We are introduced to other people all the time in our daily life. We often meet new people, new friends, or new co-workers. So, suppose you want to be ready to meet new people in Spanish.  In these cases, do you know the best ways to say nice to meet you in Spanish?

This post is about how to say nice to meet you in Spanish, whether in formal or informal contexts. We’ll cover plenty of expressions depending on the people we are talking to. Are you ready to start? Let’s dive in!

Formal Expressions for Nice to Meet you in Spanish

How do you say nice to meet you in Spanish in formal contexts? Let’s start with some polite expressions where it’s necessary to demonstrate respect for the person you’re meeting.

Un placer conocerlo

Nice to meet you

We use un placer conocerlo or un placer conocerla with people we meet in academic or work environments. When we meet our boss, teacher, principal, or someone who has a specific position different from ours. As you can see, here we use the conjugation of usted, and we don’t use tú. We say conocerlos or conocerlas in plural sentences.

• Nice to meet you, Professor Gonzalez and Professor Perez. – Un placer conocerlos, Profesor González y Profesor Pérez.

• Nice to meet you, Mr. Watson. – Un placer conocerlo, señor Watson.

Un gusto conocerlo

Nice to meet you

This is very similar to the previous one. We use it in the same situations. The only change here is we use the word gusto instead of placer.

• Nice to meet you, boss. – Un gusto conocerlo, jefe.

• Nice to meet you, Miss Garcia. – Un gusto conocerla, señorita García.

Es un placer

It’s a pleasure

This is a widespread formal expression. Although it is very similar to the previous ones, we can say this one is a more polite and emphatic way to greet someone we meet for the first time. To shorten it, we can just say un placer as well.

• It’s a pleasure, dear colleague. – Es un placer, estimado colega.

• Un placer, amigo mío. – A pleasure, my friend.

Encantado de conocerlo

Pleased to meet you

Again, this is a ubiquitous expression and a bit more polite and formal than the first expressions we saw for saying nice to meet you in Spanish. Generally, we can say encantado de conocerlo or encantado de conocerla when we meet our dates, friends’ parents, or someone who has some position in our work environment. Of course, we have to make a very good impression. Again, we use the object pronouns los or las for plural you.

• Pleased to meet you, Mr and Mrs Wilson. – Encantado de conocerlos, Señor y Señora Wilson.

• Pleased to meet you, Sir. – Encantado de conocerlo, señor.

Informal Expressions for Nice to Meet You in Spanish

Now it’s time to look at some more informal expressions that we can use in more laid-back scenarios. These are good ways to say nice to meet you in Spanish for when you’re at a party, meeting a friend of a friend, or a date.

Mucho gusto

Nice to meet you

This is probably the most common and straightforward expression to say nice to meet you in Spanish. It’s so popular that we can use it in both situations, formal and informal.

• Nice to meet you, dear doctor. – Mucho gusto, estimado doctor.

• Nice to meet you, Juan. – Mucho gusto, Juan.

Un placer conocerte

Nice to meet you

This is the informal equivalent to the expression we saw before. Here we use the conjugation of the personal pronoun tú. In plural, we still use the object pronouns los or las.

• Nice to meet you, Maria. – Un placer conocerte, María.

• Nice to meet you all. – Un placer conocerlos a todos.

Un gusto conocerte

Nice to meet you

This expression is used for the same situations as the previous expression.

• Nice to meet you, Veronica. – Un placer conocerte, Verónica.

• Nice to meet all of you. – Un placer conocerlas a todas ustedes.

Expressions for When We Are Excited about Meeting Someone

In situations where you’re excited to meet someone for the first time, there are some alternative ways to express that it’s nice to meet you in Spanish.

He escuchado mucho sobre ti

I’ve heard a lot about you

When we don’t know the other person yet, but we’ve heard about them.

• You are the new student, aren’t you? I’ve heard a lot about you. – Eres el nuevo estudiante, ¿cierto? He escuchado mucho sobre ti.

• Nice to meet you, I’ve heard a lot about you. – Mucho gusto, he escuchado mucho sobre ti.

Realmente es un honor conocerte

It’s really an honor to meet you

This one is for when we meet someone famous, or someone we admire or look up to.

• I’m a big fan of yours and it’s really an honor to meet you. – Soy un gran admirador y realmente es un honor conocerte.

• Oh my God! It’s really an honor to meet you. – ¡Dios mío! Realmente es un honor conocerte.

Responses to Nice to Meet You in Spanish

Let’s move to another important topic. We need to know how to respond when introduced to other people and they’re the ones who first use the expressions we’ve learned above. How do you say nice to meet you in Spanish as a response?

Igualmente

Likewise

• Nice to meet you, Paul. – Un placer conocerte, Paul.

• Likewise. – Igualmente.

El placer es mío

The pleasure is mine

• It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Walker. – Es un placer conocerla, Señora Walker.

• The pleasure is mine.  – El placer es mío.

Un placer conocerte también

Nice to meet you too

• It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Parker. – Es un placer conocerlo, Señor Parker.

• Nice to meet you too, sir.- Un placer conocerlo también, señor.

Conclusion

That’s it! Ha sido un placer ayudarte, which, as you probably guessed, means that it has been a pleasure to help you.

Now you are prepared to meet new people in Spanish no matter the situation, formality, or scenario, since you now know all the different variations for saying nice to meet you in Spanish.

Thanks for reading, ¡es un placer!