How to Say ‘Nice to meet you, Rita!’ in Portuguese
Muito prazer, Rita!
MWEEN-too prah-ZHER REE-tah
[MWEEN-too prah-ZHER REE-tah]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: Among friends' circles in Portugal this usually comes with two cheek kisses (right cheek first), even at a first meeting. Men meeting men tend to shake hands instead.
Phrase Breakdown
Muito
[MWEEN-too]
much
Intensifies comparatives like 'melhor'.
Está muito mais frio hoje.
It's much colder today.
prazer
[prah-ZHER]
pleasure; nice to meet you
A polite word used when meeting someone, often short for saying it is a pleasure to meet them.
Prazer, é bom conhecê-lo neste evento.
Nice to meet you, it is good to meet you at this event.
Rita
[REE-tah]
Rita
A common Portuguese female first name; names often take an article in Portugal.
A Rita mora em Lisboa.
Rita lives in Lisbon.
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