How to Say ‘To meet you’ in French
De vous rencontrer
duh voo rahn-kohn-TRAY
[duh voo rahn-kohn-TRAY]
💬 Usage Tip: Vous can mean "you" singular formal or plural. Here it keeps the phrase polite.
🇫🇷 In France: Using vous is the safe default with adults you do not know well, especially in professional or school settings.
Phrase Breakdown
De
[duh]
to
Here de links ravi to the infinitive rencontrer in the expression Ravi de vous rencontrer.
Je suis ravi de vous rencontrer.
I am glad to meet you.
vous
[voo]
you
The formal or plural object pronoun you.
Je suis ravi de vous voir.
I am glad to see you.
rencontrer
[rahn-kohn-TRAY]
to meet
The infinitive verb rencontrer means to meet.
Je veux rencontrer votre famille.
I want to meet your family.
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