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pleased to meet you

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

A polite formula used when being introduced to somebody.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nice to meet you, pleasure to meet you

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

147 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: aangename kennis — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Ainu: タネポ ウヌカㇻアン ナ (tanepo unukaran na) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Western Apache: shił gonłtéé nániyáge — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Arabic: تَشَرَّفْنَا (tašarrafnā) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Arabic: فُرْصَة سَعِيدَة (furṣa saʕīda) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Arabic: فُرْصة سَعيدة (furṣa saʕīda) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Arabic: اتْشَرَّفْنا (atšarrafna) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܚܕܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܬܵܦܩܹܢܘܼܟ݂ (ḥdīlī tāpqēnnoḵ) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܬܦܵܩܬܵܐ ܦܨܝܼܚܬܵܐ (tpāqtā pṣīḥtā) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Armenian: ուրախ եմ ծանոթության համար (urax em canotʻutʻyan hamar) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Armenian: ուրախ եմ (urax em) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Azerbaijani: tanış olmağıma şadam — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Basque: urte askotarako — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Belarusian: прые́мна пазнаёміцца (pryjémna paznajómicca) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Belarusian: ве́льмі прые́мна (vjélʹmi pryjémna) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Bulgarian: ра́двам се да се запозна́ем (rádvam se da se zapoznáem) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Bulgarian: прия́тно ми е (prijátno mi e) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Bulgarian: дра́го ми е (drágo mi e) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Burmese: တွေ့ရတာဝမ်းသာပါတယ်။ — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Catalan: encantat — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Catalan: molt de gust — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Catalan: tant de gust — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Chinese Cantonese: 好高興認識你 /好高兴认识你 (hou2 gou1 hing3 jing6 sik1 nei5) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Chinese: 真歡喜捌汝 /真欢喜捌汝 (chin hoan-hí pat lí / chin hoan-hí pat lír / chin hoan-hí pat lú) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Chinese: 足歡喜熟似汝 /足欢喜熟似汝 (chiok hoan-hí se̍k sāi lí) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Chinese Mandarin: 很高興見到您 /很高兴见到您 (hěn gāoxìng jiàndào nín) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Chinese Mandarin: 認識您,我真高興 /认识您 — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Chinese Mandarin: 我真高兴 (rènshi nín, wǒ zhēn gāoxìng) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Chinese Mandarin: 幸會 /幸会 (xìnghuì) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Czech: těší mě — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Danish: rart at møde dig — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Danish: hyggeligt at møde dig — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Danish: dejligt at møde dig — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Dutch: aangenaam — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Dutch: aangename kennismaking — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Dutch: aangenaam om met u kennis te maken — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Dutch: aangenaam met u kennis te maken — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Esperanto: plezuron — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Estonian: meeldiv tutvuda — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Estonian: väga rõõmustav — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Finnish: hauska tavata — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Finnish: hauska tutustua — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • French: enchanté — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • French: enchantée — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • French: ravi de vous rencontrer — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Galician: moito gosto — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Galician: encantado de conecerte — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Georgian: სასიამოვნოა თქვენი გაცნობა (sasiamovnoa tkveni gacnoba) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Georgian: სასიამოვნოა შენი გაცნობა (sasiamovnoa šeni gacnoba) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Georgian: ძალიან სასიამოვნოა (ʒalian sasiamovnoa) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Georgian: სასიამოვნოა (sasiamovnoa) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • German: es freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • German: angenehm — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Greek: χαίρω πολύ (chaíro polý) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Hebrew: נָעִים מְאוֹד — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Hebrew: נָעִים מְאֹד (na'ím m'od) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Hindi: आपसे मिलकर बहुत ख़ूशी हुई (āpse milkar bahut xūśī huī) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Hungarian: örvendek — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Hungarian: örvendek a szerencsének — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Hungarian: örülök, hogy megismerhetem — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Hungarian: örvendem — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Icelandic: gaman að kynnast þér — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Indonesian: senang berkenalan dengan Anda — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Inuktitut: ᑲᑎᒐᒃᑭᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᖅ (katicakkit qofianaq) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Italian: piacere — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Italian: piacere di conoscerti — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Italian: fortunato — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Japanese: 初めまして (hajimemashite) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Japanese: お初にお目にかかります (o-hatsu ni o-me ni kakarimasu) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Japanese: 宜しくお願いします (yoroshiku onegai shimasu) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Japanese: お初にお目に掛かります (o-hatsu ni o-me ni kakarimasu) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Jingpho: nang hte mu hkrum ai grai kabu ai yaw — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Kazakh: танысқанымызға қуаныштымын (tanysqanymyzğa quanyştymyn) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Korean: 