How to Say ‘Nice to meet you’ in German
Freut mich, dich kennenzulernen
froyt mikh dikh ken-en-tsu-layr-nen
[froyt mikh dikh ken-en-tsu-layr-nen]
💬 Usage Tip: Freut mich literally works like pleased me, so German often says this instead of a word-for-word nice to meet you. Dich kennenzulernen is the du version; with formal Sie, it becomes Sie kennenzulernen.
🇩🇪 In Germany: Good for first meetings in a bar if the tone is warm but not too forward. It sounds more natural in Germany than a direct translation of English small-talk lines.
Phrase Breakdown
Freut
[froyt]
Pleases
To give pleasure or a satisfying experience.
Es freut mich, dich zu sehen.
I'm pleased to see you.
mich
[mikh]
me
Refers to oneself, the speaker.
Das überrascht mich.
That surprises me.
dich
[dikh]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
Ich sehe dich.
I see you.
kennenzulernen
[ken-en-tsu-layr-nen]
to meet
To encounter or become acquainted with someone.
Es ist schön, dich kennenzulernen.
It's nice to meet you.
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