llegando
/ʝeɡando/from spelling rules
Arriving in Spanish is llegando.
The phrase refers to the act of reaching a destination. While llegando is the standard form, you may encounter the term arribando in more formal contexts or written communication.
How does it change in a sentence?
llegando is the present participle (also known as the gerund) of the verb llegar (to arrive). To express that someone has already arrived, you would use the past participle llegado, which can be used to form perfect tenses or to function as an adjective. For the base action of arriving, use the infinitive llegar.
How do you pronounce it?
/ʝeɡando/
When do people say it?
In an informal context, if you want to tell someone that you are almost at a destination or are about to arrive, you can use the phrase Ya casi llego.
Did you know?
- In many Latin American countries, telling someone Ya casi llego is often a polite fiction. It is frequently used to signal that you are just about to leave, rather than actually being near the destination.
- In some contexts, llegado describes a person who has 'arrived' in a social sense, meaning they have suddenly acquired wealth or high status.
- The verb llegar is also used to describe physical properties reaching a threshold. For example, one might say a temperature is 'arriving' at a certain degree, treating the measurement as a destination.
Examples in context
- Nuestros invitados están llegando.Our guests are arriving.This sentence uses llegando to describe guests who are currently in the process of arriving.Tatoeba #2483458 by hayastan, translation #2262752 by CK
- Si sigues llegando tarde, te lo descontaré de tu sueldo.If you keep arriving late, I'm taking it off your paycheck.This sentence uses llegando to describe the act of arriving late.Tatoeba #9690876 by arh, translation #9690883 by DJ_Saidez
- Seguirán llegando tarde.They'll go on arriving late.This sentence uses llegando to describe the continuous action of arriving late.Tatoeba #5716541 by arh, translation #5827362 by arh
- Estoy llegandoI am arriving or I'm on my way
- El vuelo está arribando en la terminalThe flight is arriving at the terminal
- Llegando a destinoArriving at the destination
- Estamos llegando a destino puntualmenteWe are arriving at the destination on time
- Ya casi llego, espérame un minutoI'm almost there, wait a minute
- Estoy por llegar al restaurante, ¿quieres que pida algo para ti?I'm about to arrive at the restaurant, do you want me to order something for you?
- ya estoy aquíI'm already here
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Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are waiting for a friend at a cafe.
- Lucía¿Crees que ya esté llegando nuestro amigo?Do you think our friend is arriving now?
- JavierSí, me mandó un mensaje hace cinco minutos.Yes, he sent me a message five minutes ago.
- LucíaMira, creo que lo veo llegando por allá.Look, I think I see him arriving over there.
- JavierTienes razón, ¡hola, Javier!You're right, hello, Javier!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
