55 Ways to Say Nice to meet you in French: All You Need to Know to Quickly Speak like a native

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Are you looking for the best ways to say nice to meet you in French? You’re in the right place! I (Marie) am a native French speaker from the East of France but have also spent over 5 years living in English speaking countries! I also live with Eric, my partner who is a native English speaker from Canada. In that context, I have extensive experience comparing English to French and know the subtleties of both languages. 

Though we don’t think it is necessary to go into language learning to travel, we do think that is it a good travel tip to know some basic words in the language of the countries you are visiting. For example, we would highly recommend knowing how to say hello in different languages so you can communicate more easily with locals. 

If you’re visiting France or French speaking countries, learning French basic words such as cheers in French, how to say no, or how to say good morningis a good idea. Some French people can be a bit tough on visitors so speaking a few words will get you on their good side. 

In this post, we share with you all the different ways in French for nice to meet you when meeting someone new but also when meeting someone you’ve seen before. 

How to say nice to meet you in French in most cases (+ French pronunciation)

In this section, we cover the most common way to say nice to meet you in the French language. We also included the French pronunciation to help you with your French language skills.

Enchanté

“Enchanté” is the most common way to say nice to meet you in French. How to pronounce nice to meet you in French is anh-chanh-teh. 

You can use “enchanté” in most situations whether formal or informal. You can use it with a professor, with a solicitor or with your cousin’s new boyfriend. 

Other phrases with “Enchanté” to say nice to meet you in French

• Je suis enchanté/e de te rencontrer =  I’m delighted to meet you
• Je suis enchanté/e de faire ta connaissance = I’m delighted to get to know you
• Both the above expressions can be shortened without “Je suis”. 

Is it enchanté or enchantée?

If you’ve ever studied French either in class or on apps such as Rosetta Stone, you would know that in French, we differentiate between masculin words and feminine words. This means that certain words, especially adjectives, see their spelling changing depending on whether you are a man or a woman. The way they change is usually always the same: when the adjective refers to a woman, we simply add an “e” at the end. For example, a man would say “Je suis content” while a woman would say “Je suis contente”, and both mean “I am happy”. 

The same applies to saying “nice to meet you” in French. Though men will use “enchanté” without the “e”, the nice to meet you in French feminine version is “enchantée” with an e. 

Enchanté vs Enchanted

The French word “enchanté” can translate into different words and meanings in English. In our context, “enchanté” is the equivalent of “delighted” in “I’m delighted to meet you” or “delighted to meet you”. 

In a different context, “enchanté” can be used as the equivalent of “enchanted” in the sense of something being magical like an enchanted forest. 

Nice to meet you in French Formal

Before we go into informal ways to say nice to meet you in French, let’s check out the formal ways to translate nice to meet you to French when you’re meeting someone for the first time.

C’est un honneur de vous rencontrer = It is an honor to meet you

One of the formal French nice to meet you expressions is “C’est un honneur de vous rencontrer”. “Vous” is used to mark the formality with one person (the “you” formal) or is used when meeting more than one person. 

“C’est un honneur de vous rencontrer” is pronounced ceyh-tuh-noh-neuhr-deuh-voo-ranh-conh-treh. This expression can be used in a range of formal situations from meeting your in laws to meeting a celebrity or a field expert you admire.

Je suis honoré.e de vous rencontrer = I am honored to meet you

“Je suis honoré.e de vous rencontrer” (“é” if you are a man, “ée” if you are a woman) is a different way of expression how much of an honour it is to meet the person. It is slightly more formal than the previous phrase as it uses the word “I” which makes it a bit more personal and flattering. 

“Je suis honoré.e de vous rencontrer” is pronounced jeuh-swee-oh-no-reh-deuh-voo-ranh-con-treh. 

