How to Say ‘Nice to meet you.’ in Mexican Spanish
Qué gusto.
keh GOOS-toh
[keh GOOS-toh]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: [Qué gusto] feels warm and natural when meeting someone in person. On its own, it's more conversational than stiffly formal.
Phrase Breakdown
Qué
[keh]
what / how
In this expression, qué adds warmth, like saying how nice or what a pleasure.
Al conocer a la gerente, digo Qué gusto.
When meeting the manager, I say how nice.
gusto
[GOOS-toh]
pleasure
Used to express pleasure or delight when meeting someone.
Qué gusto es una frase útil en un evento profesional.
What a pleasure is a useful phrase at a professional event.
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