن آخذ كاميرتي الكبيرة.

We are going to book a hotel near the station.

سنحجز فندقًا قرب المحطة.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: I am going to travel with a small bag this time.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: سنحجز فندقًا قرب المحطة.