How to Say ‘Nice to meet you.’ in Spain Spanish
Encantado de conocerte.
en-kahn-TAH-doh deh koh-noh-SER-teh
[en-kahn-TAH-doh deh koh-noh-SER-teh]
💬 Usage Tip: Conocerte is conocer + te, so the you part gets attached to the end: conocerte, verte, ayudarte. In Spain, this version is informal; with usted, you'd hear Encantado de conocerle.
🇪🇸 In Spain: At networking events, this is friendly and standard right after an introduction. In Spain, people often say it even in professional settings without it sounding overly formal.
Phrase Breakdown
Encantado
[en-kahn-TAH-doh]
pleased; nice to meet you
A polite greeting word used when you meet someone for the first time.
Al hablar con un reclutador, digo: Encantado de conocerte.
When speaking with a recruiter, I say: Nice to meet you.
De conocerte
deh koh-noh-SER-teh
to meet you
This completes the expression 'encantado de conocerte', meaning 'pleased to meet you'.
Encantado de conocerte.
Pleased to meet you.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of; to
A small linking word that connects Encantado with the action of meeting someone.
En la frase Encantado de conocerte, de une las dos partes.
In the phrase Nice to meet you, de joins the two parts.
conocerte
[koh-noh-SER-teh]
to meet you
An informal expression used after encantado to say you are happy to meet someone.
Uso conocerte cuando hablo de manera informal: Encantado de conocerte.
I use conocerte when I speak informally: Nice to meet you.
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