How to Say ‘It was a pleasure.’ in Mexican Spanish
Fue un gusto.
fweh oon GOOS-toh
[fweh oon GOOS-toh]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: A standard polite way to wrap up a conversation with someone you just met, usually with another handshake. It mirrors the mucho gusto you said at the start.
Phrase Breakdown
Fue
[fweh]
it was
A past form used to describe what something was.
Por un momento, fue una jugada perfecta.
For a moment, it was a perfect play.
un
[oon]
a
Part of un poco, a set phrase meaning a little.
Con gusto te cuento Un poco de nuestra historia.
Gladly, I’ll tell you a little about our history.
gusto
[GOOS-toh]
pleasure
In mucho gusto, gusto means pleasure and helps form the phrase nice to meet you.
Decir mucho gusto en una conversación profesional suena amable.
Saying nice to meet you in a professional conversation sounds polite.
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