How to Say “I Just Got Home” in Spanish

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Acabo de llegar a casa
/akabo de ʝeɡaɾ a kasa/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'I just got home' is translated into Spanish as Acabo de llegar a casa.
This phrase is used to state that you have arrived at your place of residence a very short time ago. In many contexts, you can omit a casa and simply say Acabo de llegar if it is already understood that you are talking about your arrival at your residence.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is built from acabar de (to have just done something), llegar (to arrive) and a casa (to home).

How does it change in a sentence?

To say 'I just [verb]', you use the construction acabar de + the infinitive of the verb. You can change the subject of the sentence by changing the conjugation of acabar: change acabo to acabas to say 'You just got home' (informal), or use acabamos to say 'We just got home'.

Did you know?

  • While llegar means 'to arrive' in Spanish, its Romanian relative pleca means 'to leave'. This may be linked to the act of folding up tents to depart.

Examples in context

  • Acabo de llegar a casa y estoy muy cansado.
    I just got home and I am very tired.
  • ¡Hola! Acabo de llegar a casa.
    Hi! I just got home.
  • No te preocupes, acabo de llegar a casa.
    Don't worry, I just got home.

Example conversation

Javier is talking to María on the phone after work.

  1. Javier

    Hola María, acabo de llegar a casa.
    Hi María, I just got home.
  2. María

    Qué bueno, Javier. ¿Estás muy cansado?
    That's good, Javier. Are you very tired?
  3. Javier

    Sí, ha sido un día largo.
    Yes, it has been a long day.
  4. María

    Descansa un poco entonces.
    Rest a little bit then.

Sources

  • IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
  • Word origins: Wiktionary entries a, acabo, casa, de, llegar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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