el espaldo beinvenido

Question

El espaldo beinvenido means 'welcome back' . Is this correct?

Thanks in advance.

Welcome to the forum, :) - 00494d19, Jan 4, 2012

Answer 1

I don't think so amigo. I would probably say, "bienvenido de nuevo".

Want to know why the word "nuevo" which usually means new is in the phrase? See this link.

Disclaimer: The following explanation is a DJ explanation, and may not reflect the official Span¡shD!ct explanations or teaching methods.

SO, the way I can think to explain in addition to the link is, "de nuevo" literally translated means "from new" or "of new" and the proper translation of "de nuevo" is "again", therefore you really saying "welcome again" but it would convey the idea of "welcome back" to a Spanish-speaker. If you were welcoming someone home or just welcoming a family member or old friend back to the neighborhood or something, you could say, "bienvenido a casa" meaning "welcome home".

Hopefully I haven't offered excess info.

Why should use 'nuevo', since it means 'new' ? - lkeerthi, Jan 4, 2012

Not exactly, in this context the meaning changes slighty. I'll modify my answer with a link to help. ;-) - DJ_Huero, Jan 4, 2012

Thanks for detailed explenation, now 'de nuevo' makes more sense in this context. - lkeerthi, Jan 4, 2012

So side question here. do i need to prefix 'el' + bienvenido de nuevo ? - lkeerthi, Jan 4, 2012

De nada amigo. Nope, just "bienvenido de nuevo" will suffice. =] - DJ_Huero, Jan 4, 2012

Gracias. De nada means? - lkeerthi, Jan 4, 2012

lol @ the disclaimer :) 'de nada' = you're welcome (and 'no hay de que' also means you're welcome) - Kiwi-Girl, Jan 4, 2012

Gracias. excusme, i'm still at pre baby steps mode. - lkeerthi, Jan 4, 2012

Jeje... anytime. And welcome to the forum, baby steps are the best way to go. Keep repeating those baby steps till you master them, and then step on. ;-) - DJ_Huero, Jan 5, 2012

@ Kiwi you like that huh? I'm a big supporter of "C.Y.A" jaja. ;-P - DJ_Huero, Jan 5, 2012

Answer 2

Here's a few other options from a previous thread

Me alegra que esté de vuelta.

Gusto de verle nuevamente por acá.

Es un placer tenerle nuevamente aquí.

Bienvenido /a nuevamente.

Nuevamente es usted bienvenido/a.

Qué bien que esté de regreso.

Me alegra el poder tenerlo/a de nuevo en (place)

Answer 3

Nope I think it depends a little on where you are but often just 'bienvenido/a' is used, some countries say 'bienvenido/a de vuelta' for welcome back

Edit - actually after thinking about it and reading DJ's suggestion I had a feeling that 'bienvenido de vuelta' is not so common so 'bienvendio de nuevo is probably a much better option.

Perfect picture for the context. - lkeerthi, Jan 4, 2012

Good =) - DJ_Huero, Jan 4, 2012

:) - Kiwi-Girl, Jan 4, 2012