cuándo vienes a casa
/kwando bjenes a kasa/from spelling rules
The phrase "when are you coming home" in Spanish is cuándo vienes a casa.
This phrase is used to ask someone when they will return to their place of residence.
How does it change in a sentence?
Using the future tense cuándo vendrás a casa shifts the focus from an imminent or scheduled arrival to a more general future event. To address someone with formal respect, use the third-person singular form cuándo viene usted a casa instead of the informal vienes.
Did you know?
- The word cuándo is a distant relative of the English word 'cue'. Both trace their ancestry back to the Latin term quandō.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, asking cuándo vienes a casa serves as a social way to say 'I miss you' or 'please visit', rather than just asking for a specific time of arrival.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, asking cuándo vienes a casa can be a warm invitation for a guest to stay over or visit, rather than a literal question about their residence.
Examples in context
- María, ¿cuándo va a regresar a casa? La cena estará lista a las ocho.Maria, when will you return home? Dinner will be ready at eight.
- Juan, ¿cuándo regresas a casa? Vamos a ver una película juntos esta noche.Juan, when are you coming home? We are going to watch a movie together tonight.
- ¿Cuándo vienes a casa hoy?When are you coming home today?
- Dime, ¿cuándo vienes a casa?Tell me, when are you coming home?
- No sé cuándo vienes a casa.I don't know when you are coming home.
Example conversation
Elena is calling Alejandro on the phone.
- ElenaHola, Alejandro. ¿Cuándo vienes a casa?Hello, Alejandro. When are you coming home?
- AlejandroLlego en diez minutos.I'll be there in ten minutes.
- ElenaPerfecto, la cena está lista.Perfect, dinner is ready.
- Alejandro¡Genial! Ya estoy llegando.Great! I'm almost there.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries a, casa, cuándo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
