vamos

[ vah-mohs ]

interjection

1. let’s go! (used as an exclamation of encouragement or exhortation):

   Vamos, amigos!

Word History and Origins

Origin of vamos¹

First recorded in 1855–60; from Portuguese and Spanish, from Latin vādere “to go, walk,” used as the 1st-person plural present and imperative forms of ir “to go”

Example Sentences

“There’s just a tremendous amount of uncertainty right now,” said Sofía Ramírez, an economist who heads México, ¿cómo vamos?, a research group.

From Los Angeles Times

“Once we get together, things happen. We’re like, OK, let’s do it, vamos!”

From Los Angeles Times

Consistent hits like his first No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay, “6 AM,” and “Ay Vamos,” the first video to reach a billion YouTube views by a “Latin urban/reggaeton artist,” put him on the frontlines of the genre at the time.

From Los Angeles Times

Who was just like, “Nos vamos ir a tomar fotos”? You see a softness in those photos that you usually don’t see in Latino men.

From Los Angeles Times

Nick Vamos, the former head of extradition at the Crown Prosecution Service, said US Marshals could arrive in London within days if the High Court throws the case out.

From BBC