How to Say "Come Here" in Latin

veni huc

The Latin phrase for "come here" is veni huc.

This phrase is a command used to tell someone to move toward the speaker's current location.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of the imperative verb veni (come) and the adverb huc (to this place/hither).

While veni huc means "come to this place", you may use veni ad me if you specifically mean "come to me".

To command more than one person to come here, use the plural imperative venite huc instead of the singular veni.

The word veni is the first part of the famous phrase veni vidi vici ('I came, I saw, I conquered'), attributed to Julius Caesar after his quick victory at the Battle of Zela.
In Latin, the word huc specifically describes movement toward a place, whereas hic describes being stationary in that place.
In Roman literature, a command like veni was often used by poets to address personified objects or even the gods, treating them as if they could physically move toward the speaker.

Veni huc.
Come here.
This example shows a simple command using veni huc.
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Petre, veni huc!
Pierre, come here!
This example demonstrates how to use veni huc when addressing a person by name.
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Veni huc, amice.
Come here, friend.

Julia wants Marcus to help her with something.

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