J’ai beaucoup entendu parlé de vous = I’ve heard a lot about you

“J’ai beaucoup entendu parlé de vous” is pronounced jay-beau-coo-panh-tanh-duu-par-leh-deuh-voo. It means that you have heard a lot about the person and it is implied that you have only heard good things. However, note that in some instances, people use this phrase as an easy out when they’ve actually heard negative or unsettling things about the person. Usually, people will be able to tell from your behaviour, which in this case would be a bit hesitant. note also that if you are implying that you have heard good things about the person, the person might get back to you saying “que du bien, j’espère” which means “only positively, I hope”. In these instances, it is usually a way for the person to joke about it and they have already understood that that’s what you meant. You can simply reply by saying “bien sûr” which is “of course” in English. 

All together, if you are genuinely happy to meet the person, I recommend using one of the previous phrases to avoid any misunderstanding, especially if you’re a beginner at French. 

On m’a tellement parlé de vous = I’ve been told about you so much

“On m’a tellement parlé de vous” is pronounced on-mah-tehl-manh-par-leh-deuh-voo. It is used in the same way as “J’ai beaucoup entendu parlé de vous” and presents the same subtleties which can be challenging for a beginner speaker. 

Ravi.e = Pleased to meet you

“Ravi.e” is short for “Je suis ravi.e de vous rencontrer” and both can be used if you’re looking for how to say pleased to meet you in French. The first one is pronounced rah-ver and the second one is pronounced jeuh-swee-rah-vee-deuh-voo-ranh-con-treh. 

Nice to meet you in French Informal

Though “enchanté/e” is the most common way to say nice to meet you in French both formally and informally, there are additional phrases you can use when in an informal situation. 

Je suis heureux/se de vous rencontrer = I am happy to meet you in French

How do you say nice to meet you in French when you’re really happy to meet the person? The answer is “Je suis heureux/se de vous rencontrer”. This is pronounced jeuh-swee-zeuh-reuh-deuh-voo-ranh-con-treh. It can be shortened to “heureux/se de vous rencontrer”. If you’re a man you will need to say “heureux” while if you are a woman, you will need to say “heureuse” which is pronounced euh-reuh-zz. 

The word “vous” marks the fact that you are either addressing someone older (like a professor), someone you respect (like your mother in law) or a group of person (plural). That said, it is to be sued in a more informal situation. 

Heureux/se de te rencontrer = Good to meet you in French

“Heureux/se de te rencontrer” is used in the same way as the previous phrase and also means “good to meet you” or “happy to meet you”. It can also be lengthened by adding “Je suis” at the beginning. The use of “tu” here marks the fact that you are addressing a friend or family.

“Heureux/se de te rencontrer” is pronounced euh-reuh-deuh-teuh-ranh-con-treh. 

Heureux/se de faire votre connaissance = Happy to make your acquaintance.

“Faire la connaissance de quelqu’un” in French means to get to know someone and literally means to make someone’s acquaintance. Though we wouldn’t really same “Happy to make your acquaintance” in English (it sounds a bit off), it definitely sounds native in French. 

“Heureux/se de faire votre connaissance “ is pronounced euh-reuh-deuh-fehr-vawtre-co-neh-ss-anhss.

Heureux/se de faire ta connaissance, an informal way to say nice to meet you in French

“Heureux/se de faire votre connaissance” becomes “Heureux/se de faire ta connaissance” when talking to a friend or family. “ta” is pronounced tah. It is pronounced euh-reuh-deuh-fehr-tah-co-neh-ss-anhss.

Très heureux = Very nice to meet you in French

“Très heureux” is a shorter way to say very nice to meet you in France. It is mostly used when you’re not the centre of attention and need to be polite but don’t have much time to express yourself or engage conversation. “Très heureux” is short and to the point. Imagine someone shaking your hand and having to shake a bunch more hands after yourself in a short amount of time. That’s the type of situation “Très heureux” should be used. “Très heureux” is pronounced treh-zeuh-reuh. 

C’est un plaisir de te rencontrer = How to say pleasure to meet you in French

How do you say pleased to meet you in French? The French for pleased to meet you really is “ravi de te rencontrer”. However, “C’est un plaisir de te rencontrer” is another variant of that same phrase and means the same thing. It is pronounced ceyh-tuh-pleyh-zeer-deuh-teuh-ranh-con-treh.

