200+ Ways to Say Welcome in Different Languages (2026)

Saying “welcome” in different languages is one of the most universal ways to show hospitality, warmth, and friendliness. Whether you’re greeting guests, starting a conversation, or creating content for a global audience, knowing how to say welcome in someone’s native language makes interactions more personal and respectful.

People often search for welcome in different languages because they want accurate, natural expressions that native speakers actually use, not literal translations that sound awkward. Different cultures express welcome in unique ways—sometimes formally, sometimes casually—but the sentiment is always the same: making someone feel accepted and valued.

This guide provides practical translations of welcome across languages with short example sentences to show real-life usage.

By understanding how different cultures greet newcomers, you improve communication, build stronger relationships, and show cultural awareness. Whether you’re a language learner, teacher, traveler, or content creator, knowing these welcome phrases helps you connect more naturally.

Learning a single greeting in another language can create a lasting impression and open doors to deeper conversations. This list focuses on real, widely used phrases that make saying welcome simple, authentic, and effective worldwide.

Language	Native Phrase	Example Sentence
English	Welcome	Welcome to our home
Spanish	Bienvenido	Bienvenido a mi casa
French	Bienvenue	Bienvenue chez nous
German	Willkommen	Willkommen in unserem Haus
Italian	Benvenuto	Benvenuto a tutti
Portuguese	Bem-vindo	Bem-vindo à nossa casa
Dutch	Welkom	Welkom bij ons thuis
Russian	Добро пожаловать	Добро пожаловать в наш дом
Arabic	أهلا وسهلا	أهلا وسهلا بكم
Turkish	Hoş geldiniz	Hoş geldiniz arkadaşlar
Hindi	स्वागत है	हमारे घर में स्वागत है
Urdu	خوش آمدید	ہمارے گھر میں خوش آمدید
Bengali	স্বাগতম	আমাদের বাড়িতে স্বাগতম
Punjabi	ਸੁਆਗਤ ਹੈ	ਸਾਡੇ ਘਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੁਆਗਤ ਹੈ
Marathi	स्वागत आहे	आपल्या घरी स्वागत आहे
Tamil	வரவேற்கின்றோம்	எங்கள் வீட்டில் வரவேற்கின்றோம்
Telugu	స్వాగతం	మా ఇంటికి స్వాగతం
Kannada	ಸ್ವಾಗತ	ನಮ್ಮ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ವಾಗತ
Malayalam	സ്വാഗതം	ഞങ്ങളുടെ വീട്ടിൽ സ്വാഗതം
Gujarati	સ્વાગત છે	અમારા ઘરે સ્વાગત છે
Nepali	स्वागत छ	हाम्रो घरमा स्वागत छ
Sinhala	පිළිගන්නවා	අපේ ගෙදර පිළිගන්නවා
Thai	ยินดีต้อนรับ	ยินดีต้อนรับสู่บ้านของเรา
Vietnamese	Chào mừng	Chào mừng đến nhà chúng tôi
Indonesian	Selamat datang	Selamat datang di rumah kami
Malay	Selamat datang	Selamat datang ke rumah kami
Filipino	Maligayang pagdating	Maligayang pagdating sa aming bahay
Chinese	欢迎	欢迎来到我们家
Japanese	ようこそ	私たちの家へようこそ
Korean	환영합니다	우리 집에 환영합니다
Greek	Καλώς ήρθατε	Καλώς ήρθατε στο σπίτι μας
Polish	Witaj	Witaj w naszym domu
Czech	Vítejte	Vítejte u nás doma
Slovak	Vitajte	Vitajte u nás doma
Hungarian	Üdvözöljük	Üdvözöljük otthonunkban
Romanian	Bun venit	Bun venit la casa noastră
Swedish	Välkommen	Välkommen till vårt hem
Norwegian	Velkommen	Velkommen til vårt hjem
Danish	Velkommen	Velkommen til vores hjem
Finnish	Tervetuloa	Tervetuloa kotiimme
