How to Say ‘It's so good to see you, Carmen!’ in Spain Spanish
¡Qué alegría verte, Carmen!
keh ah-leh-GREE-ah BEHR-teh KAHR-men
[keh ah-leh-GREE-ah BEHR-teh KAHR-men]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Expect this with two kisses on the cheek, starting with your right cheek to their right. Hugs and kisses with in-laws are normal, even for men greeting women.
Phrase Breakdown
¡Qué alegría
keh ah-leh-GREE-ah
How lovely
This is an exclamation of happiness. Link 'qué' and 'alegría' smoothly: 'kea-le-GRÍ-a'.
¡Qué alegría tan grande!
What great joy!
Words in this phrase
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, Carmen!
BEHR-teh KAHR-men
to see you, Carmen!
'Te' attaches to the end of the infinitive 'ver'. Make a short pause before the name 'Carmen'.
Quiero verte pronto.
I want to see you soon.
Words in this phrase
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.
Carmen
[KAHR-men]
Carmen (name)
A common Spanish female first name.
Carmen es mi amiga.
Carmen is my friend.
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