Nice to Meet You in Spanish - Essential After an Introduction Vocabulary 🇪🇸👋

Q: How to respond to encantado/a de conocerte ?

The most common response after the cordial encantado/a de conocerte (‘Nice to meet you’) is igualmente (likewise). Another common reply would be: lo mismo digo (equivalent to saying, ‘same to you’). 🔎 A tip : You can throw in a gracias (‘thank you’) there as well. Like so: ¡ Gracias, lo mismo digo¡ (‘Thank you, same to you!) or ¡Gracias, igualmente¡ (‘Thank you, likewise!).

Q: Is encantado formal or informal?

The phrase encantado de conocerte or its abbreviated encantado (or encantada , when the person responding to the introduction is female) can be used in both informal and formal contexts. Should you wish to convey additional respect when using the phrase, just substitute the informal ‘te’ pronoun located at the end of the word conocerte for the formal ‘le’, referring to the formal ‘you’ ( Usted ), like so: Encantado de conocerle .

By LTL Team HQ
Learn Spanish
July 18, 2024

Nice to Meet You in Spanish Is Much More Than Just a Courtesy Reply – Tips for When Being Introduced 👫

First impressions are what count, or so the adage goes.

So if we want to make a good and lasting impression on our new Spanish acquaintances after an introduction, let’s learn the basics of saying, ‘Nice to meet you’, in Spanish.

Let’s picture a likely scenario, you’re in Spain, with a group of Spanish friends and one of them bumps into one of their university classmates and they initiate a conversation.

It is expected and polite that your Spanish friend then introduces you to this newly encountered person. Introductions follow and now you’ve been formally introduced and the ball is in your court.

👉 How should you reply?
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👉 After a formal introduction to a person with whom – up to that moment – we were not acquainted, in Spain the most common reply by far would be encantado de conocerte or encantada de conocerte (‘Nice to meet you’ or ‘Pleased to meet you’).

Spanish	English
encantado de conocerte	Nice to meet you (male)
encantada de conocerte	Pleased to meet you (female)
te presento a tu nuevo profesor	Let me introduce you to your new teacher

Did you know?: de conocerte will vary depending on whether the person who is receiving the introduction is male (encantado) or female (encantada).

Let’s do a bit of role-play

^Begoña

Hola, qué tal me llamo Begoña.

_{Hi, how are you, my name is Begoña.}

^Fernado

Encantado de conocerte, Begoña.

_{It’s nice to meet you Begoña.}

👆In the above conversation, Fernando was being introduced to Begoña, so in reply, he used the masculine form encantado (de conocerte). The masculine form in this case indicates that Fernando is the one pleased to meet Begoña.

🔎 A tip: You can use this form of reply to an introduction in either a formal or an informal context. Although, in case you wish to address someone more respectfully with the formal you (Usted), substitute the informal pronoun ‘te’ with the formal one ‘le’ at the end of the word conocer. Like so:

Encantado de conocerle (or encantada de conocerle ).

It is always safer to adapt the level of formality of your response based on the context and especially depending on the person you are addressing. An example:

^{School Principal}

Pablo, te presento a tu nuevo profesor, el Señor Fuentes.

_{Pablo, let me introduce you to your new teacher, Mr. Fuentes.}

^Pablo

Encantado de conocerle, Señor Fuentes.

_{It’s nice to meet you Mr. Fuentes.}

🔐 Note that Pablo used the formal ending pronoun ‘le’ (conocerle) when addressing his teacher, as a sign of respect.

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The Casual and Short Variation

👉 If after having been introduced to someone, in response we want to keep it a bit more casual, it’s perfectly acceptable to use the abbreviated form of encantado de conocerte, by simply saying: encantado or encantada (remember, it’s gender sensitive.)

So if you’re around friends, at a party or in any casual setting, the conversation might look something like this:

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– Un placer . Another courteous response to an introduction would be Un placer (‘A pleasure’) or Un placer conocerte (‘A pleasure to meet you’).

