bienvenido
welcome
Common trap for English speakers Agrees with the person welcomed: bienvenida to a woman, bienvenidos to a group. English 'welcome' is invariant.
In the story
Lucía
Bienvenido.
Lucía
Bienvenido means welcome. Four beats: bien-ve-NI-do—feel the stress on ‘NI.’ If you’re a woman, people say bienvenida, with an a at the end. It’s warm and everyday. Common mistake? Don’t hit the first syllable too hard—it’s not…
Lucía
Together: bienvenido… Again, a touch slower: bien-ve-ni-do… Now natural and warm: bienvenido.
Learn it in the story
This phrase appears in the lesson:
Level pre-A1 · Lesson 1