Irish	Fáilte	Fáilte chuig ár dteach
Welsh	Croeso	Croeso i’n cartref
Afrikaans	Welkom	Welkom by ons huis
Swahili	Karibu	Karibu nyumbani kwetu
Zulu	Siyakwamukela	Siyakwamukela ekhaya
Xhosa	Wamkelekile	Wamkelekile ekhaya
Amharic	እንኳን ደህና መጡ	እንኳን ደህና መጡ ቤት ላይ
Hebrew	ברוך הבא	ברוך הבא לביתנו
Persian	خوش آمدید	خوش آمدید به خانه ما
Armenian	Բարի գալուստ	Բարի գալուստ մեր տուն
Georgian	კეთილი იყოს თქვენი მობრძანება	კეთილი იყოს თქვენი მობრძანება ჩვენს სახლში
Mongolian	Тавтай морил	Манай гэрт тавтай морил
Lao	ຍິນດີຕ້ອນຮັບ	ຍິນດີຕ້ອນຮັບມາບ້ານຂອງພວກເຮົາ
Khmer	សូមស្វាគមន៍	សូមស្វាគមន៍មកផ្ទះយើង
Hausa	Barka da zuwa	Barka da zuwa gida namu
Yoruba	Kaabo	Kaabo si ile wa
Igbo	Nnọọ	Nnọọ na ụlọ anyị
Somali	Soo dhawoow	Soo dhawoow gurigeena
Maori	Nau mai	Nau mai ki tō tātou kāinga
Samoan	Afio mai	Afio mai i lo matou fale
Hawaiian	Aloha	Aloha i ka hale mākou
Latin	Gratus venisti	Gratus venisti domum nostram
Esperanto	Bonvenon	Bonvenon al nia hejmo
Ukrainian	Ласкаво просимо	Ласкаво просимо до нашого дому
Belarusian	Сардэчна запрашаем	Сардэчна запрашаем у наш дом
Kazakh	Қош келдіңіз	Қош келдіңіз үйімізге
Uzbek	Xush kelibsiz	Xush kelibsiz uyimizga
Azerbaijani	Xoş gəlmisiniz	Xoş gəlmisiniz evimizə
Tajik	Хуш омадед	Хуш омадед ба хонаи мо
Tatar	Рәхим итегез	Рәхим итегез безнең йортка
Bashkir	Хуш килдегеҙ	Хуш килдегеҙ йортобоҙға
Kyrgyz	Кош келиңиз	Кош келиңиз үйүбүзгө
Uyghur	خوش كەپسىز	خوش كەپسىز ئۆيىمىزگە
Tibetan	ཕེབས་གནང་	ཕེབས་གནང་ ང་ཚོའི་ནང་ལ་
Dzongkha	བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས	བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས ང་གི་ནང་ལ
Burmese	လာရောက်ကြိုဆိုပါသည်	လာရောက်ကြိုဆိုပါသည် ကျွန်ုပ်တို့အိမ်တွင်
Hmong	Txais tos	Txais tos rau peb lub tsev
Javanese	Sugeng rawuh	Sugeng rawuh ing omah kita
Sundanese	Wilujeng sumping	Wilujeng sumping ka bumi urang
Madurese	Salamet datang	Salamet datang ka rumah kami
Balinese	Swagata	Swagata ring umah puniki
Minangkabau	Selamat datang	Selamat datang ka rumah kami
Acehnese	Selamat datang	Selamat datang di rumah kami
Aymara	Nayra qhata	Nayra qhata casa jach’a
Quechua	Rimaykullayki	Rimaykullayki wasinpi
Guarani	Avy’a	Avy’a nde rógape
Nahuatl	Cualli	Cualli nelhuayotl
Navajo	Yá’át’ééh	Yá’át’ééh éí hólǫ́ holne’
Cherokee	ᎣᏏᏲ	ᎣᏏᏲ ᎠᏓᏅᏙᎲᎢ
Inuktitut	ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅ	ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ
Greenlandic	Tikilluarit	Tikilluarit illuattut
Breton	Degemer mat	Degemer mat e ti hon ti
Corsican	Benvenutu	Benvenutu in casa nostra
Sardinian	Benvenutu	Benvenutu in domu nostru
Maltese	Merħba	Merħba fid-dar tagħna
Luxembourgish	Wëllkomm	Wëllkomm an eisem Haus
Frisian	Wolkom	Wolkom by ús hûs
Limburgish	Welkom	Welkom in ós hoes
Occitan	Plan vengut	Plan vengut a la nòstra ostal
Aragonese	Bienvenido	Bienvenido en nuestra casa
Asturian	Bienveníu	Bienveníu a casa nostra
Romansh	Bainvegni	Bainvegni a nossa chasa
Faroese	Vælkomin	Vælkomin í okkara hús
Manx	Failt	Failt er nyn thie
Cornish	Dynnargh	Dynnargh dhyn agan lowr
Ladin	Bienvegnù	Bienvegnù te nia cjasa
Silesian	Witaj	Witaj w naszym domu
Kashubian	Witajcë	Witajcë w naszë domë
Sorbian	Witajće	Witajće w našim domu
Wolof	Jàmm rekk	Jàmm rekk ci sunu kër