만나서 반갑습니다 (mannaseo ban'gapseumnida) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Korean: 처음 뵙겠습니다 (cheo'eum boepgetseumnida) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Korean: 반갑습니다 (ban'gapseumnida) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Korean: 반가워요 (ban'gawoyo) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Korean: 잘 부탁드립니다 (jal butakdeurimnida) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Central Kurdish: پێخۆشحاڵ بوم بە ناسینِت (pêxoşḧall bum be nasînit) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Kyrgyz: таанышканыма кубанычтамын (taanışkanıma kubanıctamın) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Lao: ຍິນດີທີ່ໄດ້ພົບເຈົ້າ (nyín-dìi tîi dâi pop-jâo) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Latin: libens sum — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Latin: mihi placet — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Latin: placet — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Latvian: ļoti patīkami — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Lithuanian: labai malonu — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Low German: angenehm — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Macedonian: ми́ло ми е (mílo mi e) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Macedonian: дра́го ми е (drágo mi e) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Malay: saya gembira jumpa awak — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Maltese: għandi pjaċir — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Mongolian: тантай уулзсандаа баяртай байна (tantaj uulzsandaa bajartaj bajna) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Navajo: nizhónígo ałhééhosiilzįįd — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hyggelig å møte deg — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hyggeleg å treffe deg — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Ojibwe: niminwendam — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Ojibwe: geget niminwendaan nagishkoonaan — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Iranian Persian: اَز مُلاقاتِ شُما خوشْبَخْتَم (az molâġât-e šomâ xošbaxtam) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Iranian Persian: اَز مُلاقاتِ شُما خوشْوَقْتَم (az molâġât-e šomâ xošvaġtam) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Iranian Persian: خوشْبَخْتَم (xošbaxtam) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Iranian Persian: خوشْوَقْتَم (xošvaġtam) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Iranian Persian: اَز آشِناییِ شُما خوشْوَقْتَم (az âšenâyi-ye šomâ xošvaġtam) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Polish: miło mi Panią poznać — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Polish: miło mi Pana poznać — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Polish: miło mi Państwa poznać — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Polish: miło mi cię poznać — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Polish: miło mi was poznać — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Portuguese: prazer — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Portuguese: muito prazer — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Portuguese: prazer em conhecê-lo — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Portuguese: prazer em conhecê-la — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Romani: fal man miśto — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Romanian: îmi face plăcere să vă cunosc — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Romanian: îmi pare bine de cunoștință — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Russian: прия́тно познако́миться (prijátno poznakómitʹsja) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Russian: о́чень прия́тно (óčenʹ prijátno) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Samoan: fiafia lava ua ta feiloai — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Scottish Gaelic: tha mi toilichte do choinneachadh — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Scottish Gaelic: tha mi toilichte ur coinneachadh — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Serbo-Croatian: драго ми је — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Serbo-Croatian: drago mi je — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Slovak: teší ma — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Slovene: me veseli — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Spanish: un/mucho gusto/placer conocerlo (a usted) (es/siento/“me da”) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Spanish: qué gusto/placer conocerlo (a usted) (en) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Swedish: trevligt att träffas — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Swedish: trevligt att råkas — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Swedish: angenämt — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Tagalog: ikinagagalak kitang makilala — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Tajik: аз шиносоӣ бо шумо шодам (az šinosoyi bo šumo šodam) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Tamil: தங்களை பார்த்தது மிக்க மகிழ்ச்சி (taṅkaḷai pārttatu mikka makiḻcci) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Thai: ยินดีที่ได้รู้จัก (yin-dii tîi dâai rúu-jàk) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Turkish: tanıştığımıza memnun oldum — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Turkish: tanıştığıma memnun oldum — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Turkish: memnun oldum — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Ukrainian: приє́мно познайо́митися (pryjémno poznajómytysja) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Ukrainian: ду́же приє́мно (dúže pryjémno) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Urdu: آپ سے مِل کَر خُوشی ہُوئی (āp se mil kar xūśī hūī) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Urdu: آپ سے مُلاقات ہو کَر خُوشی ہُوئی (āp se mulāqāt ho kar xūśī hūī) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Urdu: آپ سے آشْنا ہو کَر خُوشی ہُوئی (āp se āśnā ho kar xūśī hūī) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Urdu: آپ سے رُو شَناس ہو کَر خُوشی ہُوئی (āp se rū-śanās ho kar xūśī hūī) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Urdu: آپ سے شَناسائی ہو کَر خُوشی ہُوئی (āp se śanāsāī ho kar xūśī hūī) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Uyghur: كۆرۈشكىنىمىزگە خۇشالمەن (körüshkinimizge xushalmen) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Uyghur: سىزنى تونۇشقىنىمغا خۇشالمەن (sizni tonushqinimgha xushalmen) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Uzbek: tanishganimdan hursandman — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Vietnamese: rất vui được gặp bạn (generic, replace bạn with an appropriate pronoun) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody
  • Yiddish: זייער אײַנגענעם (zeyer ayngenem) — polite formula used when being introduced to somebody