C’est un plaisir de faire ta connaissance = Pleasure to make your acquaintance

“C’est un plaisir de faire ta connaissance “ is pronounced ceyh-tuh-pleyh-zeer-deuh-fehr-tah-co-neh-ss-anhss. It means the same as “C’est un plaisir de te rencontrer” though it technically literally translates to “Pleasure to make your acquaintance” rather than “pleasure to meet you”. Again, we wouldn’t really say “Pleasure to make your acquaintance” in English but it makes total sense in French. 

C’est un plaisir de discuter = Nice to talk to you in French

Another way to say nice to meet you is to say to the person that it is nice to talk to them. That translates to French to “C’est un plaisir de discuter” which is literally “it is a pleasure to talk”. We wouldn’t really use the equivalent of “nice” in “nice to talk to you” in the French language so we use “c’est un plaisir” instead. 

Content de te rencontrer = Glad to meet you in French 

“Glad to meet you” in French translates to “Content de te rencontrer”. This is pronounced con-tanh-deuh-teuh-ranh-con-treh. If you are a woman, you will need to use “contente” instead as we’ve covered above. 

Bonjour, enchanté = How to say hello nice to meet you in French

If you are trying to say “hello nice to meet you” in French, you can say “Bonjour, enchanté”. if you are a woman, you will need to add an “e” at then end of “enchanté” but it is pronounced the same. 

Other ways to say “hello nice to meet you” in French:

• Salut, enchanté (informal)
• Bonjour, heureux de te rencontrer (informal)
• Bonjour, heureux de vous rencontrer (formal)

You can notice that whether the phrase is formal or informal depends on both the translation for hello that you use or the use of “vous” vs “te”. “Salut” is more informal so we would never pair it with “vous”. “Bonjour” can be used both informally and formally so you can pair it with both “vous” or “te”. 

Nice to meet you in French slang

We don’t really have a literal translation of nice to meet u in French language. That said, we have a range of phrases you can use that have the same meaning just like we would use “what’s up” in English.

If you are wondering what is nice to meet you in French slang, check out the below examples. Note also that those would usually be used right when being introduced to the person, sometimes with a head nod or a hand shake. 

Ça va? = What’s up/ How are you?

You can use “Ça va?” to ask someone what is up or how they are. It’s also used as a way to say nice to meet you to someone but it is usually only used in a very informal situation, hence why we added it in this section. 

Salut = Hey 

“Salut” or “Ah, salut!” can also be used in slang to say nice to meet you. 

C’est cool de te rencontrer = It’s cool to meet you

“C’est cool de te rencontrer” is pronounced ceh-cool-deuh-teuh-ranh-con-treh. It means “It’s cool to meet you”. We would essentially use it with friends of friends or maybe a cousin’s new boyfriend or girlfriend but that’s pretty much it. You can also replace “cool” by “super” pronounced suu-pear. 

Super de te connaitre = Super to know you

“Super de te connaitre” is pronounced suu-pear-deuh-teuh-ranh-con-treh. It’s a good way to say nice to know you in French in a more relaxed way. The same context applies as for “C’est cool de te rencontrer”. If you want to conjugate it to the past to say it was nice meeting you in French slang, you could say “super de t’avoir vu” which literally translates to “super to have seen you”. 

If you have met the person before

If you have met the person before, even briefly, you’ll want to tweak your wording a bit to sound more French. In this section, we share a number of phrases that you can use in that context.

Content de te voir = How to say nice to see you in French

“Content de te voir” is pronounced con-tanh-deuh-teuh-vwar. It can only be used when you know the person from a previous time. You don’t have to know the person well but it simply wouldn’t make sense to say that to someone you’ve never seen.

Ravi.e de te revoir = Delighted to see you again in French

“Ravi de te revoir” (for a man) or “Ravie de te revoir” (for a woman) are pronounced rah-vee-deuh-teuh-reuh-vwar. This phrase can be used when you are truly delighted to see someone again. “Ravi” means “delighted” in English and should only be used when you are genuinely excited to see the person and have a certain level of respect for the person as well.

