Welcome to Rio & Learn

October 28, 2013

What’s up everyone? Enjoying your day? Today we are going to learn how to say welcome in Portuguese.

How to say welcome in Portuguese

Let’s start understanding that in Portuguese, when you say welcome it can vary according to the gender and the number of the person or persons that you are speaking to. So, take a look at this list to see the proper words in each case.

Bem-vindo	Welcome	Masculine singular
Bem-vinda	Welcome	Feminine singular
Bem-vindos	Welcome	Masculine plural
Bem-vindas	Welcome	Feminine plural
Sejam bem vindos	Welcome	Masculine plural
Sejam bem-vindas	Welcome	Feminine plural
Seja bem-vindo	Welcome	Masculine singular
Seja bem-vinda	Welcome	Feminine singular

This is how we welcome our students, in Portuguese, here at Rio & Learn:

Welcoming dialogue

Moisés: Sejam bem-vindos à Rio & Learn, estudantes.
Estudantes: Obrigado!
Moisés: Muito prazer. Meu nome é Moisés e eu sou professor de português e Coordenador Pedagógico da escola. Estou aqui para ajudar vocês.
Estudantes: Muito prazer, Moisés.
Moisés: Vocês são estudantes de português?
Estudantes: Sim. Nós somos estudantes de português.
Moisés: Perfeito. Agora, vou apresentar para vocês os nossos professores, Pablo e Diogo. Eles são cariocas.
Estudantes: Muito prazer.
Moisés: Desejamos a todos vocês muito boa sorte em seus estudos.
Estudantes: Obrigado!

Translation of the welcoming dialogue

Moisés: Welcome to Rio & Learn, students.
Students: Thank you!
Moisés: Pleasure to meet you. My name is Moisés, and I am a Portuguese teacher and Pedagogic Coordinator of the school. I am here to help you.
Students: Pleasure to meet you too, Moisés.
Moisés: Are you Portuguese students?
Students: Yes. We are Portuguese students.
Moisés: Perfect, Now I’ll introduce you to our teachers, Pablo and Diogo. They are cariocas.
Students: It’s a pleasure.
Moisés: We wish you all good luck in your studies.
Students: Thank you!

Welcome in Portuguese as an adjective

We can also use welcome in Portuguese as an adjective. When you really like someone and you feel that they are welcome to come to your house all the time, you can say:

Você é bem-vindo aqui. Sempre que quiser, pode voltar.
You are welcome here. Every time you want, you can come back.

In the other hand, if you feel the opposite way, you can use the same expression but in the negative form.

Cachorros não são bem-vindos aqui, eles fazem a maior bagunça.
Dogs are not welcome here, they make the biggest mess.

Vocabulary list

Bem-vindos	Welcome
Estudantes	Students
Obrigado/a	Thank you
Muito prazer	Pleasure
Nome	Name
Eu sou	I am
Professor de português	Portuguese teacher
Coordenador pedagógico	Pedagogic coordinator
Escola	School
Ajudar	To help
Vocês são	You are
Nós somos	We are
Apresentar	To introduce
Eles são	They are
Cariocas	People who were born in the city of Rio de Janeiro
Desejamos	We wish
Boa sorte	Good luck
Estudos	Studies

That’s it friends. We hope you liked our Dica and learned how to say Welcome in Portuguese correctly. If you want to to get to know more about our school, come to our Instagram profile and check out our photos!

See you! Byebye 😉

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2023-04-29

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2023-04-20

I have taken online courses twice now with Rio & Learn. In both group and private lessons the instruction was excellent. Classes were well-planned and the instructors were responsive and engaging. If I ever have the chance I will definitely sign up for their in person classes.

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2023-04-18

Ich war vor 4 Jahren dort und habe dort die Basics in Portugiesisch gelernt. Sehr praxisnaher Unterricht mit vielen Aktivitäten und Spaß. Mir gefällt dieser spielerische Ansatz sehr und ich konnte einiges lernen. Absolute Empfehlung!

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2023-03-29

This is the best language school ever. I spent one month, started with no portguese whatsoever, and now I can hold basic conversations and understand most of what people are saying. My progress was pretty amazing thanks to all the teachers who are AMAZING. I can't stress enough how nice, helpful and fun they are. In addition to classes in the mornings, the school offers different kinds of activities every afternoon outside the school. It's great to practice portuguese outside and also discover some great places in Rio as well as many different kind of fun activities. I made great friends there and had so many good laughs. Often the teachers also take you out of the classroom for the entire class or half of it to make it more entertaining. I truly recommend this school that was way more than a school for me. Thanks to everyone there, especially Diogo, Lais and Guliana for everything.

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2023-03-27

Rio & Learn is a great space to learn Portuguese. The amazing teachers and support staff create a wonderful and intimate environment to learn, through a varied set of mediums: class lectures, out and about lesson around copacabana, post-school activities as well as a range of 121 teaching options. I highly recommend this school!!!

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