volver a casa
/bolbeɾ a kasa/from spelling rules
To go back home in Spanish is volver a casa.
The phrase is used when you are returning to the place where you live.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the verb volver (to return) and the prepositional phrase a casa (to home).
Which one should you use?
You can also use the synonym regresar a casa to mean the same thing.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb volver must be conjugated to match the subject. For example, you would say vuelvo a casa for 'I go back home'. Note that volver is a stem-changing verb where the 'o' changes to 'ue' in many present tense forms, such as in vuelvo.
Did you know?
- While volver a casa means 'to go back home', using volver followed by another verb creates a phrase meaning 'to do something again'. For example, volver a leer means 'to read again'.
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, telling someone vete a casa ('go home') can be used as a dismissive insult similar to 'get lost' in English.
- The verb volver shares a common ancestor with the English word 'volve', found in 'evolve' or 'revolve', meaning to roll or turn.
Examples in context
- ¿Podemos volver a casa?Can we go back home?This sentence is useful for asking permission to go back home using volver a casa.Tatoeba #7304346 by UsuarioX, translation #4788140 by mcelaj
- No puedo volver a casa.I can't go back home.This sentence is useful for expressing an inability to go back home using volver a casa.Tatoeba #10112879 by manufrutos, translation #10107336 by CK
- No quiero volver a casa.I don't want to go back home.This sentence is useful for expressing a lack of desire to go back home using volver a casa.Tatoeba #2081569 by marcelostockle, translation #2013520 by CK
- Después de una larga noche, quiero volver a casa y descansar.After a long night, I want to go back home and rest.
- Mis amigos están esperándome en casa, así que debo regresar a casa rápidamente.My friends are waiting for me at home, so I need to go back home quickly.
- Debo terminar mis asuntos aquí y luego volver a mi hogar.I should finish my business here and then go back home.
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Example conversation
Sofía and Daniel are at a late party.
- SofíaEs muy tarde, Daniel.It is very late, Daniel.
- DanielTienes razón, es hora de volver a casa.You are right, it is time to go back home.
- Sofía¿Quieres pedir un taxi?Do you want to call a taxi?
- DanielSí, por favor.Yes, please.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries a, casa, volver, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
