Voy a means I'm going to. It implies what you are doing in the present:
Voy a México. I'm going to Mexico. Yo voy a la escuela. I'm going to school. Voy al hospital. I'm going to the hospital.
Even though it is written in the present, sometimes it implies something you will do in the future or that you are about to do.
Yo voy a leer el libro. I am going to read the book. Yo voy a ayudar a María. I'm going to help Mary. Yo voy a ir a la farmacia con ella. I am going to go to the drugstore with her.
Note:ir + a = going to
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Dialogue 1 Click to start or stop audio Belén: ¿A dónde vas? - Where are you going? Mercedes: Voy al centro. - I'm going downtown. Belén: ¿Qué vas a hacer en el centro? - What are you going to do downtown? Mercedes: Voy a comprar un vestido para la fiesta de Javier, ¿no vas a ir a su fiesta este fin de semana? - I'm going to buy a dress for Javier's party, aren't you going to go to his party this weekend? Belén: Claro que voy. - Of course, I'm going.
Dialogue 2 Click to start or stop audio Yaisa: ¿Vas a comprar algo? - Are you going to buy something? Ángeles: Sí, un regalo para mi hermana. - Yes, a present for my sister. Yaisa: Ah ¿qué, es su cumpleaños? - Ah, so, is it her birthday? Ángeles: Sí, cumple 25 años. - Yes, she turns twenty-five. Yaisa: y ¿cómo está?. - .And, how is she? Ángeles: Bien, acaba de terminar la carrera de enfermería y además tiene un novio muy guapo. - Fine, she just finished her career as a Nurse; and also, she has a very good-looking boyfriend.
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