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How to respond to “Schön, dich kennenzulernen.” in German
A first introduction invites a reciprocal welcome. Choose a simple reply or a more formal acknowledgment.
What you might hear
Schön, dich kennenzulernen.
Nice to meet you.
Choose a reply that fits
Ich freue mich auch, dich kennenzulernen.
Nice to meet you too.
Return the greeting directly.
Die Freude ist ganz meinerseits.
The pleasure is mine.
A courteous acknowledgment for a more formal introduction.
Ich habe schon viel von dir gehört.
I've heard a lot about you.
Use when a mutual contact has actually mentioned the person.
Ich freue mich, dass wir uns treffen konnten.
I'm glad we could meet.
A warm acknowledgment of a planned meeting.
Two short exchanges
A new introduction
Schön, dich kennenzulernen.
Nice to meet you.
Ich freue mich auch, dich kennenzulernen.
Nice to meet you too.
A planned meeting
Es freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
Die Freude ist ganz meinerseits.
The pleasure is mine.
Your turn
A mutual friend has told you about this person. Acknowledge that connection.
Reveal a sample reply
Ich habe schon viel von dir gehört.
I've heard a lot about you.
This response guide in other languages
A note on speaking German
Use Sie for formal address and du with people you address informally. Könnten Sie …? is a useful polite request. Keep noun capitals and the verb position shown in each complete sentence.
The examples preserve German accents and ß. Read a full sentence before replacing a detail: a subordinate clause can move the verb to the end, and case can change an article or pronoun.
