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Arrive (verb) – llegar

PRONUNCIATION

(Pronounced yay-gar – double "L" in Spanish is usually spoken like the "Y" in "yet" or "yellow")

To remember that arrive is pronounced yay-gar (llegar) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

They waited ages for their car to arrive and shouted "Yay! – here's the car" (llegar) as it finally drove in to view. 

They waited ages for their car to arrive and shouted "Yay! – here's the car." (llegar) as it finally drove in to view.

Examples of llegar (arrive) in a sentence

 

Voy a llegar tarde si no salgo ahora.

(I'm going to arrive late if I don't leave now.)

 

El tren va a llegar a las tres de la tarde.

(The train is going to arrive at three in the afternoon.)

 

¿A qué hora piensas llegar a la fiesta?

(What time do you plan to arrive at the party?)

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