Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| ¡bienvenido! | masculine |
| ¡bienvenida! | feminine |
The word is used as a greeting to acknowledge someone's arrival. To describe the act of welcoming someone, or to express the action of welcoming, you should use the verbal phrase dar la bienvenida (to give welcome/to welcome) or the noun bienvenida (the act of welcoming/a welcome).
Which one should you use?
¡bienvenido! is an interjection used to greet a person, whereas bienvenida can function as a noun referring to the act of welcoming or a welcome party.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In certain Latin American countries, the phrase Bienvenidos todos ustedes may be used instead of Bienvenidos todos.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The form you use depends on the gender and number of the people you are welcoming: ¡bienvenido! is for one man, ¡bienvenida! is for one woman, ¡bienvenidos! is for a group of men or a mixed-gender group and ¡bienvenidas! is for a group consisting only of women.
Did you know?
- In Spanish, you cannot use bienvenido to respond to 'thank you'. To say 'you are welcome', you must use de nada or no hay de qué.
- The word 'bienvenido' is a compound of 'bien' meaning 'well' and 'venido' meaning 'come', so it literally means 'well-come'.
- When greeting a group of people, the masculine plural bienvenidos is used even if there is only one man among a hundred women.
Examples in context
- ¡Bienvenida!Welcome!This is useful for greeting a single woman.Tatoeba #5200372 by cueyayotl, translation #4771541 by garborg
- ¡Bienvenido!Welcome.This is useful for greeting a single man.Tatoeba #375833 by megamanenm, translation #138919 by CM
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Sources
- Wiktionary, “welcome” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