Fula	A jaaraama	A jaaraama e nder nguuru
Bambara	I ni ce	I ni ce ka kɔrɔnya
Lingala	Boyei malamu	Boyei malamu na ndako na biso
Kikuyu	Wîhîî	Wîhîî ci thîni yetu
Shona	Mauya	Mauya kumba kwedu
Tswana	Amogetswe	Amogetswe mo ntlong ya rona
Sotho	Amohela	Amohela lapeng la rona
Tonga	Mauhala	Mauhala ki fale kākou
Fijian	Bula	Bula mai ena noda vale
Tongan	Mauhala	Mauhala ki hono fale
Niuean	Fakaalofa	Fakaalofa lahi ki homa fale
Tahitian	Maeva	Maeva i to tatou fare
Tok Pisin	Welkam	Welkam long haus bilong mipela
Chamorro	Håfa adai	Håfa adai i gaige hit
Palauan	Alii	Alii er a omes ra melim
Marshallese	Yokwe	Yokwe ilo jikin jerbal
Kiribati	Mauri	Mauri n te rangi ni kaawa
Nauruan	Eoe	Eoe eo en eiyou
Tuvaluan	Taloa	Taloa ki te fale
Rotuman	Fakaalofa	Fakaalofa ki hã feke
Tetum	Bem-vindo	Bem-vindo iha uma ida-ne’e
Acoli	Waci	Waci me tye kony
Luba-Katanga	Shikamwa	Shikamwa mu diaka
Kinyarwanda	Murakaza neza	Murakaza neza mu rugo rwacu
Kirundi	Murakaze neza	Murakaze neza mu nzu yacu
Luganda	Tukwakanye	Tukwakanye mu nnyumba yaffe
Tigrinya	መጋቢ መጡ	መጋቢ መጡ ቤት ላይ
Oromo	Baga nagaan dhufte	Baga nagaan dhufte mana keenya
Afar	Kusaa	Kusaa guri gubbe
Beja	Marhabaa	Marhabaa fi guri
Chechen	Мархала	Мархала цу хьо
Ingush	Мархала	Мархала цу хьо
Ossetian	Æрмæх	Æрмæх æвзæн
Abkhaz	Аиааира	Аиааира иԥсыӷәара
Avar	Marhaba	Marhaba kitabu min
Lezgian	Marhaba	Marhaba t͡si kitabu
Lak	Marhaba	Marhaba kitabun
Dargwa	Marhaba	Marhaba kitabu
Udmurt	Piroj	Piroj vuj
Komi	Piroj	Piroj dum
Mari	Ši vash	Ši vash
Mordvin	Ši vash	Ši vash
Chuvash	Shupashkar	Shupashkar kitabu
Kalmyk	Marhaba	Marhaba nom

Why Learning “Welcome” in Different Languages Matters

Using welcome phrases in someone’s native language shows hospitality and cultural respect. It improves communication and builds connections globally.

When to Use Welcome Phrases

These phrases are ideal for greeting guests, travelers, friends, or participants in events, classes, or online communities.

How Welcome Translations Enhance Language Learning

Learning greetings strengthens vocabulary, cultural understanding, and conversational confidence, making language more practical and usable in real life.

FAQs

Can I use welcome phrases in formal settings
Yes, many of these phrases are suitable for both casual and polite contexts.

Do different cultures say welcome differently
Yes, but the sentiment is always to greet someone warmly.

Are these welcome phrases easy to remember
Most are simple and beginner-friendly for daily use.

Will natives understand if I use them
Yes, correct pronunciation or effort is usually appreciated.

Are welcome phrases used online
Yes, they are commonly used in emails, chats, and social media posts.

Final Thought

Learning how to say welcome in different languages opens doors to friendships, travel experiences, and cultural understanding. Simple greetings convey respect and warmth, bridging gaps between people across the world.

Using these phrases shows kindness, improves confidence, and helps you connect with anyone, anywhere. Every welcome is a step toward global communication, making every meeting feel friendly and meaningful.