How to Say "Here I Come" in German

ich komme

The German phrase for "here I come" is ich komme.

The phrase is used to announce that you are arriving or approaching a person or place.

When do people say it?

While ich komme announces your approach, the colloquial expression Da bin ich! can be used to mean "Here I am!" or "Here I come!"

In a sexual context, ich komme is used to announce an orgasm rather than a physical arrival. Using it in the wrong setting can lead to significant embarrassment.
The verb 'kommen' in ich komme is used in many German idioms where an English speaker would use 'to go', such as 'zu Tisch kommen' meaning 'to come to the table'.
If you are announcing your arrival at a door, it is common to shout Ich bin's! which translates to 'It is me!', rather than saying 'I am coming'.

Anna stellte sich mit dem Gesicht zur Wand und fing an zu zählen: „Eins, zwei, drei, vier, fünf, sechs, sieben, acht, neun, zehn. Ich komme!“ Dann machte sie sich auf die Suche nach ihren Freunden, die sich inzwischen versteckt hatten.
Anna turned her face to the wall and began to count: "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Ready or not, here I come!" Then she started searching for her friends, who had hidden themselves in the meantime.
This sentence shows how ich komme is used during a game of hide and seek.
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Warte kurz, ich komme!
Wait a moment, here I come!

Maximilian is waiting for Julia at the entrance of a park.

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