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.
Quando incontro un recruiter, dico "Piacere" in modo cordiale.
When I meet a recruiter, I say "Pleasure" in a friendly way.
di
[dee]
of / to
A common preposition used to link words, here joining the phrase in a polite introduction.
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.
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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