Dictionary / Nice to meet you
How to Say "Nice to meet you" in French
Enchanté
/ɑ̃ʃɑ̃te/
Literally: Delighted
Enchanté
delighted
Formal and plural
Formal or pluralEnchantée (if you are female)
Spelling follows the speaker, not the listener: a man writes enchanté, a woman enchantée. They sound identical. Ravi(e) de vous rencontrer is the more formal alternative and is fine in writing.
Correct
Enchanté
What people say wrong
Content de te rencontrer
stiff and translated-sounding
The mistake to avoid. French handles this with one word. Content de te rencontrer is grammatical, and it immediately marks you as translating in your head. Enchanté is what people actually say.
In context
Enchanté, je m'appelle Paul.
Nice to meet you, I'm Paul.
Enchantée de faire votre connaissance.
Delighted to make your acquaintance.
Ravi de vous rencontrer enfin.
Glad to finally meet you.