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How to Say ‘Get home safely!’ in German

Komm gut nach Hause!

kom goot nahkh HOW-zeh

[kom goot nahkh HOW-zeh]

💬 Usage Tip: nach Hause is only for going home. To say you're already at home, use zu Hause.

Phrase Breakdown

Komm gut

kom goot

Get (there) safely / Come well

'Komm' is the informal command form of 'kommen' (to come), used with 'du'. 'Gut' means 'well'. Say 'Komm' with a short, clear 'o', like 'kom'.

Example

Komm gut an!

Arrive safely!

Words in this phrase

Komm

[kom]

come

The informal command form of 'kommen', used to invite someone along.

Example

Komm, wir gehen!

Come on, let's go!

gut

[goot]

well

Adverb used to say something works nicely or suitably.

Example

Mittwoch passt gut für mich.

Wednesday works well for me.

nach Hause!

nahkh HOW-zeh

home (going home)

'Nach Hause' is a fixed expression for going home. 'Nach' has a throaty 'ch' like in Scottish 'loch'. In 'Hause' the 'au' sounds like 'ow' in 'how', and the final 'e' is a soft 'uh'.

Example

Ich gehe jetzt nach Hause.

I'm going home now.

Words in this phrase

nach

[nahkh]

to (home)

Used in the fixed phrase 'nach Hause' meaning 'home(wards)'.

Example

Ich gehe jetzt nach Hause.

I'm going home now.

Hause

[HOW-zeh]

home

Old dative form of 'Haus', used in 'nach Hause' and 'zu Hause'.

Example

Sie fährt nach Hause.

She's driving home.

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