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How to Say ‘The pleasure is mine.’ in Italian

Piacere mio.

pyah-CHEH-reh MEE-oh

[pyah-CHEH-reh MEE-oh]

🇮🇹 In Italy: The standard reply when someone says piacere after hearing your name. Handy for sounding natural right after introductions.

Phrase Breakdown

Piacere

[pyah-CHEH-reh]

pleasure

Used in introductions as part of the expression for meeting someone politely.

Example

Quando incontro un recruiter, dico "Piacere" in modo cordiale.

When I meet a recruiter, I say "Pleasure" in a friendly way.

mio

[MEE-oh]

Masculine possessive; no article before singular family nouns.

Example

Mio padre lavora molto.

My father works a lot.

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