"Vamos caminhar."

Translation: Let's walk.

[jayeless]

Why can't this also mean "we'll walk"?

[Paulenrique]

Yeah, it may mean we'll walk. Vamos is either in present ("vamos à feira aos domingos") or in future ("vamos viajar semana que vem). Its also the translation for let's. Report the problem....

[KTKee-EnglishEng]

vamos viajar semana que vem Does that literally mean in the week that comes? The coming week. Is that more commonly used than proxima semana (next week)?

[Paulenrique]

Yes. That's the meaning and is even more common than "próxima semana".

[delvi]

If one wanted to say "We will walk." would one be more likely to say "Nós vamos caminhar." and "Vamos caminhar." is more "Let's walk"?
I hope my question is clear.

[sfb]

could this be correct - lets go walking

[Paulenrique]

Too...

[Raymond704692]

You need the apostrophe in "let's" in order to make the sense clear.

[ValGringaDaGema]

trying to explain the use of "let's" in English to my Brazilian students was not a fun class...

[LaugustoS]

why is "let's go to walk" marked as incorrect?

[Valentino-Borgia]

Is there no difference in Portuguese between future indicative and present imperative?

[antlane]

this depends on the intonation: strong in Vamos - imperative; strong in caminhar - future; very strong in-nhar, interrogative.

Vamos caminhar! = Let's walk!;

Vamos caminhar à tarde. = we are going to walk in the afternoon.

Vamos caminhar? = Let's walk? Are we going to walk?