Ways to say it
| Norwegian | IPA |
|---|---|
| velkommen | /ˈvɛl.ko.mən/ |
| velkomen | /ˈʋɛlkɔːmən/ |
The phrase is used as a greeting when someone arrives. To say 'welcome to [a place]', you place the preposition til after the adjective. While velkommen serves as the greeting, the noun used for the actual act of welcoming someone is velkomst. Additionally, the word can be used as an adjective to describe someone whose arrival is a cause of joy, such as kjærkommen or kjærkomen.
Which one should you use?
velkommen is the standard form used in Bokmål, which is the most common written standard of Norwegian. The form velkomen is the standard spelling used in Nynorsk, one of the two official written standards of Norwegian.
Is it said differently in some regions?
velkomen is the standard form in Nynorsk.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
In Bokmål, the standard spelling is velkommen. In Nynorsk, the standard spelling is velkomen.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has 3 syllables with the stress on the 1st syllable. The IPA is /ˈvɛl.ko.mən/.
Did you know?
- Although velkommen is used for greetings, the response to 'thank you' (which is 'you are welcome' in English) is not velkommen but vær så god.
- In Norway, a formal 'welcome' at an event is often accompanied by a velkomsttale, a specific tradition of giving a welcoming speech to guests.
- The term kjærkommen uses the word kjær (dear), implying that the person is not just arriving, but is actually 'dear-coming' or beloved.
Examples in context
- Velkomen til slottet vårt.Welcome to our castle.This sentence shows how to use velkomen to welcome someone to a castle.Tatoeba #12485407 by Just_Some_Guy, translation #12074698 by CK
- Velkomen til slottet mitt.Welcome to my castle.Tatoeba #12485409 by Just_Some_Guy, translation #12110171 by CK
- Velkomen til landsbyen vår.Welcome to our village.This sentence shows how to use velkomen to welcome someone to a village.Tatoeba #12516365 by Just_Some_Guy, translation #11023332 by Aghlimas83
- Velkommen til Norge!Welcome to Norway!
- Velkommen skal du være! Så hyggelig at du kommer.Welcome you shall be! So nice that you're coming.
- 27 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Kristoffer is greeting Nora at her new office.
- KristofferVelkommen til det nye kontoret ditt, Nora.Welcome to your new office, Nora.
- NoraTusen takk, Kristoffer.Thank you very much, Kristoffer.
- KristofferDet er hyggelig å se deg her.It is nice to see you here.
- NoraJeg gleder meg til å starte.I am looking forward to starting.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “welcome” translations and entries velkommen, velkomen, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
