How to Say ‘This is Smith, we met at yesterday's event.’ in Japanese
昨日のイベントでお会いした Smith です。
kinou no ibento de o ai shi ta Smith desu
[kee-noh noh ee-BEN-toh deh oh ai shee Ta dess]
💬 Usage Tip: お会いした (o-ai shita) is a humble way of saying "met", and the whole chunk 昨日のイベントでお会いした comes before your name to describe you. You can swap in any detail: 先週お会いした "whom you met last week".
🇯🇵 In Japan: This is the standard opening line for a follow-up email or call after networking. It reminds the person who you are right away, which is considered polite since they likely met many people.
Phrase Breakdown
昨日のイベントで
kinou no ibento de
at yesterday's event
昨日 (kinou) means 'yesterday'. の (no) links it to イベント (ibento, 'event'). で (de) means 'at'. Say: ki-no-u-no i-ben-to-de.
昨日のイベントで話しました。
We talked at yesterday's event.
Words in this phrase
昨日
kinou
[kee-noh]
yesterday
A time word meaning the day before today.
昨日は忙しかったです。
Yesterday was busy.
の
no
[noh]
of; linking particle
Connects 'usual' to 'road.'
いつもの道を使いたいです。
I'd like to use the usual road.
イベント
ibento
[ee-BEN-toh]
event
A katakana loanword meaning “event” (like a gathering, festival, or special program).
イベントは何時に始まりますか。
What time does the event start?
で
de
[deh]
at
Shows the place where you want the action to happen.
この角でお願いします。
At this corner, please.
お会いした
o ai shi ta
(whom you) met
お会いした (oai shita) is the humble, polite way to say 'met'. Pronounce each vowel clearly: o-a-i-shi-ta. The 'i' in 'shi' is often soft.
先生にお会いしました。
I met the teacher.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix o-
A polite prefix added to some words to make them sound more respectful or refined.
お名前をお願いします。
May I have your name, please?
会い
ai
[ai]
meet
To come into the presence of someone.
友達に会います。
I will meet a friend.
し
shi
[shee]
do (stem)
The stem of する, used to turn nouns like 確認 into verbs such as 'to check.'
確認しお願いします。
Please check it.
た
ta
[Ta]
past tense marker
Indicates past tense in polite forms.
見ました。
Saw.
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