How to Say ‘Nice to meet you, I'm Maria Rossi.’ in Italian
Piacere, io sono Maria Rossi.
pya-CHEH-reh ee-oh SOH-noh mah-ree-ah ROHS-see
[pya-CHEH-reh ee-oh SOH-noh mah-ree-ah ROHS-see]
Phrase Breakdown
Piacere,
pya-CHEH-reh
Nice to meet you,
This is the standard word when meeting someone. Say it pya-CHE-re.
Piacere, Marco.
Nice to meet you, I'm Marco.
Words in this phrase
Piacere
[pya-CHEH-reh]
Nice to meet you / pleasure
A polite expression used when meeting someone, short for saying it is a pleasure to meet them.
Al career event dico sempre: «Piacere, sono Luca».
At the career event I always say: “Nice to meet you, I’m Luca.”
io sono Maria Rossi.
ee-oh SOH-noh mah-ree-ah ROHS-see
I am Maria Rossi.
This introduces yourself by name. Keep it smooth with falling intonation.
Io sono Paolo Verdi.
I am Paolo Verdi.
Words in this phrase
io
[ee-oh]
I
Pronoun used by a speaker to refer to themselves.
Io vado al lavoro ogni giorno.
I go to work every day.
sono
[SOH-noh]
I am
First-person singular of essere, used to say a condition or characteristic about yourself.
Io dico: Sono stanco.
I say: I am tired.
Maria
[mah-ree-ah]
Maria
A common Italian first name.
Il mio nome è Maria.
My name is Maria.
Rossi
[ROHS-see]
Rossi
A very common Italian surname.
Il signor Rossi abita qui.
Mr. Rossi lives here.
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