How to Say ‘Nice to meet you’ in German
Freut mich
froyt mikh
[froyt mikh]
💬 Usage Tip: Literally '(it) pleases me.' Short for Freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen. German likes efficient politeness.
🇩🇪 In Germany: This is a very common, natural response when meeting a new neighbor for the first time.
Phrase Breakdown
Freut
[froyt]
pleases / glad
Part of the polite expression 'Freut mich', literally 'pleases me', meaning 'nice to meet you'.
Freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen; Freut mich sagt man oft zur Begrüßung.
Nice to meet you; one often says 'Freut mich' as a greeting.
mich
[mikh]
me
Object pronoun meaning 'me'; in 'Freut mich' it means 'it pleases me'.
Freut mich, Sie zu treffen; mich sagt man hier im Akkusativ.
Nice to meet you; 'mich' is used here in the accusative.
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