How to Say ‘Good evening, nice to meet you.’ in Italian
Buonasera, piacere di conoscerla.
bwoh-nah-SEH-rah pyah-CHEH-reh dee koh-NOH-sher-lah
[bwoh-nah-SEH-rah pyah-CHEH-reh dee koh-NOH-sher-lah]
💬 Usage Tip: The ending ‑la in conoscerla means "you" in a formal way, so this is for someone you address as Lei. With an informal tu, you'd say piacere di conoscerti.
🇮🇹 In Italy: This is a natural, professional opening at an evening event. In Italy, starting formal with someone new is usually the safer choice in work settings.
Phrase Breakdown
Buonasera
[bwoh-nah-SEH-rah]
good evening
A formal evening greeting, useful when first approaching someone at a networking event.
All'inizio della conversazione dico "Buonasera" con tono professionale.
At the start of the conversation I say "Good evening" in a professional tone.
Piacere di conoscerla
pyah-CHEH-reh dee koh-NOH-sher-lah
Nice to meet you
A formal way to say it is a pleasure to meet someone.
Piacere di conoscerla, signora Rossi.
Nice to meet you, Mrs. Rossi.
Words in this phrase
piacere
[pyah-CHEH-reh]
pleasure
Part of a standard polite introduction meaning 'pleased' or 'nice.'
Dopo il saluto aggiungo "piacere" per presentarmi bene.
After the greeting I add "pleasure" to introduce myself well.
di
[dee]
of / to
A linking preposition used in many Italian expressions, including polite introductions.
La parola "di" è molto comune nelle presentazioni formali.
The word "di" is very common in formal introductions.
conoscerla
[koh-NOH-sher-lah]
to meet you
Formal polite expression used when meeting someone for the first time.
Con un manager posso dire "conoscerla" invece di usare una forma informale.
With a manager I can say "to meet you" in the polite form instead of using an informal one.
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