How to Say ‘To meet you’ in Portuguese
Em conhecê-lo
ehng koh-nyeh-SEH-loo
[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.
Phrase Breakdown
Em
[ehng]
in; to
In this expression, em links to the verb and helps form the phrase meaning 'to meet you'.
Em conhecê-lo, senti logo uma boa impressão.
In meeting you, I immediately had a good impression.
conhecê-lo
[koh-nyeh-SEH-loo]
to meet you
A formal way to say 'to meet you' when speaking to a man or using formal address.
Foi um gosto em conhecê-lo na feira de carreiras.
It was a pleasure to meet you at the career fair.
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