Again, the ending pronoun ‘te’ in conocerte can be substituted with the formal you (Usted) pronoun ‘le’, should it be more suitable to the context or the person being addressed). Like so: Un placer conocerle.

– Mucho gusto . This form of response – that translates as well as ‘Nice to meet you’ – is acceptable, although far more commonly used in Latin American countries than it is in Spain.

– Qué tal . If we’re feeling very casual, in a relaxed context, like maybe out with friends and you’re introduced to someone, a substitute reply to the standard encantado or encantada would be qué tal (how’re you) or hola, qué tal (‘hi, how’re you’).

Spanish	English
Un placer	A pleasure
Un placer conocerte/ conocerle	A pleasure to meet you
Qué tal	How’re you?
Hola, qué tal	Hi, how’re you?

👉 Let’s play this conversation out, one wherein someone is introduced over drinks:

^Joaquín

¿María, qué haces por aquí, pensaba que te habías trasladado a Alemania?

_{María, what are you doing here? I thought you had moved to Germany?}

^María

¡Pues sí, vivo en Berlín, pero estoy aquí de vacaciones!

_{Why yes, I live in Berlin but am here on vacation!}

^Joaquín

Speak Pues deja que te presente a mi amiga Marta.

_{Then let me introduce you to my friend Marta.}

^Marta

Qué tal. Tómate algo con nosotros.

_{How’re you. Have a drink with us.}

🔐 Note how Marta simply responded to the introduction with a more casual Qué tal (‘How’re you’).

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Nice to Meet You as a Goodbye

👉 The same standard expression encantado de conocerte or the abbreviated encantado/a can equally be used as a parting phrase and is a polite way of ending a conversation with someone you’ve been introduced to.

Spanish	English
Un placer	A pleasure
Un placer conocerte	A pleasure meeting you
Un gusto conocerte	literally expresses delight in meeting someone and is another way of saying ‘Nice to meet you’
Ha sido un gusto	It’s been delightful
Me alegra haberte conocido	I’m happy to have met you

🔎 A tip: You can always switch things around and make some of these expressions more respectful by substituting the informal pronoun ‘te’ with the formal ‘le’.

An example, Un placer conocerle would be the more formal/respectful equivalent of Un placer conocerte .

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How to respond to encantado/a de conocerte?

The most common response after the cordial encantado/a de conocerte (‘Nice to meet you’) is igualmente (likewise). Another common reply would be: lo mismo digo (equivalent to saying, ‘same to you’).

🔎 A tip: You can throw in a gracias (‘thank you’) there as well. Like so: ¡Gracias, lo mismo digo¡ (‘Thank you, same to you!) or ¡Gracias, igualmente¡ (‘Thank you, likewise!).

When to use encantado or encantada?

When the person responding to an introduction is male, use the masculine, encantado: Encantado de conocerte or simply Encantado.

When the person responding to an introduction is female, use the feminine, encantada: Encantada de conocerte or simply Encantada

What is the difference between mucho gusto and encantado?

While both are acceptable and equally translate to ‘Nice to meet you’, Mucho gusto is more frequently used in Latin American Spanish-speaking countries.

Encantado (or encantada, when the person responding to the introduction is female), would be considered the go-to reply in Spain after an introduction.

Is encantado formal or informal?

The phrase encantado de conocerte or its abbreviated encantado (or encantada, when the person responding to the introduction is female) can be used in both informal and formal contexts.

Should you wish to convey additional respect when using the phrase, just substitute the informal ‘te’ pronoun located at the end of the word conocerte for the formal ‘le’, referring to the formal ‘you’ (Usted), like so: Encantado de conocerle.

How do you say ‘nice to meet you’ to a group in Spanish?

When addressing a group collectively, here are a couple of go-to options:

Encantado/a de conoceros (‘Pleased to meet you all – to address a group informally)

Encantado/a de conocerles – (‘Pleased to meet you all’ – to formally address a group)

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