Wow, new comers!

[Silverobama]

Is it natural to say “Wow, new comers!” if I see some new participants come to my English club where it used to have only regular participants?

 

[emsr2d2]

Is it natural to say “Wow! Newcomers!” if I see some new participants come to at my English club where (it used to have only regular participants)?

Note that "newcomer" is a single word. It's OK to say that. Don't forget, though, that everyone was a newcomer at some point so you can't say that it used to have only regular participants. The rest of your sentence is grammatically correct (with my change) but it's not a particularly natural way of saying it. You could say that you hadn't seen any new people at the club for quite some time.

 

[Silverobama]

It's OK to say that.

Could you please suggest a natural alternative?

 

[emsr2d2]

I already did. Did you read the final two sentences of post #2? I was giving you a hint so that you could try rewording the end of your post yourself. I wasn't suggesting that there is anything wrong with "Wow! Newcomers!"

 

[Silverobama]

You could say that you hadn't seen any new people at the club for quite some time.

Did you read the final two sentences of post #2?

I did read it carefully, emsr2d2. But I think the tense doesn't sound right. I think "I haven't seen any new people at the club for quite some time" is grammatical. Am I right? I forgot to mention it in the context. Is it also appropriate to say "Wow. Newcomers!" at an English club for kids (aged from 10-12)?

 

[Rover_KE]

Is it also appropriate to say "Wow. Newcomes!" at an English club for kids (aged from 10-12)?

Check that for a careless spelling mistake.

 

[emsr2d2]

I did read it carefully, emsr2d2 but I think the tense doesn't sound right. I think "I haven't seen any new people at the club for quite some time" is grammatical. Am I right? I forgot to mention it in the context.

I wasn't giving you the exact words I thought you should say. I was giving you a hint! It's up to you to put it in the correct tense for the context.

Is it also appropriate to say "Wow. Newcomers!" at an English club for kids (aged from 10-12)?

Yes. Why do you think that word would be inappropriate for kids?

 

[Silverobama]

Why do you think that word would be inappropriate for kids?

I think they might not understand what the word means; they're only beginners of this language.

 

[emsr2d2]

I think they might not understand what the word means; they're only beginners of this language at English.

Fair enough. In that case, try "Wow! New people! Welcome!"