Vou Fazer: Ir + Infinitive

In everyday European Portuguese the future is usually ir in the present + an infinitive, like English going to:

• vou jantar (I'm going to have dinner)
• vais ficar (you're going to stay)
• vai chover (it's going to rain)
• vamos ver (we're going to watch)
• vão mudar (they / you all are going to move)

Only ir changes; the second verb always stays in the infinitive. The simple future (jantarei) sounds formal or written, so use this form in conversation. Typical time words: amanhã, logo à noite (tonight), daqui a pouco (in a moment), para a semana (next week), para o ano (next year). A negation goes before ir: Não vou sair hoje (I'm not going out today).