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How to Say ‘I'm Emily Smith, nice to meet you.’ in Italian

Io sono Emily Smith , piacere.

ee-o SOH-noh pya-CHEH-reh

[ee-o SOH-noh pya-CHEH-reh]

Phrase Breakdown

Io sono

ee-o SOH-noh

I am

Say 'EE-oh SOH-noh' to introduce yourself.

Example

Io sono di Roma.

I'm from Rome.

Words in this phrase

[ee-o]

Referring to oneself as a subject.

Example

Io voglio migliorare il mio punteggio.

I want to improve my score.

sono

[SOH-noh]

I am

First person singular of essere, used to say who you are or where you are.

Example

Sono molto interessato alle opportunità di lavoro qui.

I am very interested in job opportunities here.

piacere.

pya-CHEH-reh

nice to meet you.

Say 'pyah-CHEH-reh'. The 'c' before 'e' sounds like 'ch'.

Example

Piacere, Anna.

Nice to meet you, Anna.

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.

Example

Al career event dico sempre: «Piacere, sono Luca».

At the career event I always say: “Nice to meet you, I’m Luca.”

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