خُوش آمَدِید
xūś āmadīd
In Urdu, welcome is said as خُوش آمَدِید (xūś āmadīd). Wiktionary also lists خَیر مُقَدَّم (xair muqaddam) and خَیر مَقْدَم (xair maqdam).
Meaning: greeting given upon someone's arrival (intj)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| خُوش آمَدِید | xūś āmadīd |
| خَیر مُقَدَّم | xair muqaddam |
| خَیر مَقْدَم | xair maqdam |
The phrase is a greeting given upon someone's arrival.
What does it mean word for word?
The expression خُوش آمَدِید is composed of خُوش, meaning happy or pleasant and آمَدِید, meaning you have come.
Which one should you use?
خُوش آمَدِید is the standard and most common way to welcome a guest. The forms خَیر مُقَدَّم and خَیر مَقْدَم are alternative variations.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
خُوش آمَدِید is a common and formal way to say welcome. خَیر مُقَدَّم is a more formal or traditional way to welcome someone, often used in literary or highly polite contexts.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Karachi, it is common to hear the phrase خوش آمدید.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase خوش آمدید is used as a fixed expression and does not change based on the gender or number of the person being welcomed.
How do you pronounce it?
xūś āmadīd
Did you know?
- While خُوش آمَدِید welcomes a person's arrival, Urdu speakers often follow this with the phrase تَشَرُّف لائیے, which literally asks the guest to 'bring their nobility' into the house.
- In many South Asian cultures, a verbal 'welcome' is often accompanied by the physical gesture of placing a hand over the heart, signaling that the guest is welcome in one's soul.
- The term خُوش appears in countless Urdu compound words to denote anything positive, from خُوش رَنگ for 'bright colored' to خُوش نُما for 'pleasant looking'.
Examples in context
- خُوش آمَدِید!khush aamdid!Welcome!
- ہمارے گھر میں خُوش آمَدِید۔hamare ghar mein khush aamdid.Welcome to our home.
Example conversation
Ali arrives at Sarah's house for a visit.
- سارہ Saraعلی، خُوش آمَدِید!Ali, khush aamdid!Ali, welcome!
- علی Aliشکریہ، سارہ۔shukriya, Sarah.Thank you, Sarah.
- سارہ Saraآپ کا سفر کیسا رہا؟aap ka safar kaisa raha?How was your journey?
- علی Aliبہت اچھا تھا۔bohat acha tha.It was very good.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “welcome” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