Content.e de te revoir = Nice to see you again in French

“Content.e de te revoir” is pronounced con-tanh-deuh-teuh-reuh-vwar. Though it can usually be used in the same way as “Ravi.e de te revoir”, it doesn’t express the same level of excitement or respect. This means that you can use “content.e de te revoir” a bit more commonly to greet someone you have met before. 

Content d’avoir de tes nouvelles = Nice to hear from you in French

“Content d’avoir de tes nouvelles” is pronounced con-tanh-dah-vwar-deuh-teh-noo-vehl. It literally translates to English to “happy to have news from you”. As you can see, we wouldn’t say that in English so it’s rather translated to “nice to hear from you”. 

Content de se retrouver = Nice to meet up French translation

“Content de se retrouver” is a common expression used when you are happy to meet up again with people you have met before. The word “se” is a bit generic and works mainly in a form of phrase with “on”. It changes depending on the way you construct your phrase. For example, you can say “Je suis content.e qu’on se retrouve” (I’m happy that we are meeting up) or “Je suis content.e de vous retrouver” (I’m happy to meet up with you). In the second expression, the context should tell you whether it’s a “vous” plural or a “vous” formal. 

How to say it was nice to meet you in French after meeting someone

Once you’ve met the person, you may have to leave. In that context, there are some expressions you can use to say “It was nice to meet you” in French. 

Ça m’a fait plaisir de te rencontrer = It was a pleasure meeting you/ I was pleased to meet you

“Ça m’a fait plaisir de te rencontrer” is pronounced sah-mah-feh-pleh-zeer-deuh-teuh-ranh-con-treh. You can also replace “te” with “vous” if you need to address someone formally or a group of people. 

Ça m’a fait plaisir de faire ta connaissance = It was a pleasure getting to know you

“Ça m’a fait plaisir de faire ta connaissance” is pronounced sah-mah-feh-pleh-zeer-deuh-fehr-tah-coh-neh-ss-anhss. You can replace “ta” with “votre” to address someone formally or a group of people. 

C’était un plaisir de discuter avec vous = It was nice talking to you in French

“C’était un plaisir de discuter avec vous” is pronounced ceh-teh-uh-pleh-zeer-deuh-disc-uu-teh-ah-vek-voo. You can replace “vous” with “toi” if you’re only addressing one person informally. 

Expressions to say nice to meet you

In French, we are big fans of proper expressions to mean something. Though the following expressions don’t translate literally to “nice to meet you” or “nice to see you”, that’s exactly what they mean! 

Au plaisir = Until we meet again in French

“Au plaisir” is one of the ways to say “till we meet again in French”. It translates literally to “to the next pleasure” which isn’t proper English but clearly means it was a pleasure meeting you know and it will be a pleasure to meet you again next time. “Au plaisir” is pronounced oh-pleh-zeer. You can use “au plaisir” in most situations, especially when you aren’t sure you will actually see the person again. 

A la prochaine fois = See you next time

“A la prochaine fois” can be shortened to “A la prochaine” and is the equivalent of “see you next time” in English. This is an expression that is usually used when you know you’re going to see the person again such as with family, friends or a neighbour. 

A bientôt = See you soon in French 

“A bientôt” is pronounced ah-biuh-toh. “A bientôt” is often used in French, mostly in situations when you know you’re going to see the person again. That said, we sometimes use this phrase to be polite even when we don’t know when or if we will see the person again.

On se revoit bientôt = We’ll see each other soon again

“On se revoit bientôt” is pronounced on-seuh-reuh-vwa-biuh-toh. It means “we will see each other soon”. This phrase also implies that you will make plans to see each other soon. 

Jusqu’à la prochaine/ Jusqu’à la prochaine fois

To say “till we meet again French”, you can also say “Jusqu’à la prochaine” which is just short for “Jusqu’à la prochaine fois” (until next time). “Jusqu’à la prochaine fois” is pronounced juu-skah-lah-pro-chehn-fwa. 

Nice to meet you in French language in anticipation

In this section, we cover how you can say it is nice to meet you in French before you meet the person.

