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How to Say ‘Nice to meet you’ in Italian

Piacere di conoscerla

pyah-CHEH-reh dee koh-NOH-sher-lah

[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: At networking events, piacere di conoscerla is a safe, polished first-meeting phrase. After people become less formal, you'll often hear piacere di conoscerti instead.

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.

[dee]

of / to

A common preposition used to link words, here joining the phrase in a polite introduction.

Example

Nella frase "Piacere di conoscerla", "di" collega le parole.

In the phrase "Piacere di conoscerla," "di" links the words.

conoscerla

[koh-NOH-sher-lah]

to meet you

A formal way to say 'to meet you,' using the polite form for speaking respectfully.

Example

In un contesto formale uso "conoscerla" per essere rispettoso.

In a formal context I use "to meet you" in the polite form to be respectful.

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