How to Say ‘Nice to meet you.’ in Portuguese
Prazer em conhecê-lo.
prah-ZHER ehng koh-nyeh-SEH-loo
[prah-ZHER ehng koh-nyeh-SEH-loo]
💬 Usage Tip: [conhecê-lo] packs two pieces together: [conhecer] + [lo] = [to meet him/you]. In Portugal this [lo] is also used for formal [you] after the verb, as in [Prazer em conhecê-lo].
🇵🇹 In Portugal: A polished, slightly formal way to say [Nice to meet you] in Portugal, especially in professional settings. At a career event it sounds natural and a bit more courteous than a very casual greeting.
Phrase Breakdown
Prazer
[prah-ZHER]
pleasure; nice to meet you
Used in introductions to express politeness and friendliness.
Prazer em conhecê-lo é uma frase muito útil em eventos profissionais.
Nice to meet you is a very useful phrase at professional events.
Em conhecê-lo
ehng koh-nyeh-SEH-loo
To meet you
A polite way to express meeting someone, using the infinitive after 'em'. In Portugal, the full phrase is very natural in formal introductions.
Foi um prazer em conhecê-lo.
It was a pleasure to meet you.
Words in this phrase
em
[ehng]
in; to
Here it is part of the polite expression 'prazer em conhecê-lo'.
Na expressão Prazer em conhecê-lo, em liga as palavras.
In the expression Nice to meet you, em connects the words.
conhecê-lo
[koh-nyeh-SEH-loo]
to meet you
Formal singular masculine object form in a greeting expression.
Dizer conhecê-lo mostra educação num primeiro contacto.
Saying to meet you shows politeness in a first contact.
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