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Amharic አማርኛ am

እንኳን ደህና መጡ (Inkwan dehna met'u)

In-kwan deh-na met-u

This is a standard greeting for welcoming someone.

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Arabic العربية ar

أهلاً وسهلاً (Ahlan wa sahlan)

Ah-lan wa sah-lan

This is a common and polite greeting.

Bangla বাংলা bn

স্বাগতম (Swagatam)

Swa-ga-tom

This is a standard greeting for welcoming someone.

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Catalan català ca

Benvingut/da

Bem-vin-gut/da

Use 'Benvingut' for a male and 'Benvinguda' for a female, or when addressing a mixed group.

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Czech čeština cs

Vítejte

Vee-teh-yeh

This is the standard greeting for welcoming someone.

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Danish dansk da

Velkommen

Vel-ko-men

This is a standard greeting for welcoming someone.

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German Deutsch de

Willkommen

Vil-ko-men

This is the standard greeting for welcoming someone.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Καλώς ήρθατε (Kalós írthate)

Ka-los eer-tha-teh

Use 'Kalós írthate' for a group or in formal settings, and 'Kalós írthes' for one person informally.

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Spanish Español es

Bienvenido/a

Byen-ven-EE-do/a

Use 'Bienvenido' for a male and 'Bienvenida' for a female, or when addressing a mixed group.

Estonian eesti et

Tere tulemast

Te-re tu-le-mast

This is a standard greeting for welcoming someone.

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Basque Basque eu

Ongi etorri

On-gi e-tor-ri

This is a standard greeting for welcoming someone.

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Persian فارسی fa

خوش آمدید (Khosh âmadid)

Khosh a-ma-did

Use 'Khosh âmadid' for a group or in a formal setting, and 'Khosh âmadi' for one person informally.

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Finnish suomi fi

Tervetuloa

Ter-ve-tu-lo-a

This is a standard greeting for welcoming someone.

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French Français fr

Bienvenue

Byen-ve-nu

Use this phrase to greet someone arriving at a place or event.

Galician Galician gl

Benvido/a

Bem-vee-do/a

Use 'Benvido' for a male and 'Benvinda' for a female, or when addressing a mixed group.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

આપનું સ્વાગત છે (Āpanu svāgat chhe)

Aa-pa-nu sva-gat chhe

Use 'Āpanu svāgat chhe' for a more formal greeting and 'Svāgat chhe' for a more casual greeting.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Maraba

Ma-ra-ba

This is a standard greeting for welcoming someone.

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Hebrew עברית he

ברוך הבא (Baruch haba) - to a male; ברוכה הבאה (Brucha haba'a) - to a female; ברוכים הבאים (Brukhim haba'im) - to a group

Ba-rookh ha-ba/Bru-kha ha-ba-ah/Bru-khim ha-ba-eem

Use 'Baruch haba' to a male, 'Brucha haba'a' to a female, and 'Brukhim haba'im' to a group.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

आपका स्वागत है (Aapka swagat hai)

Aap-ka sva-gat hai

Use 'Aapka swagat hai' for a more formal greeting and 'Swagat hai' for a more casual greeting.

Hungarian magyar hu

Üdvözöllek/Üdvözlünk

Ud-voe-zoel-lek/Ud-voe-zoel-luenk

Use 'Üdvözöllek' when addressing one person informally, 'Üdvözlünk' when addressing a group informally, and 'Üdvözlöm' when addressing someone formally.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Selamat datang

Se-la-mat da-tang

This is a standard greeting for welcoming someone.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Velkomin/n

Vel-ko-min/n

Use 'Velkomin' for a male and 'Velkomin' for a female, or when addressing a mixed group.

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Italian Italiano it

Benvenuto/a

Ben-ve-nu-to/a

Use 'Benvenuto' for a male and 'Benvenuta' for a female, or when addressing a mixed group.

Japanese 日本語 ja

ようこそ (Yōkoso)

Yo-ko-so

This is a common greeting used to welcome someone.

Korean 한국어 ko

어서 오세요 (Eoseo oseyo)

Eo-seo o-se-yo

Use 'Eoseo oseyo' in most situations, and 'Eoseo wa' to a friend.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Sveiki atvykę

Svey-kee at-vee-ke

This is a standard greeting for welcoming someone.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Laipni lūdzam

Lai-pni lu-dzam

This is a standard greeting for welcoming someone.

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Marathi मराठी mr

स्वागत आहे (Swāgat āhe)

Swa-gat aa-he

This is a standard greeting for welcoming someone.

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Malay Melayu ms

Selamat datang

Se-la-mat da-tang

This is a standard greeting for welcoming someone.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Welkom

Vel-kom

This is the standard greeting for welcoming someone.

Norwegian norsk no

Velkommen

Vel-ko-men

This is a standard greeting for welcoming someone.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਸਵਾਗਤ ਹੈ (Tuhāḍā svāgat hai)

Tu-ha-da sva-gat hai

Use 'Tuhāḍā svāgat hai' for a more formal greeting and 'Svāgat hai' for a more casual greeting.

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Polish polski pl

Witamy

Vee-ta-mi

This is the plural form, used when welcoming a group of people.

Portuguese Português pt

Bem-vindo/a

Bem-veen-doo/a

Use 'Bem-vindo' for a male and 'Bem-vinda' for a female, or when addressing a mixed group.

Romanian română ro

Bine ai venit

Bee-neh ay ve-neet

Use 'Bine ați venit' when addressing a group or in a more formal setting.

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Russian русский ru

Добро пожаловать (Dobro pozhalovat')

Doh-broh pah-zha-lah-vat'

This is a standard and polite way to welcome someone.

Swedish svenska sv

Välkommen

Vel-ko-men

This is a standard greeting for welcoming someone.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Karibu

Ka-ree-bu

This is a standard greeting for welcoming someone.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

வரவேற்கிறோம் (Varavēṟkiṟōm)

Va-ra-vay-ke-rom

This is a standard greeting for welcoming someone.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

స్వాగతం (Svāgatam)

Svaa-ga-tam

This is a standard greeting for welcoming someone.

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Thai ไทย th

ยินดีต้อนรับ (Yindī t̄xnrạb)

Yin-dee tawn-rap

This is a standard greeting for welcoming someone.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Maligayang pagdating

Ma-li-ga-yang pag-da-ting

This is a standard greeting for welcoming someone.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Hoş geldiniz

Hosh gel-di-niz

Use 'Hoş geldiniz' when addressing a group or in a formal setting, and 'Hoş geldin' for one person informally.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Ласкаво просимо (Laskavo prosymo)

Las-ka-vo pro-si-mo

This is a common and polite way to welcome someone.

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Urdu اردو ur

خوش آمدید (Khush āmadīd)

Khush aa-ma-did

Use 'Khush āmadīd' for a group or in a formal setting, and 'Khush āmadī' for one person informally.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Chào mừng

Chao mừng

This is a standard greeting for welcoming someone.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Ẹ́ kú àbọ̀

Eh koo ah-boh

This is a standard greeting for welcoming someone.

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Chinese 中文 zh

欢迎 (Huānyíng)

Hwaan-ying

This is a standard greeting for welcoming someone.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

歡迎 (Huānyìng)

Woon-ying

This is a standard greeting for welcoming someone.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Siyakwamukela

See-ya-kwa-mu-ke-la

This is a standard greeting for welcoming someone.

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