bienvenido a Perú
/bjembenido a peɾu/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'welcome to peru' is translated into Spanish as bienvenido a Perú.
This phrase is a greeting used to welcome someone who has just arrived in Peru.
What does it mean word for word?
The word bienvenido is a past participle that literally means 'well-come' or 'one who has arrived well'. The preposition a is used to indicate the destination or the place, in this case, Perú.
Which one should you use?
Use bienvenido a Perú for a male or a gender-neutral audience. Use bienvenida a Perú for a single female guest. Use Bienvenidos a Perú for a group of people or a mixed-gender group. Use Bienvenidas a Perú specifically for a group of exclusively female guests.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word bienvenido must agree in gender with the person being welcomed: use bienvenida for a woman and bienvenidos for a group. Use the plural form bienvenidos when welcoming more than one person or a mixed-gender group.
Did you know?
- In Peru, a welcome is often accompanied by a beso, a light kiss on the right cheek, even between people meeting for the first time.
- The Spanish word bienvenido is a 'calque', meaning it is a literal translation of a Frankish term that was adopted into Vulgar Latin and then into Spanish.
- While bienvenido is used as a greeting, the word bienvenido can also be used as an adjective to describe something that is 'timely' or 'appreciated', such as a bienvenida lluvia for a 'welcome rain'.
Examples in context
- ¡Bienvenido a Perú, amigo!Welcome to Peru, friend!
- Bienvenido a Perú, espero que disfrutes tu viaje.Welcome to Peru, I hope you enjoy your trip.
- ¡Bienvenido a Perú! Todo es muy hermoso aquí.Welcome to Peru! Everything is very beautiful here.
Example conversation
Elena meets Alejandro at the airport in Lima.
- Elena¡Hola, Alejandro! Bienvenido a Perú.Hello, Alejandro! Welcome to Peru.
- AlejandroMuchas gracias, Elena. Estoy muy feliz.Thank you very much, Elena. I am very happy.
- Elena¡Qué bueno! Vamos al hotel ahora.That's great! Let's go to the hotel now.
- AlejandroPerfecto, vamos.Perfect, let's go.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Perú, a, bienvenido, CC BY-SA 4.0.
