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How to Say ‘Of course, nice to meet you.’ in Mexican Spanish

Claro, mucho gusto.

KLAH-roh MOO-choh GOOS-toh

[KLAH-roh MOO-choh GOOS-toh]

🇲🇽 In Mexico: Say mucho gusto with a handshake and eye contact. At professional events in Mexico this is the expected greeting, even with someone younger than you.

Phrase Breakdown

Claro,

KLAH-roh

Of course,

A friendly 'sure'. Tap the 'r' once, quickly: 'KLAH-roh'.

Example

Claro, con gusto.

Of course, gladly.

Words in this phrase

Claro

[KLAH-roh]

of course / sure

A friendly response showing willingness to help or answer a question.

Example

Si preguntas sobre la cultura, respondo Claro.

If you ask about the culture, I respond of course.

mucho gusto.

MOO-choh GOOS-toh

nice to meet you.

The standard greeting when you meet someone. Say 'MOO-choh GOOS-toh', with a soft 'ch' like in 'church'.

Example

Soy Pedro, mucho gusto.

I'm Pedro, nice to meet you.

Words in this phrase

mucho

[MOO-choh]

much / a lot of

Used in the fixed expression mucho gusto, which politely shows pleasure in meeting someone.

Example

En la feria de empleo, digo Mucho gusto al presentarme.

At the job fair, I say nice to meet you when introducing myself.

gusto

[GOOS-toh]

pleasure

In mucho gusto, gusto means pleasure and helps form the phrase nice to meet you.

Example

Decir mucho gusto en una conversación profesional suena amable.

Saying nice to meet you in a professional conversation sounds polite.

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