How to Say ‘Nice that we met’ in German
Schön, dass wir uns kennengelernt haben
shern dahs veer oons KEN-en-guh-lairnt HAH-ben
[shern dahs veer oons KEN-en-guh-lairnt HAH-ben]
💬 Usage Tip: After [dass], German pushes the verb to the end: [dass wir uns kennengelernt haben]. In this phrase, [haben] comes last even though English would put [have] earlier.
Phrase Breakdown
Schön
[shern]
nice; pleasant
Used here to warmly introduce a polite comment about the meeting.
Schön, dass wir uns gestern austauschen konnten.
Nice that we were able to exchange ideas yesterday.
Dass wir uns kennengelernt haben
dahs veer oons KEN-en-guh-lairnt HAH-ben
That we got to know each other
A subordinate clause with 'dass' expressing the reason for the feeling.
Ich freue mich, dass wir uns kennengelernt haben.
I'm glad that we got to know each other.
Words in this phrase
dass
[dahs]
that
A conjunction introducing the reason or content of the positive statement.
Es war toll, dass wir Zeit zum Sprechen hatten.
It was great that we had time to talk.
wir
[veer]
we
Refers to the speaker and the other person together.
Ich hoffe, dass wir bald wieder sprechen.
I hope that we speak again soon.
uns
[oons]
us; ourselves
Reflexive pronoun used with a verb involving both people.
Schön, dass wir uns austauschen konnten.
Nice that we were able to exchange ideas.
kennengelernt
[KEN-en-guh-lairnt]
got to know; met
Describes becoming acquainted with someone, especially in a professional setting.
Auf der Messe haben wir uns kennengelernt.
We met at the fair.
haben
[HAH-ben]
have
Auxiliary verb used with the past participle to form the perfect tense.
Es ist schön, dass wir uns kennengelernt haben.
It is nice that we met.
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