Phrase · 🎭 Feelings with nuance
¡Qué bien que hayan llegado sanos y salvos!
How great that you've all arrived safe and sound!
B2expressing feelingsAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
¡Qué1adverbhowbien1adverbgood, greatqueconjunctionthathayan2verbyou (all) havehaber · subjunctive · present · 3rd pl.llegado2verbarrivedllegar · participle · past · masc. · sing.sanos3adjectivesafe (lit. healthy)sano · masc. · pl.yconjunctionandsalvos3adjectivesound (lit. saved)salvo · masc. · pl.!
- bien → hayan: mood
- hayan → sanos: agree
- hayan → salvos: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1¡Qué bien que + subjunctive! An exclamation of relief or joy. ¡Qué bueno que…! is very common in Latin America. Subjunctive: emotions and reactions →
- 2hayan llegado: ustedes takes third-person plural verbs, so this is “you all” (or “they”). Present perfect subjunctive →
- 3sanos y salvos = safe and sound. It agrees: sana y salva for one woman.
Variations
- ¡Qué bueno que hayan llegado sanos y salvos!