How to Say ‘How do I get there?’ in Italian
Come ci arrivo?
KOH-meh chee ahr-REE-voh
[KOH-meh chee ahr-REE-voh]
💬 Usage Tip: In [ci arrivo], [ci] means "there," not "us." You can reuse it the same way in [ci vado] "I'm going there."
Phrase Breakdown
Come
[KOH-meh]
how
Question word meaning 'how'.
Come ci arrivo? Me lo può spiegare?
How do I get there? Can you explain it to me?
ci
[chee]
there
Here ci refers to a place already mentioned: 'there'.
Come ci arrivo? Ci vado a piedi o in autobus?
How do I get there? Do I go on foot or by bus?
arrivo
[ahr-REE-voh]
I get / I arrive
First-person singular of arrivare; in this phrase it means 'I get there'.
Come ci arrivo? Arrivo prima in metro e poi a piedi?
How do I get there? Do I get there first by metro and then on foot?
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