bienvenidos
/bjembenidos/from spelling rules
bienvenidos is the Spanish way to say welcome.
The phrase is a greeting used to welcome people to a place.
What does it mean word for word?
The word is composed of bien, meaning well and venidos, meaning come or arrived.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form changes depending on the gender and number of the people being welcomed. Use bienvenido for a single male and bienvenida for a single female. Use bienvenidas for a group of only females, and use the masculine plural bienvenidos for a group of males or a mixed-gender group.
How do you pronounce it?
/bjembenidos/
Did you know?
- Unlike the English 'welcome', which can be used as a response to 'thank you', bienvenidos is exclusively used to greet someone upon arrival. To say 'you are welcome' after a thanks, Spanish speakers use de nada, which literally means 'of nothing'.
- If a person is welcoming a group that includes non-binary individuals or prefers gender-neutral language, you may see bienvenidxs or bienvenid@s in written signs to avoid the traditional masculine plural.
- The adjective bienvenido can be used to describe an event or a piece of news that is 'welcome' or 'appreciated', such as una lluvia bienvenida for a welcome rain.
Examples in context
- ¡Bienvenidos a nuestra conferencia internacional sobre el medio ambiente!Welcome to our international conference on the environment!
- Les damos la bienvenida a nuestros invitados de honor.We extend our welcome to our honored guests.
- ¡Bienvenidos a mi casa!Welcome to my house!
- ¡Hola! Bienvenidos a todos a nuestra fiesta de cumpleaños.Hello! Welcome, everybody, to our birthday party.
- Bienvenidos a mi casa.Welcome to my house.
- ¡Bienvenidos todos a la fiesta!Welcome everyone to the party!
- Bienvenidos a nuestro nuevo restaurante.Welcome to our new restaurant.
Example conversation
Mateo welcomes Lucía and her family to his new apartment.
- Mateo¡Hola! Bienvenidos a mi apartamento.Hello! Welcome to my apartment.
- LucíaMuchas gracias, Mateo.Thank you very much, Mateo.
- MateoPasen, por favor.Please, come in.
- LucíaQué lugar tan bonito.What a beautiful place.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry bienvenidos, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
