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How to Say ‘I got home safely.’ in German

Ich bin gut zu Hause angekommen.

ikh bin goot tsoo HOW-zeh AN-geh-ko-men

[ikh bin goot tsoo HOW-zeh AN-geh-ko-men]

💬 Usage Tip: ankommen builds its past with bin, not habe, as most verbs of getting somewhere do. Same pattern: ich bin gefahren "I drove".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich bin gut

ikh bin goot

I have (got) well / safely

'Ankommen' forms its perfect tense with 'sein', so German says 'ich bin' here. Say 'ich' with a soft hissing 'ch'.

Example

Ich bin gut angekommen.

I arrived safely.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

bin

[bin]

First-person singular form of 'sein' meaning 'to be.'

Example

Beim Kennenlernen sage ich: Ich bin neu hier.

When meeting people I say: I am new here.

gut

[goot]

well

Adverb used to say something works nicely or suitably.

Example

Mittwoch passt gut für mich.

Wednesday works well for me.

zu Hause angekommen.

tsoo HOW-zeh AN-geh-ko-men

arrived home.

'Zu Hause' means at home. 'Angekommen' is the past participle of 'ankommen' and is stressed on AN.

Example

Sie ist zu Hause angekommen.

She arrived home.

Words in this phrase

[tsoo]

at (in 'zu Hause')

Used in the fixed phrase 'zu Hause' meaning at home.

Example

Ich bleibe heute zu Hause.

I'm staying at home today.

Hause

[HOW-zeh]

home

Old dative form of 'Haus', used in 'zu Hause' (at home) and 'nach Hause' (home).

Example

Bist du schon zu Hause?

Are you home already?

angekommen

[AN-geh-ko-men]

arrived

Past participle of 'ankommen', to arrive.

Example

Das Paket ist angekommen.

The package has arrived.

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