How to Say ‘I've just arrived’ in Italian
Sono appena arrivata
SOH-noh ahp-PEH-nah ar-ree-VAH-tah
[SOH-noh ahp-PEH-nah ar-ree-VAH-tah]
💬 Usage Tip: With sono, the last word matches whoever is speaking: a woman says arrivata, a man says arrivato. Same with sono andata / sono andato "I went".
Phrase Breakdown
Sono
[SOH-noh]
I am
First person singular of essere, used to say who you are or where you are.
Sono molto interessato alle opportunità di lavoro qui.
I am very interested in job opportunities here.
appena
[ahp-PEH-nah]
just
Adverb meaning something happened a moment ago.
Sono appena arrivato.
I have just arrived.
arrivata
[ar-ree-VAH-tah]
arrived (feminine)
Past participle of 'arrivare'. It ends in -a because a woman is speaking.
Maria è arrivata in ritardo.
Maria arrived late.
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