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Sunny123 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

wecome

Hello everyone. When your friend, Peter and his wife came over to visit you. What do you say to welcome them when you see them at the front door?

1. You're welcome.
2. Welcome
3. You are all welcome.
or anything else?
  

Top answer

Hi Peter and Julie! Please come in. May I take your coats?

— AlpheccaStars

  • Hi Peter and Julie!
  • Please come in.
  • May I take your coats?
  • Would you like a drink?
  • Make yourselves comfortable.
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Hi Peter and Julie!
Please come in.
May I take your coats?
Would you like a drink?
Make yourselves comfortable.
Make yourselves at home.
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sunny123What do you say
The following random thoughts come to mind.

Come in, come in!
You must be Julie. I can finally put a face to the name. Nice to meet you.
Did you have any trouble finding our place? How was traffic?
Are the kids all settled in with the babysitter?
Would you like something to drink?
There are some appeti
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AlpheccaStarsHi Peter and Julie!Please come in.May I take your coats?Would you like a drink?Make yourselves comfortable.Make yourselves at home.
OK, thank you Alphecca. But you mean in English you never use the word "Welcome" in order to welcome a friend when they are visiting you. And you mean we can not use "the following two" to welcome someone?

1.
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sunny1231. You're welcome.
That's a set phrase answer to "Thank you."

You can say:
Welcome to my humble abode (Just kidding.)
Please come in. Don't mind the cat. She's friendly.
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AlpheccaStars sunny1231. You're welcome.That's a set phrase answer to "Thank you."You can say:Welcome to my humble abode (Just kidding.)Please come in. Don't mind the cat. She's friendly.
Ok, Alphecca. But I have seen some phrases like .....

Welcome to our school.
Welcome to Yorkshire,

Then what's your idea about them?
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sunny123Then what's your idea about them?
Those are for more formal occasions.
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AlpheccaStars sunny123Then what's your idea about them?Those are for more formal occasions.
Which one is correct when you are teaching others about the usage of the word "welcome"

1. More about word "welcome"
or
2. More about the word "welcome"
?
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2. More about the word "welcome"
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