How to Say ‘I just want to arrive.’ in French
Je veux juste arriver.
zhuh vuh zhuyst ah-ree-vay
[zhuh vuh zhuyst ah-ree-vay]
Phrase Breakdown
Je veux
zhuh vuh
I want
Present tense of vouloir, expressing desire or intention.
Je veux partir.
I want to leave.
Words in this phrase
Je
[zhuh]
I
First-person singular subject pronoun.
Je veux juste arriver avant la réunion.
I just want to arrive before the meeting.
veux
[vuh]
want
From vouloir; expresses what the speaker wants.
Je veux juste arriver sans détour.
I just want to arrive without a detour.
juste
[zhuyst]
just / simply
Here it means 'just' in the sense of 'all I want is'.
Je veux juste arriver rapidement.
I just want to arrive quickly.
arriver
[ah-ree-vay]
to arrive
Infinitive verb meaning to reach the destination.
Je veux juste arriver à destination.
I just want to arrive at the destination.
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