Je serais ravie de te rencontrer/faire ta connaissance = I would be delighted to meet you

You would have understood now that “de te rencontrer” or “faire ta connaissance” are equivalents in French. To say that you would be delighted to meet someone you can use “Je serais ravie de te rencontrer” (pronounced jeuh-seuh-reh-rah-vee-deuh-teuh-ranh-con-treh) or “Je serais ravie de faire ta connaissance” (pronounced jeuh-seuh-reh-rah-vee-deuh-fehr-tah-coh-neh-ssanh-ss). As previously explained, you can replace “te” with “vous” and “ta” with votre if you need to be more formal or address a group of people.

Ça me ferait plaisir de te rencontrer = It would be a pleasure to meet you

“Ça me ferait plaisir de te rencontrer” is pronounced sah-meuh-feuh-reh-pleh-zeer-deuh-teuh-ranh-con-treh. 

Je serais honoré.e de te rencontrer = I would be honoured to meet you

“Je serais honoré.e de te rencontrer” is pronounced jeuh-seuh-reh-oh-noh-reh-deuh-teuh-ranh-con-treh. 

Answering someone that says nice to meet you

Now, you probably don’t want to be that person who answers “yes” after someone says “enchanté” to you. That would make no sense and would definitely make you sounds like a total beginner in French. though there is nothing wrong with being a beginner, you also don’t want to be rude which answering “yes” would kind of be. 

Enchanté.e, the easy way to answer nice to meet you in French

One simple way to reciprocate nice to meet you is to respond by saying “enchanté” when someone says it to you. It simple and efficient and you can’t really go wrong there. 

Repeat and add “aussi”

The first option to say nice to meet you too in French is simple. With this answer, you can never be wrong so it’s a good one to use if your French isn’t top notch. To use this method, you simply need to repeat what the person said and add “aussi” at the end or just after the verb. “Aussi” is pronounced oh-see and means “too”. For example, if someone says “Je suis ravie de te rencontrer”, you can answer “Je suis aussi ravie de te rencontrer” (“nice to meet you too” in French). If someone says “c’est un plaisir de faire ta connaissance”, you can say “c’est un plaisir de faire ta connaissance aussi”.

Moi aussi = Me too

Instead of repeating the whole sentence and adding “aussi” after the verb or at the beginning like we’ve just seen, you can simply say “moi aussi” which means “me too”. “Moi aussi” is pronounced mwa-oh-see. For example, if someone says “Heureux de te rencontrer” (happy to meet you), you can simply respond “moi aussi”. It also works if someone says enchanté. 

De même = Me as well

“De même” is pronounced deuh-mehm and is another way to say “me too”. It’s a bit more formal or proper than to simply say “moi aussi” 

Également = Likewise

“Également” is pronounced eh-gah-lmanh. It is the equivalent of “likewise”. You can use as the answer to any of the phrases we’ve covered before. It’s a handy one to know as it is just one word but works in most situations!

Moi également = Likewise

“Moi également” is pronounced mwa-eh-gah-lmanh and is another equivalent of “likewise”. It literally translates to “me likewise” which doesn’t really make sense in English but works well in French.

Tout le plaisir est pour moi = My pleasure in French

“Tout le plaisir est pour moi” is pronounced too-leuh-pleh-zeer-eh-poor-mwa. It literally translates to “all the pleasure is for me”. In English, we would say “my pleasure”. You can use this phrase when the person uses a phrase that contains “plaisir” in it. For example, that includes phrases such as “c’est un plaisir de te rencontrer” or “c’est un plaisir de faire ta connaissance”.

C’est un honneur = It’s an honor

“C’est un honneur” is pronounced ceh-tuh-noh-neuhr. It can also be used in most situations, not just when the person uses the word “honneur” first. 

C’est un plaisir = It’s a pleasure

“C’est un plaisir” is pronounced ceh-tuh-pleh-zeer. It means the same as “tout le plaisir est pour moi”. 

Avoid saying this to say nice to meet you

If you want to sound like a French native speaker, avoid saying the following phrases.

Ashante, a phrase that doesn’t mean nice to meet you in French

If you’re looking for ashante French to figure out how to say nice to meet you in French, just know that the correct spelling is “Enchanté” for a man or “Enchantée” for a woman and that the first syllabus is pronounced anh and not ah. 

