hola y bienvenido
/ola i bjembenido/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "hello and welcome" is said as hola y bienvenido.
This phrase is a greeting used to welcome someone to a place or an event.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word bienvenido must agree in gender with the person being welcomed. Use hola y bienvenida when welcoming a female, and hola y bienvenidos when welcoming more than one person. If the group consists entirely of women, use hola y bienvenidas.
Did you know?
- Some linguists have speculated that hola might be related to the Arabic phrase wal-lāh, which means 'by God!'
Examples in context
- Hola y bienvenido a nuestra casa.Hello and welcome to our house.
- Hola y bienvenido al evento de hoy.Hello and welcome to today's event.
- Hola y bienvenido al equipo nuevo.Hello and welcome to the new team.
Example conversation
Javier is greeting Lucía at the entrance of a conference.
- JavierHola y bienvenido al evento, Lucía.Hello and welcome to the event, Lucía.
- LucíaMuchas gracias por la invitación.Thank you very much for the invitation.
- JavierEs un gusto tenerte aquí.It is a pleasure to have you here.
- LucíaEstoy muy emocionada por empezar.I am very excited to start.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries bienvenido, hola, y, CC BY-SA 4.0.
