Welcome in Hindi
How to welcome a guest in Hindi — स्वागत है (swaagat hai) — plus “welcome to India” and the very different phrase you use to reply to “thank you”.
When you greet someone arriving at your home, your shop, or your city, the word you want is स्वागत (swaagat), literally “welcome / reception”. On its own it rarely stands alone — it pairs with है (hai, “is”) to make the natural greeting स्वागत है (swaagat hai). To make it warmer and more personal, Hindi adds the possessive आपका (aapka, “your”): आपका स्वागत है means, word for word, “your welcome is” — i.e. “you are welcome here.” This is the phrase you will hear at hotel desks, on flights, and from a host opening the door.
One important caution before anything else: in English, “welcome” does double duty. It greets a guest (“Welcome!”) and it answers thanks (“You’re welcome”). Hindi keeps these two jobs completely separate. स्वागत है only does the first one. We cover the reply-to-thanks usage in its own section below — confusing the two is the single most common beginner mistake.
Formal vs casual ways to welcome someone
| English | Hindi | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome (neutral) | स्वागत है | swaagat hai |
| You’re welcome here (polite, to a guest) | आपका स्वागत है | aapka swaagat hai |
| A warm welcome (very formal / Sanskrit) | सुस्वागतम् | suswaagatam |
| Hearty welcome (to a group) | आप सभी का स्वागत है | aap sabhi ka swaagat hai |
| Welcome, please come in | स्वागत है, आइए | swaagat hai, aaiye |
“Welcome to India” and other places
To welcome someone to a place, slot the place name into the pattern [place] में आपका स्वागत है (… mein aapka swaagat hai), “welcome to …”.
| English | Hindi | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome to India | भारत में आपका स्वागत है | bhaarat mein aapka swaagat hai |
| Welcome to Delhi | दिल्ली में आपका स्वागत है | dilli mein aapka swaagat hai |
| Welcome to our home | हमारे घर में आपका स्वागत है | hamaare ghar mein aapka swaagat hai |
Welcome vs. “you’re welcome” (reply to thanks)
This is the distinction to memorise. When someone thanks you — धन्यवाद (dhanyavaad) or शुक्रिया (shukriya) — you do not reply with स्वागत है. The natural answer is कोई बात नहीं (koi baat nahin), literally “it’s no matter / it’s nothing.”
| English | Hindi | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| You’re welcome / it’s nothing | कोई बात नहीं | koi baat nahin |
| No mention of it / not at all | कोई बात नहीं, मेरी खुशी | koi baat nahin, meri khushi |
| Don’t mention it (casual) | अरे, इसमें क्या | are, ismein kya |
Example sentences
| English | Hindi | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome! Please come in. | स्वागत है! आइए, अंदर आइए। | swaagat hai! aaiye, andar aaiye. |
| A warm welcome to you all. | आप सभी का हार्दिक स्वागत है। | aap sabhi ka haardik swaagat hai. |
| Welcome to our city. | हमारे शहर में आपका स्वागत है। | hamaare shahar mein aapka swaagat hai. |
| Thank you so much. — It’s nothing! | बहुत धन्यवाद। — कोई बात नहीं! | bahut dhanyavaad. — koi baat nahin! |
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