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Hosting phrases: welcome, make yourselves at home

Welcome guests and host a meal using welcome, make yourselves at home, help yourselves, and cheers.

From the scene Make yourselves at home

In short

Welcome guests with set phrases: welcome, make yourselves at home, help yourselves, enjoy your meal, cheers.

Your turn

Which one goes with make yourselves at home?

Options: welcome! · help yourselves · make yourselves at home

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make yourselves at home → make yourselves at home

How it works

Set phrases for welcoming guests and starting a meal.

Your turn

Pick the word that fits the line.

Welcome to the fourth floor! I (blank) you churros.

Options: brought · bringed · brings

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Welcome to the fourth floor! I brought you churros.

¡Bienvenidos al cuarto piso! Les he traído churros.

Good to know

Welcome!, make yourselves at home, help yourselves (to anything), enjoy your meal, and cheers! for a toast.

welcome (to several people) welcome!

Nuria

Welcome! Make yourselves at home.

¡Bienvenidos! Están en su casa.

Your turn

What fills the gap?

(blank)! Make yourselves at home.

Options: Help yourselves · Enjoy your meal · Welcome

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Nuria

Welcome! Make yourselves at home.

¡Bienvenidos! Están en su casa.

make yourselves at home make yourselves at home

Nuria

Welcome! Make yourselves at home.

¡Bienvenidos! Están en su casa.

Your turn

What fills the gap?

Welcome! (blank).

Options: Help yourselves · Enjoy your meal · Make yourselves at home

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Nuria

Welcome! Make yourselves at home.

¡Bienvenidos! Están en su casa.

help yourselves help yourselves

Javi

Help yourselves to anything. There's paella and salad.

Sírvanse lo que quieran. Hay paella y ensalada.

Your turn

What fills the gap?

(blank) to anything. There's paella and salad.

Options: Help yourselves · Welcome · Make yourselves at home

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Javi

Help yourselves to anything. There's paella and salad.

Sírvanse lo que quieran. Hay paella y ensalada.

enjoy your meal enjoy your meal

Your turn

What goes with enjoy your meal?

Options: enjoy your meal · welcome (to several people) · make yourselves at home

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enjoy your meal → enjoy your meal

cheers / a toast cheers! / a toast

Nuria

Before we eat, I want to say something. Cheers, to this family!

Antes de comer, quiero decir algo. ¡Salud, por esta familia!

Your turn

What fills the gap?

Before we eat, I want to say something. (blank), to this family!

Options: Welcome · Make yourselves at home · Cheers

Show answer

Nuria

Before we eat, I want to say something. Cheers, to this family!

Antes de comer, quiero decir algo. ¡Salud, por esta familia!

Common mistake

Not Do or Feel here. The fixed welcome phrase for guests.

Welcome! Make yourselves at home.

¡Bienvenidos! Están en su casa.

Practise it in the story

Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.

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Hosting phrases: welcome, make yourselves at home
welcome (to several people)welcome!
make yourselves at homemake yourselves at home
help yourselveshelp yourselves
enjoy your mealenjoy your meal
cheers / a toastcheers! / a toast
More lines from the story
  • ElenaWelcome to the fourth floor! I brought you churros.¡Bienvenidos al cuarto piso! Les he traído churros.
  • JaviCome in, come in. Dinner's ready.Pasen, pasen. La cena ya está lista.
  • JaviCheers! And my dad is asking if there's a lift to go down.¡Salud! Y mi papá pregunta si hay ascensor para bajar.

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