Breakdown of Cuando llego a casa, me ducho.
la casa
the house / home (also "at home")
llegar
to arrive
a
to
ducharse
to take a shower
Questions & Answers about Cuando llego a casa, me ducho.
Why doesn't casa have la before it? Shouldn't it be a la casa?
The translation says "When I get home", but doesn't llego mean "I arrive"?
Yes, llego comes from the verb llegar, which means "to arrive". In Spanish, using llegar is the most natural way to say you are reaching a destination. In English, we often use the verb "to get" for this same idea ("to get home", "to get to work"), but Spanish does not use its equivalent of "to get" for travel.
Why is there a me in me ducho? Can I just say ducho?
You need the me because the verb here is ducharse (to shower oneself). It is a reflexive verb, which means the person doing the action is also receiving the action. If you just said ducho, a Spanish speaker would wait to hear who or what you are showering, such as a dog or a child!
Why does the pronoun me go before the verb ducho?