I'm going. While this is a complete sentence in English, Je vais. is not in French. Learn how to correct this common French mistake. More:French mistakes
Last summer, I was alone by a lake, minding my own business when a French guy came along and starting chatting me up. Amongst his small talk, he asked me if I was going swimming (all this in French). I replied ‘Je vais’ – meaning, I thought, I’m going to, later.
I was very unnerved by his response. He didn’t say anything, and kept looking at me.
It was a very long afterwards that I discovered that he was probably just waiting for me to complete the sentence… :0)
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I have a funny story about this.
Last summer, I was alone by a lake, minding my own business when a French guy came along and starting chatting me up. Amongst his small talk, he asked me if I was going swimming (all this in French). I replied ‘Je vais’ – meaning, I thought, I’m going to, later.
I was very unnerved by his response. He didn’t say anything, and kept looking at me.
It was a very long afterwards that I discovered that he was probably just waiting for me to complete the sentence… :0)