Nice to meet you en français

The first time I met my wife’s colleagues, I made a fool of myself.

I greeted them, told them my name and they answered: “nice to meet you”.

“Yes”, I answered.

I didn’t want to answer “yes” of course.

What a terrible answer!

I just didn’t know the proper way to answer in German (I was living in Berlin back then).

And I bet you may not know how to answer “nice to meet you” in French.

After showing you how to greet people in French a few months ago, I am now going to show you how to say “nice to meet you” in French and help you understand all the nuances so you make a good first impression.

Enchanté(e): the everyday “nice to meet you”

Some call it old-fashioned.

Some say it sounds populaire (working class).

Some say this word is an aberration and shouldn’t exist because it literally means “enchanted” as if the person you had just met was so amazing you were under a spell.

Despite all this hostility, enchanté is a word you will hear a lot and remains the most common way to say nice to meet you in French.

People use it when they meet people for the first time and using i

how to write nice to meet you in french

how to say nice to meet you in french