How to Say ‘So lovely to see you again!’ in Spain Spanish
¡Qué alegría verte otra vez!
keh ah-leh-GREE-ah BEHR-teh OH-trah bays
[keh ah-leh-GREE-ah BEHR-teh OH-trah bays]
🇪🇸 In Spain: This usually comes with two kisses on the cheeks, starting with your right cheek. With in-laws you've met before, a handshake would feel cold.
Phrase Breakdown
¡Qué alegría
keh ah-leh-GREE-ah
How nice / What a joy
This exclamation expresses happiness. Stress 'a-le-GRÍ-a' and link 'qué' and 'alegría' together.
¡Qué alegría tenerte aquí!
How lovely to have you here!
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
Noun for happiness or delight.
Es una alegría estar aquí.
It's a joy to be here.
verte otra vez!
BEHR-teh OH-trah bays
to see you again!
'Verte' means 'to see you'. Keep an excited, rising tone.
Espero verte otra vez pronto.
I hope to see you again 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.
otra
[OH-trah]
another; again
Otra means another or other; in otra vez it contributes to the meaning again.
Otra vez coincidiremos en un evento del sector.
We’ll meet again at an industry event.
vez
[bays]
time
A particular moment or period.
La vez que conocí a un famoso.
The time I met a celebrity.
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