Which one should you use?
If you omit the words de nuevo, the meaning changes from "welcome back" to a simple "welcome" for people arriving at school for the first time.
Is it said differently in some regions?
Different regions use specific variations: in Spain, you can say ¡Bienvenidos al curso escolar! to mean "Welcome to the new school year!" In Mexico, ¡Bienvenidos de regreso a clases! translates to "Welcome back to classes!" And in Argentina, a casual way to say "welcome back to school" is ¡Bienvenidos al cole!
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the word "welcome" must change depending on whom you are addressing. Use bienvenido de nuevo a la escuela if you are welcoming only one male student, and change the plural bienvenidos to the feminine singular bienvenida de nuevo a la escuela if you are welcoming only one female student.
Did you know?
- The word escuela actually comes from the Ancient Greek word skholḗ, which originally meant 'leisure' or 'spare time'. It refers to the idea that true learning and conversation happen during one's free time.
- In Spanish, the greeting bienvenidos changes its ending based on the gender of the students. If a group contains only girls, the speaker must use bienvenidas.
- In many Latin American countries, instead of saying you are going 'to school', people say they are going 'to classes' by using the phrase a clases. This shifts the focus from the building to the activity itself.
Examples in context
- ¡Bienvenidos de vuelta a la escuela! Espero que tengan un año escolar productivo y lleno de aprendizaje.Welcome back to school! I hope you have a productive and learning-filled school year.
- Reciban una cálida bienvenida al nuevo año escolar. Estamos emocionados de tener a todos los estudiantes de vuelta en las aulas.Receive a warm welcome to the new school year. We are excited to have all the students back in the classrooms.
- ¡Bienvenidos de nuevo a la escuela! ¡Qué emoción volver a vernos y compartir aventuras juntos!Welcome back to school again! How exciting to see each other again and share adventures together!
- ¡Es genial tenerte de vuelta en la escuela! ¡Prepárate para un año increíble lleno de risas y aprendizaje!It's great to have you back at school! Get ready for an amazing year full of laughter and learning!
- ¡Bienvenidos de nuevo a la escuela, niños!Welcome back to school, children!
- Estamos muy felices de decirles bienvenidos de nuevo a la escuela.We are very happy to say welcome back to school to you.
- El director les dijo: bienvenidos de nuevo a la escuela.The principal said to them: welcome back to school.
Example conversation
A teacher greets her students in a classroom on the first day.
- Lucía¡Hola a todos, bienvenidos de nuevo a la escuela!Hello everyone, welcome back to school!
- MateoGracias, profesora Lucía. Estamos emocionados.Thank you, teacher Lucía. We are excited.
- LucíaMateo, ¿estás listo para las clases?Mateo, are you ready for classes?
- MateoSí, estoy listo para aprender mucho.Yes, I am ready to learn a lot.
