🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

만나서 반갑습니다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mannaseo bangapseumnida

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pleased-To-Meet-You/pliːzd tə miːt juː/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 소개할 때 '만나서 반갑습니다'라고 말했다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As phrase
  1. 1

    A polite expression used when meeting someone for the first time.

    "When she was introduced to her new colleagues, she smiled and said, 'Pleased to meet you.'"
  2. 2

    An expression of happiness or satisfaction upon meeting someone.

    "At the conference, he greeted each participant with a warm, 'Pleased to meet you!'"

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The phrase 'pleased to meet you' combines the adjective 'pleased', derived from Middle English 'plese', meaning to be agreeable, and 'meet', from Old English 'mētan', meaning to come together. This expression has evolved as a polite greeting in English-speaking cultures since the 19th century.

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🇫🇷French → English

Enchanté de vous rencontrer

Transliteration: ɑ̃ʃɑ̃te də vu ʁɑ̃kɔ̃tʁe

"Lors de la réunion, il a dit : 'Enchanté de vous rencontrer.'"

🇩🇪German → English

Freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen

Transliteration: frɔʏt mɪç ziː ˈkɛnənˌlɛʁnən

"Bei der Vorstellung sagte sie: 'Freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen.'"

🇮🇹Italian → English

Piacere di conoscerti

Transliteration: pjaˈtʃeːre di koˈnoʃʃerti

"Quando si sono incontrati, ha detto: 'Piacere di conoscerti.'"

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Encantado de conocerte

Transliteration: enkaŋˈtaðo ðe koˈnoθeɾte

"Al ser presentado, dijo: 'Encantado de conocerte.'"

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Prazer em conhecê-lo

Transliteration: pɾaˈzeʁ ẽ koɲeˈse.lu

"Ao ser apresentado, ele disse: 'Prazer em conhecê-lo.'"

🇮🇳Hindi → English

आपसे मिलकर खुशी हुई

Transliteration: Aapse milkar khushi hui

"जब वे मिले, तो उसने कहा: 'आपसे मिलकर खुशी हुई।'"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

很高兴见到你

Transliteration: hěn gāoxìng jiàn dào nǐ

"在会议上,他说:'很高兴见到你。'"

🇰🇷Korean → English

만나서 반갑습니다

Transliteration: mannaseo bangapseumnida

"그는 소개할 때 '만나서 반갑습니다'라고 말했다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

お会いできて嬉しいです

Transliteration: Oai dekite ureshii desu

"彼は自己紹介の際に「お会いできて嬉しいです」と言った。"

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