vinieron a

came to

→ venir

phrase Uncommon #21,141

came to Used before an infinitive to mean “came to do something,” or before a person or place to mean “came to them/it.”

SP: Vinieron a visitarnos el sábado.

EN: They came to visit us on Saturday.

Es toda una banda, vinieron a encender un fuego.

They're a whole gang, they came to light a fire.

— Dos son familia (2016)

Vinieron a hacer las paces.

They came to make peace.

Ninguno de los familiares de Tom vinieron a su funeral.

None of Tom's relatives came to his funeral.

No, vinieron a matarnos.

No, they came to kill us.

— Bugonia (2025)

Vinieron a visitarte.

They came to visit you.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Mientras él hablaba, imágenes vinieron a mi mente.

As he spoke, images came to my mind.

Vinieron a matarnos.

They came to kill us.

— Bugonia (2025)

Desde que sus abuelos se vinieron a Comala.

Ever since his grandparents moved to Comala.

— Pedro Páramo (2024)

Muchos amigos vinieron a despedirme.

Many friends came to say goodbye.

Hace cinco años que vinieron a Japón.

They came to Japan five years ago.

Espero que sea lo que vinieron a escuchar.

I hope this is what you came to hear.

Vinieron a aprender kung fu?

Did you come to learn kung fu?

— Ip Man (2008)

Vinieron a reclamar.

They came to complain.

— Broker (2022)

Ellos nunca vinieron a Goya.

They never came to Goya.

— बजरंगी भाईजान (2015)

Pero sin embargo, miles de personas vinieron a nosotros el último año.

However, thousands of people came to us last year.

— ¡Adiós Lenin! (2003)

Vinieron a hablarme.

They came to talk to me.

— Aquarius (2016)

Vinieron a ayudarnos todos a la vez.

They all came to help us at the same time.

Todos mis amigos vinieron a mi fiesta de cumpleaños.

All my friends came to my birthday party.

Mis dos padres vinieron a despedirme al aeropuerto.

My parents both came to see me off at the airport.