C’était très agréable de vous rencontrer en personne

I’ve seen a couple of sites who recommend saying “C’était très agréable de vous rencontrer en personne” as a nice to meet you French translation. To be honest, we really wouldn’t say that in France. “Agréable” in this context doesn’t really make sense and feels a bit out of place. Instead, you could say “c’est un honneur de vous rencontrer en personne” (it’s an honor to meet you in person) or “ça me fait plaisir de vous rencontrer en personne” “it’s a pleasure to meet your in person”. 

Avec plaisir!

The French for with pleasure is “avec plaisir”. Though you can find the word “plaisir” in numerous phrases that mean nice to meet you, “avec plaisir” can only be used to say “you’re welcome” so it wouldn’t make sense to use it here. 

Bonsoir, toutes les personnes

“Bonsoir, toutes les personnes” translates literally to “hello, all people” and is definitely not proper French. Instead, you can say “Bonsoir tout le monde” which means “hello everybody”. In some cases, this phrase could be used as a way to say nice to meet you but note that the phrases provided in the above sections are definitely more appropriate. 

How do I say nice to meet you in French in French Corsican

Corsica is a gorgeous island in the Mediterranean Sea that is also part of France. As I (Marie) have family there, I’ve spent numerous summers on the island enjoying the beautiful Corsican beaches. My cousins actually speak Corsican fluently so it was always fun to pick up some words here and there. In Corsica, the nice to meet you in French translation is Mi Face Piacè which is pronounced mee-fah-cheh-peea-cheh. 

How to say nice to meet you in French Canadian

Though part of Canada, including the Vancouver area, speaks English, the East coast of Canada does speak French. I am pleased to meet you in French Canadian is the same as in French. French Canadians use the same terms as Metropolitan French people so you can say “enchanté” or “enchantée”.

To say nice to meet you all in French Canadian, you can simply say “je suis ravi.e de tous vous rencontrer”. 

How to translate nice to meet you in French Creole

French Creole is a language spoken in the French Islands like Martinique and Guadeloupe. To say happy to meet you in French Creole, you can say “An kontan konèt vou” which is pronounced ahn-con-tanh-ko-net-voo. 

Saying nice to meet you near France

France shares borders with a range of European countries. Because it is so easy to travel between European countries, it can be a good idea to know how to say nice to meet you in other EU languages: 

• Nice to meet you in Spanish = Encantada (woman)/ Encantado (man)
• Nice to meet you in Italian = Piacere di conoscerti (informal)/ “piacere di conoscerla” (formal). You can use this phrase when visiting places in Italy such as stunning Favignana Island. 
• Nice to meet you in German = Es freut mich Sie kennenzulernen
• Nice to meet you in Luxembourg = Et freet mech, Iech kennen ze léieren
• Nice to meet you in Portuguese = Prazer or Muito Prazer. You can use this phrase when visiting the best landmarks of Portugal including when spending a couple of days in Lisbon. 

More useful French vocabulary

Now that we have covered how to say “nice to meet you” in French, you can find some additional useful French vocabulary that will help you learn French better:

• How to say to meet up in French = se rencontrer (seuh-ranh-con-treh)
• Have a nice time in French = Passe un bon moment (pass-uh-bonh-moh-manh) or Amuse-toi bien (ah-muu-zeuh-twa-biuh)
• How to say how can I help you in French = Comment puis-je vous aider? (koh-manh-pwee-jeuh-voo-eh-deh)
• How to say I would like to meet you in French = Je souhaite te rencontrer (jeuh-soo-eht-teuh-ranh-con-treh)
• What is meet in French = Rencontrer (ranh-con-treh)
• Have a nice week in French = Passe une bonne semaine (pass-uuneuh-bawn-seuh-mehn)
• How do you say nice in French = Gentil (gent-ee)
• How do you say very nice in French = Très gentil (treh-gent-ee)
• I want to meet you in French = Je veux te rencontrer (jeuh-veuh-teuh-ranh-con-treh)
• Meet me in French = Rejoins-moi (reuh-joo-uh-mwa) 

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