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esperanza, Your suggestion is just right and would be considered the normal thing to say. I only extended it using hogar instead of casa to recognize the fact that he was unhappy away from his true "homeplace". I think casa is the sort of generic home, as in "house", and hogar to be that "home is where the heart is" sort of home. At least that's the way I understood it when it was explained to me. Much like the semantic difference between house and home in English.

Thanks Esperanza. I learn something from every one of your posts. Did not know that bienvenido(s) depended upon the number of folks I was welcoming. fug

Thank you La Isla. Thought bienvenidos was bienvenidos, did not realize it went through sex change surgery when addessing a female. What if it is a male and female couple that I am welcoming? My guess is that it goes to the masculine, but don't really know, and have not been right so far. Do not tell anyone that I have lived here for close to 7 years. Let's keep it our little secret. fug

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I have a headstart on using Spanish correctly since I began my adult life as a Spanish teacher many moons ago : ) . Your guess is correct: if it is a male/female couple you are greeting, you would say "bienvenidos".