This is the basic phrase to welcome someone in Portuguese, and it is pronounced "say-jah beyng-vee-doo(a)". It means "Be well-received" or "Be very welcome".
Some other forms of welcome in Portuguese are:
- "Boas vindas!" (pronounced "bo-ahs vee-n-dahs")
- "Bem-vindos(as)!" (pronounced "beyng-vee-doo(a)sh") - plural form, when welcoming more than one person.
- "Que bom ver você!" (pronounced "keh boung vayr vo-say") - Literally means "What good to see you!"
- "Que bom vê-lo(a)!" (pronounced "keh boung vayr-loo(a)") - literally means "What good to see him/her!"