How to Say ‘We are arriving soon.’ in Italian
Tra poco arriviamo.
trah POH-koh ahr-ree-VYAH-moh
[trah POH-koh ahr-ree-VYAH-moh]
💬 Usage Tip: Italian often uses the present tense for the near future: [arriviamo] can mean "we arrive" or "we're arriving / we'll arrive soon." You'll hear this a lot with time expressions like [tra poco] or [domani].
Phrase Breakdown
Tra
[trah]
in / after
Preposition used in time expressions; 'tra poco' means 'soon' or 'in a little while.'
Tra poco vedrà il suo hotel sulla destra.
In a little while you will see your hotel on the right.
poco
[POH-koh]
a little / shortly
With 'tra,' it forms 'tra poco,' meaning 'soon' or 'in a short time.'
Manca poco, tra poco arriviamo a destinazione.
There is little left, soon we will arrive at the destination.
arriviamo
[ahr-ree-VYAH-moh]
we arrive
First person plural of 'arrivare,' meaning 'we arrive' or 'we are arriving.'
Se il traffico scorre, arriviamo in cinque minuti.
If traffic moves, we arrive in five minutes.
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