llegué tarde a la escuela

I arrived late at school

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I arrived late at school A past-tense phrase meaning that the speaker got to school later than expected. “Llegué” means “I arrived,” and “tarde” means “late.”

SP: Hoy llegué tarde a la escuela porque perdí el autobús.

EN: Today I arrived late at school because I missed the bus.

Es por eso que llegué tarde a la escuela.

That's why I was late to school.

Mi despertador no sonó esta mañana, así que llegué tarde a la escuela.

My alarm didn’t go off this morning, so I arrived late to school.

Llegué tarde a la escuela.

I arrived late to school.

Esta mañana llegué tarde a la escuela.

I arrived late to school this morning.

Mi despertador no sonó esta mañana, por lo que llegué tarde a la escuela.

My alarm didn't go off this morning, so I arrived late to school.

Llegué tarde a la escuela por un accidente.

I was late to school because of an accident.