nos vamos a casa
/nos bamos a kasa/from spelling rules
The English phrase "we are going home" is translated into Spanish as nos vamos a casa.
This phrase is used to announce that the speakers are leaving their current location to return to their residence.
Which one should you use?
While vamos a casa means "we are going to the house", adding the reflexive pronoun nos to create nos vamos a casa is the more natural way to express the intention of departing a place to head home.
Did you know?
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, saying nos vamos serves as a polite social signal to begin the departure process before the speakers actually stand up to leave.
- The verb vamos is a linguistic oddity because it evolved from an ancient subjunctive form used to express wishes, rather than the standard indicative form used for facts.
- If you were to say vamos a la casa instead of nos vamos a casa, you are implying you are going to a specific, previously mentioned building rather than your own home.
Examples in context
- Ya es tarde, nos vamos a casa.It is late already, we are going home.
- Estamos cansados, así que nos vamos a casa.We are tired, so we are going home.
- Mañana nos vamos a casa temprano.Tomorrow we are going home early.
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are leaving a friend's party.
- DanielSofía, la fiesta terminó y nos vamos a casa.Sofía, the party is over and we are going home.
- SofíaTienes razón, Daniel, tengo mucho sueño.You are right, Daniel, I am very sleepy.
- DanielVamos a pedir un taxi ahora.Let's call a taxi now.
- SofíaPerfecto, nos vamos a casa pronto.Perfect, we are going home soon.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries a, casa, nos, vamos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
