Spanish · Real conversations
How to say “Have we met before?” in Spanish
Check whether you recognize someone from an earlier encounter.
¿Nos hemos visto antes?
Have we met before?
You can add the place where you think the encounter happened.
Use it in three situations
A familiar face
¿Nos hemos visto antes?
Have we met before?
Remembering a class
¿Nos hemos visto antes en una clase?
Have we met before at a class?
Recognizing someone at an event
¿Nos hemos visto antes en este evento?
Have we met before at this event?
What to watch for
Treat this as a genuine question rather than insisting that the other person remembers you.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine meeting people. Say this in Spanish: Have we met before at a class?
Reveal a sample reply
¿Nos hemos visto antes en una clase?
Have we met before at a class?
Build a useful exchange
Start a friendly exchange and find a connection.
This expression in other languages
A note on speaking Spanish
These guides use broadly understandable Latin American Spanish. Tú is familiar and usted is respectful or formal, with important regional variation. Me gustaría and ¿podría …? are useful for considerate requests.
Keep accent marks and opening question marks. Some regions choose different everyday words. Follow the complete example rather than substituting English words one by one, especially with pronouns and expressions of preference.
