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How to Say ‘It was a pleasure.’ in Italian

È stato un piacere.

eh stah-toh oon pyah-CHEH-reh

[eh stah-toh oon pyah-CHEH-reh]

Phrase Breakdown

È stato

eh stah-toh

It was

'È' (open 'eh') plus 'stato' = it has been / it was. Stress STAH.

Example

È stato bello.

It was nice.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

it was / has been

Form of 'essere' used to say 'it was' in polite follow-up expressions.

Example

È stato davvero utile parlare con te ieri.

It was really useful talking with you yesterday.

stato

[stah-toh]

been

The past participle of 'be', used in perfect tenses.

Example

Lei è stato in Italia.

She has been in Italy.

un piacere.

oon pyah-CHEH-reh

a pleasure.

'Piacere' = pleasure: pya-CHEH-reh. Link 'un' to it smoothly.

Example

Che piacere vederti!

What a pleasure to see you!

Words in this phrase

[oon]

a / an

An indefinite article meaning 'a' before a masculine singular noun.

Example

È stato un incontro molto utile.

It was a very useful meeting.

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.

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