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How to Say ‘Nice to meet you, I'm Lena.’ in German

Freut mich, ich bin Lena.

froyt mikh ikh bin LAY-nah

[froyt mikh ikh bin LAY-nah]

Phrase Breakdown

Freut mich,

froyt mikh

Nice to meet you,

This is short for 'Es freut mich'. 'Eu' sounds like 'oy': 'froyt'.

Example

Freut mich, dich kennenzulernen.

Nice to meet you.

Words in this phrase

Freut

[froyt]

pleases / glad

Part of a polite response meaning 'nice to meet you too'.

Example

Freut mich auch, sagt die Nachbarin; Freut mich klingt freundlich.

Nice to meet you too, says the neighbour; 'Freut mich' sounds friendly.

mich

[mikh]

The pronoun 'mich' in accusative form.

Example

Hast du etwas für mich?

Do you have something for me?

ich bin Lena.

ikh bin LAY-nah

I'm Lena.

Give your name after a short pause. 'Lena' sounds like 'LAY-nah'.

Example

Hi, ich bin Lena.

Hi, I'm Lena.

Words in this phrase

ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

bin

[bin]

First-person singular form of 'sein' meaning 'to be.'

Example

Beim Kennenlernen sage ich: Ich bin neu hier.

When meeting people I say: I am new here.

Lena

[LAY-nah]

Lena

A common German female first name.

Example

Lena kommt aus Berlin.

Lena is from Berlin.

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