This may seem complicated, but I promise that these phrases are used so often that you’ll get used to them.Īnd bonus good news: As long as you get the verb right, when you’re saying this phrase, no one will really hear the difference between bienvenu, bienvenus, bienvenue, or bienvenues. How about you give it a try? How would you greet a male friend? That’s right: Sois le bienvenu. (Sois is the subjunctive conjugation used with the informal second-person singular pronoun tu.)Īlso, as you may have noticed, bienvenue here has an “e” at the end, since my guest is a female. But if we’re friendly or the same age, or if she’s a teenager or child, I’d say Sois la bienvenue. I would tell her Soyez la bienvenue if I don’t know her well or if I prefer to address her formally ( vous). Now, what if I’m, say, welcoming a female neighbor to my home? The subjunctive verb form is in the second person plural: Soyez. Sigh….), which means the “e” we usually see tacked onto its noun form disappears.Īdditionally, because there are multiple people, we add an “s” to the end. Bienvenu is masculine (Yes, remember that there is a rule in French that an adjective becomes masculine if even one male is involved. The conjugation of être, which is in subjunctive tense because it’s expressing a wish or ideal, will have to agree with them in number, too.įor instance, if a group of male and female guests come to my house, I would say Soyez les bienvenus. Keep in mind that because bienvenue is used as an adjective here, it will have to agree in number and gender with the person or people being welcomed This expression is a bit formal, so you probably won’t use it with someone you’re very close to, unless you haven’t seen them for a long time or they’re visiting your place for the first time. This be can roughly translated as “Please feel welcome.”
If a stand-alone “Welcome” just won’t do, one common “welcome” phrase in French is Sois le bienvenu or Soyez les bienvenus. The slightly formal welcome – Sois le bienvenu/Soyez les bienvenus
Let’s look at some examples of this way of welcoming someone, either when referring to a person or a place: “Welcome to” a person/peopleīienvenue à Isabelle, qui a voyagé de si loin pour être avec nous ce soir.Ī big welcome to Isabelle, who traveled so far to be here with us tonight. You’ll know which preposition to use by studying French prepositions and getting familiar with French by reading and listening to it.Īnother thing to keep in mind is that since Bienvenue is not being used as an adjective, it doesn’t have to agree in gender or number with the person/people you’re welcoming or the place/location you’re welcoming them to. For instance: Bienvenue aux délégués. (Welcome to the delegates.) Bienvenue à Lyon. (Welcome to Lyon.) Bienvenue dans ta chambre. (Welcome to your room.)
To say “Welcome to…” in French, you’ll need to pair Bienvenue with a preposition, which will most often be a form of à (to), although there are exceptions.Īs a general rule, use the preposition that’s usually goes with the person, place, or other location.
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Now that we’ve got the basics covered, you may be wondering how to say “Welcome to….” in French. “Welcome to…” – Bienvenue à /au/à la/aux/chez/sur This is because, when you think about it, bienvenue is being used as a noun here: essentially, a one-word welcome like this is a shortened form of something like “I wish you welcome” – a form we’ll actually look at a little later on in this article. Oh, wow, that's a great offer.Note that when you use bienvenue on its own this way, you never have to make it agree with the number or gender of the people you’re welcoming. I would just like to say that as a rich capitalist, I welcome your tyrannical rule. Now see here, you unholy triangle fella! As mayor, I strongly urge you to git. Haha, what the heck? It's Zanthar! Then, of course, there's also Teeth, Keyhole, Hectorgon, Amorphous Shape, Pyronica, Paci-Fire and these guys. Now meet the gang of interdimensional criminals and nightmares I call my friends.Ĩ Ball! Kryptos! The being whose name must never be said! Name's Bill! But you can call me your new lord and master for all of eternity!
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