recién llegado
/reθjen ʝeɡado/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "just arrived" is expressed as recién llegado.
The phrase functions as an adjective to describe a person or object that has arrived very recently. You can also use the phrase Recién me bajé del avión as an informal way to share recent travel experiences with friends, such as saying "I just got off the plane".
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of recién (recently) and llegado (arrived).
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase must agree in gender and number with the person or thing being described. Use recién llegada for a female subject, recién llegados for a masculine or mixed-gender plural group and recién llegadas for a group consisting only of females.
How do you pronounce it?
/reθjen ʝeɡado/
Did you know?
- If you are talking about a newcomer or an immigrant to a country, recién llegado can act as a noun. In this context, it translates to 'the newcomer' rather than just describing a person who has arrived.
- In certain Latin American regions, recién is used as a general adverb for any immediate past action, such as recién lo hice for 'I just did it'.
- While recién llegado describes a state, Spanish uses a completely different grammatical structure, acabar de, to express the action of having just arrived.
Examples in context
- Soy un recién llegado a esta ciudad.I am a newcomer to this city.
Example conversation
Sofía and Javier are meeting at the airport.
- Sofía¡Hola Javier! ¿Estás cansado?Hi Javier! Are you tired?
- JavierSí, soy recién llegado del vuelo.Yes, I've just arrived from the flight.
- SofíaBienvenido a casa.Welcome home.
- JavierGracias, Sofía.Thank you, Sofía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
