How to Say ‘To meet you’ in German
Sie kennenzulernen
zee KEN-en-tsoo-ler-nen
[zee KEN-en-tsoo-ler-nen]
💬 Usage Tip: [kennenzulernen] comes from the separable verb [kennenlernen]. In this [zu] form, it stays together as one word, unlike [ich lerne Sie kennen].
Phrase Breakdown
Sie
[zee]
you
Formal 'you', appropriate in business settings.
Es freut mich, Sie bei diesem Karriereevent kennenzulernen.
I am pleased to get to know you at this career event.
kennenzulernen
[KEN-en-tsoo-ler-nen]
to get to know
An infinitive meaning to become acquainted with someone.
Ich hoffe, mehr Fachleute kennenzulernen.
I hope to get to know more professionals.
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