How to Say ‘The pleasure was mutual’ in French
Le plaisir était partagé
luh pleh-ZEER ay-TAY par-tah-ZHAY
[luh pleh-ZEER ay-TAY par-tah-ZHAY]
🇫🇷 In France: [Le plaisir était partagé] is a polished, warm follow-up line in professional French. It sounds more elegant and a bit more formal than simply repeating [moi aussi].
Phrase Breakdown
Le plaisir
luh pleh-ZEER
The pleasure
A common formula referring to the pleasure of meeting or speaking with someone.
Le plaisir est pour moi.
The pleasure is mine.
Words in this phrase
Le
[luh]
the
Definite article introducing the noun in this polite expression.
Le plaisir était partagé lors de notre échange professionnel.
The pleasure was shared during our professional conversation.
plaisir
[pleh-ZEER]
pleasure
Refers to the positive feeling from the interaction.
Le plaisir était partagé après notre première rencontre.
The pleasure was shared after our first meeting.
Était partagé
ay-TAY par-tah-ZHAY
Was mutual / was shared
Means both people felt the same way; a polite response in conversation.
Le sentiment était partagé.
The feeling was mutual.
Words in this phrase
était
[ay-TAY]
was
Links the subject and describes the feeling in the past.
Le plaisir était partagé, je vous remercie pour votre retour.
The pleasure was shared; thank you for your reply.
partagé
[par-tah-ZHAY]
shared
Used to politely say the good feeling was mutual.
Le plaisir était partagé entre nous deux.
The pleasure was shared between the two of us.
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