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How to Say ‘To meet you’ in German

Sie kennenzulernen

zee KEN-en-tsoo-lern-en

[zee KEN-en-tsoo-lern-en]

💬 Usage Tip: After words like [schön], German often uses the [zu]-form: [Sie kennenzulernen], literally 'to get to know you'. You can reuse the pattern in [schön, Sie zu sehen] or [schön, Sie wiederzutreffen].

Phrase Breakdown

Sie

[zee]

you

The formal 'you' used when addressing someone politely.

Example

Schön, Sie kennenzulernen.

Nice to meet you.

kennenzulernen

[KEN-en-tsoo-lern-en]

to get to know / to meet

An infinitive used in the phrase 'Schön, Sie kennenzulernen' meaning 'nice to meet you'.

Example

Es freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen.

I am pleased to meet you.

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