salaam
is the word سأذهب in the last sentence meaning he is (intending) to watch a match or is he actually going somewhere to watch a match, because in english if we intend to do something we sometimes say ie, im going to lie down or im going to learn it, so in arabic can we use the word for going in the same context?

Yes, (سأذهب) literary means (I will go) and it can be translated to (I'm going to). It is used in Arabic same as it is used in English, so I can say (سأذهب لأجهّز الطعام) which is (I am going to prepare the food).

Hi Ehab

I think you may have misunderstood the question Usmdrive was asking. I think he meant can سأذهب have the second meaning that "going to" does in English. Like his example, "I'm going to learn Arabic", which in other words means "I intend to learn Arabic" not that he is leaving the house to attend his Arabic lesson.

I don't think سأذهب لأجهّز الطعام can mean "I will prepare the food later"?

Incidentally, is there any difference between the nouns "الطعام" wa "الأكل"?

Actually Usmdrive: "going to" is used as a future marker in English - this is the second meaning you were referring to. This is equivalent to سوف/سـ in formal Arabic.

You got it right Jookiepc, سأذهب is a future tense verb because of the س letter, so the guy is intending on going to watch the match, and not in the process of going to watch the match.

If you want to say “I’m going to watch the match” As in I am on my way right now to watch the match then you can say
أنا ذاهب لأشاهد المباراة

I think Ehab understood what i was asking , I understand that literally what (سأذهب)means but can it be used as in English ie (are you going to come? ) or up here in Scotland you can here (going to not do that!- gonnae nea dae that)or (whats going on here?) i think going can be used as a present and future tense.

hi lads - very good concept to have the "speaking" exercises attached to the lesson - hope you will do this for the future lessons as well - it helps a lot to memorize the words and phrases.
ma2 es salaam

The verb ذهب can't be used as a future marker in Arabic (as far as I'm aware) so to ask are you going to somewhere.. you'd say

هل ستهب إلى الفصل؟

That is right, except that you missed the (d' ذ) letter in (ستذهب).