Future tense to say "I wonder"

[bricks]

Hello, I would just like to double check that I am understanding this. The future tense can be used to express wonderment, yes? Can someone please tell me if these sentences are correct then (please ignore if I've misused ser and estar, I'm currently only interested if the sentence structures are okay):

Que estare hacer. (I wonder what I will do.)
Que hare. (Same, but I tried a different way of saying it.)

Como sere ir alli. (I wonder how I will get there.)
Como ire alli.

Thank you. I think I'm way off here, so corrections are welcome

[bobjenkins]

Originally Posted by bricks

Hello, I would just like to double check that I am understanding this. The future tense can be used to express wonderment, yes? Can someone please tell me if these sentences are correct then (please ignore if I've misused ser and estar, I'm currently only interested if the sentence structures are okay):

¿Qué voy a hacer? (I wonder what I will do.)
¿Qué haré? (Same, but I tried a different way of saying it.)

¿Cómo voy a venir alli? (I wonder how I will get there.)
¿Cómo iré alli?

Thank you. I think I'm way off here, so corrections are welcome

hola (try to use the accents pulldown menu )

You didn´t confuse ser-estar but rather ser/estar and ir

ir + a + (infinitive) is used to express one is going to do something
Vas a correr - you´re going to run
Va a robarles - He´s going to rob them
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¿Qué voy a hacer? - what am I going to do?
¿Qué haré? - what will I do?
¿Cómo vendré allí? - how will I get there?

He has a family member coming on Tuesday
¿Quién será? - who could it be? / I wonder who it is?

¿Qué hora será? - I wonder what time it could be? / what time could it be?
Serán la una. - It´s probably one o´clock

espero que te sirvan

[irmamar]

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Hello, I would just like to double check that I am understanding this. The future tense can be used to express wonderment, yes? Can someone please tell me if these sentences are correct then (please ignore if I've misused ser and estar, I'm currently only interested if the sentence structures are okay):

¿Qué voy a hacer? (I wonder what I will do.)
¿Qué haré? (Same, but I tried a different way of saying it.)

¿Cómo voy a venir alli? (I wonder how I will get there.)
¿Cómo iré alli?

Thank you. I think I'm way off here, so corrections are welcome

Originally Posted by bobjenkins

hola (try to use the accents pulldown menu )

You didn´t confuse ser-estar but rather ser/estar and ir

ir + a + (infinitive) is used to express one is going to do something
Vas a correr - you´re going to run
Va a robarles - He´s going to rob them
------

¿Qué voy a hacer? - what am I going to do?
¿Qué haré? - what will I do?
¿Cómo vendré allí? - how will I get there?

He has a family member coming on Tuesday
¿Quién será? - who could it be? / I wonder who it is?

¿Qué hora será? - I wonder what time it could be? / what time could it be?
Serán la una. - It´s probably one o´clock

espero que te sirvan

Muy bien, Bob

"Wonder" can be translated as "me pregunto" as well:

Me pregunto qué voy a hacer.
Me pregunto cómo voy a ir.

[bricks]

Thnanks, I will use the accents from now on.

Originally Posted by bobjenkins

¿Qué voy a hacer? - what am I going to do?
¿Qué haré? - what will I do?
¿Cómo vendré allí? - how will I get there?

As I understand it using ir for future tense is for things that will happen not too distantly, like on the same day but later on? If I was talking about something that would affact me for a few months to come could I say Qué estaré hacer, or Qué haré?

[chileno]

Originally Posted by bricks

Thnanks, I will use the accents from now on.



As I understand it using ir for future tense is for things that will happen not too distantly, like on the same day but later on? If I was talking about something that would affact me for a few months to come could I say Qué estaré hacer, or Qué haré?

Hi Bricks:

Do me a favor.

Give several examples, not only two, in English of what you are thinking. This time do not try to translate, just English.

In other words, what according to you would express in English things that will happen not too distantly and the opposite?

[bricks]

Originally Posted by chileno

Hi Bricks:

Do me a favor.

Give several examples, not only two, in English of what you are thinking. This time do not try to translate, just English.

In other words, what according to you would express in English things that will happen not too distantly and the opposite?

Okay then, how about: "I wonder how I am going to pay these bills."

[Rusty]

Me pregunto cómo voy a pagar estas facturas.
¿Cómo pagaré estas facturas?

Either one will work, I believe.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by bricks

Okay then, how about: "I wonder how I am going to pay these bills."

Several translations as already given by other posters:

Me pregunto como voy a pagar estas cuentas.

Como voy a hacer para pagar estas cuentas.

Como haré para pagar estas cuentas.

Now, according to you, is this in short or long term? Whatever it is, could you give an example of the other way around?

I am asking you this because I am under the impression that you are thinking of something else while formulating these questions in your mind.

In your tries:

Que estare hacer. (I wonder what I will do.)
Que hare. (Same, but I tried a different way of saying it.)

Como sere ir alli. (I wonder how I will get there.)
Como ire alli.

Is it me or you are not thinking of?:

What am I going to be doing (there)?

What I will be doing?

Just wondering...

[bobjenkins]

Things that are going to happen soon are expressed sometimes with the present (without ir + a + X)
Cuando se quiere decir de algo que ocurrirá hoy, o mañana el tiempo presente puede ser usado

Mañana te compro un libro nuevo
Esa noche vamos al cine

[chileno]

Originally Posted by bobjenkins

Things that are going to happen soon are expressed sometimes with the present (without ir + a + X)
Cuando se quiere decir de algo que ocurrirá hoy, o mañana el tiempo presente puede ser usado

Mañana te compro un libro nuevo
Esa noche vamos al cine

Correct, but like in English it should be well punctuated.

Tonight, we go to the movies, etc...

Or at least, that's my understanding of the punctuation needed there, that might as well be totally off...