How to Say ‘How lovely to see you!’ in Spain Spanish
¡Qué alegría verte!
keh ah-leh-GREE-ah BEHR-teh
[keh ah-leh-GREE-ah BEHR-teh]
💬 Usage Tip: ¡Qué...! before a noun turns it into an exclamation: ¡Qué alegría! "What a joy!", ¡Qué pena! "What a shame!" The te tacked onto ver means "you", so verte is "to see you".
Phrase Breakdown
Qué
[keh]
what / how
Used in exclamations to show strong feeling, like 'what a...!'
¡Qué golazo hemos visto esta noche!
What an amazing goal we saw tonight!
alegría
[ah-leh-GREE-ah]
joy, happiness
Feminine noun for a feeling of happiness.
Es una alegría estar aquí.
It's a joy to be here.
verte
[BEHR-teh]
to see you; seeing you
Infinitive ver with te attached, meaning to see you.
Verte en el congreso fue un placer.
Seeing you at the conference was a pleasure.
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