How to Say ‘We're very happy you could come today.’ in Traditional Chinese
你們今天能來，我們很開心。
nǐ men jīn tiān néng lái wǒ men hěn kāi xīn
[nee-men jin-tyen nung lye waw-men hen kye-shin]
💬 Usage Tip: The first part gives the reason, and the second part gives the feeling: [你們今天能來] → [我們很開心]. This reason-then-response pattern is very common, like [你們願意幫忙，我們很感謝].
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: This is a warm, natural hosting sentence in Taiwan, especially to family or guests. It sounds more gracious than a plain [歡迎] on its own because it acknowledges the effort of coming.
Phrase Breakdown
你們
nǐ men
[nee-men]
you (plural)
你們 addresses more than one person, such as your spouse and you visiting the in-laws together.
你們今天能來，我們很開心，家裡也熱鬧多了。
We're very happy that you all could come today, and the house is much livelier too.
今天
jīn tiān
[jin-tyen]
today
今天 specifies that the visit or event is happening today.
你們今天能來，我們昨天就開始準備了。
Since you all could come today, we started preparing yesterday.
能來
néng lái
can come; be able to come
Expresses the ability or opportunity to attend or arrive.
你能來參加嗎？
Can you come and join?
Words in this phrase
能
néng
[nung]
can; be able to
能 shows ability or possibility, often used politely to appreciate someone's attendance.
你們今天能來，我爸媽都很高興。
Since you all could come today, my parents are very happy.
來
lái
[lye]
to come
來 refers to coming over, such as visiting family at their home.
你們今天能來，我們準備了很多菜。
Since you all could come today, we prepared many dishes.
我們
wǒ men
[waw-men]
we; us
我們 refers to the speaker and their side, often the hosting family.
你們今天能來，我們很開心，也很感謝。
We're very happy that you all could come today, and also very grateful.
很開心
hěn kāi xīn
very happy; very glad
Used to express happiness or pleasure.
認識你很開心。
Nice to meet you; I’m very glad to meet you.
Words in this phrase
很
hěn
[hen]
very
很 naturally connects to the feeling word 開心 in this sentence.
你們今天能來，我們很開心，孩子也很興奮。
We're very happy that you all could come today, and the children are excited too.
開心
kāi xīn
[kye-shin]
happy; glad
開心 expresses warm happiness, especially when welcoming family members.
你們今天能來，我們很開心，大家終於又聚在一起。
We're very happy that you all could come today; everyone can finally gather together again.
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