Translation
welcome
Test yourself on bonvena
Three quick questions. No account needed.
Know this word? Create a free account to track it.
Word origin
An Esperanto compound of bona ('good') and veni ('to come'): well come. English welcome is built exactly the same way, as are German willkommen and French bienvenu.
- Origin
- Esperanto compound
- Root
- bona + veni
- English cognates
- welcome
Examples
.
You are always welcome in our house.
.
The guests felt welcome.
.
Your help is very welcome.
The greeting is !, the noun in the accusative because you are wishing a welcome to someone, just as ! wishes a greeting. The adjective describes whatever is welcome: a guest, a rest, a cup of tea.
Where this fits
Word family
Words built on bonvena with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- bonvenigiverb
to bid welcome, to make welcome
bonvena-ig-
Used in
Stories
(1)Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Meet this word in a story
Every course has graded stories written only with words you have been taught, plus grammar drills, a games arcade and printable worksheets. Chapters 1 and 2 are free.
Chapters 1 and 2 free, forever. Plus: 7 days free, then $5 a month for all eleven languages.
Esperanto · Free printables
bonvena: worksheet, infographic and listicle
Free printable study downloads for the Esperanto word "bonvena" (welcome): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.
Free for members
The printable worksheets, infographics and PDFs are free with an account. Start a free week and download as many as you like.
Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 14, lesson 10: bonvena, bani, emocio and 7 more words.