How to Say ‘We just arrived.’ in French
On vient d'arriver.
on vyan duh ah-ree-VAY
[on vyan duh ah-ree-VAY]
💬 Usage Tip: venir de plus an action means "just did it": Je viens de manger "I just ate". On here means "we", which is how people say it in everyday speech.
Phrase Breakdown
On
[on]
We
Used by a speaker to refer to themself and one or more other people considered together.
On y va maintenant.
We are going now.
vient
[vyan]
has just (with de + verb)
Form of venir; 'venir de' + infinitive expresses something that just happened.
Il vient de partir.
He has just left.
d'
[duh]
(links 'venir' to the verb)
Shortened 'de' before a vowel; in 'venir de' it introduces the just-completed action.
Elle vient d'appeler.
She has just called.
arriver
[ah-ree-VAY]
to arrive
Infinitive meaning to arrive or come to a place, here newly moved.
Les enfants vont arriver.
The children are going to arrive.
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