Please, how would say the following sentence in italian?

"I welcome you all to this celebration"

 

Vi do il benvenuto a questa cerimonia.
Do a tutti voi il benvenuto a questa cerimonia

Uinni

 

Couldn't you also say "Benvenuti a questa cerimonia?"

 

Yes.

 

... but you lose the "all" part...

 

That would be understood surely. You would hardly be welcoming just a few people and not the rest.

 

Same in English, yet it's there...

 

Yes, you're quite right, it's just that "Do a tutti voi il benvenuto a questa cerimonia" sounds a little laboured to me. Maybe it's just that my ear is more accustomed to hearing English. Could you say "Benvenuti a tutti a questa cerimonia"?

 

I'm not sure about cerimonia though. What kind of celebration is it?

 

Of course I didn't mean you are welcoming only a part of the audience. I was just saying that you dropped the word "all" in the translation, in fact changing the original sentence. But, as you said, you CAN do it as an alternative.

 

As far as cerimonia is concerned, it is actually better if the context is provided.

Uinni

 

Originally Posted by Charles Costante
Yes, you're quite right, it's just that "Do a tutti voi il benvenuto a questa cerimonia" sounds a little laboured to me. Maybe it's just that my ear is more accustomed to hearing English. Could you say "Benvenuti a tutti a questa cerimonia"?

Thanks for the correction Uinni.