Spanish phrases for meeting someone new
Hola, me llamo Alex. Encantado.
“Hi, my name is Alex. Nice to meet you.”
When: Right after being introduced
The moment
At a friend's dinner party in Barcelona, you are introduced to someone who does not speak English.
A1 · Unit 4 · People
The lines
Introducing yourself
"Me llamo..." (I am called...) plus "encantado/a" (delighted) covers the whole handshake moment.
Hola, me llamo Alex. Encantado.
“Hi, my name is Alex. Nice to meet you.”
When to use it: Right after being introduced
What you’ll hear back: Encantada, yo soy María.
Keeping it going
Ask "¿de dónde eres?" (where are you from?) — the universal party question that always gets an answer.
¿Y tú de dónde eres?
“And where are you from?”
When to use it: After exchanging names
What you’ll hear back: Soy de Valencia, ¿y tú?
Words for this scene
| Spanish | Say it | English |
|---|---|---|
| me llamo... | meh YAH-moh | my name is... |
Hola, me llamo Alex. Hi, my name is Alex. Tip: Literally "I call myself". | ||
| encantado / encantada | en-kan-TAH-doh / -dah | nice to meet you |
Encantado de conocerte. Delighted to meet you. Tip: Match the ending to your own gender: -o male, -a female. | ||
| ¿de dónde eres? | deh DON-deh EH-res | where are you from? |
¿Y tú de dónde eres? And where are you from? Tip: The go-to follow-up after names. | ||
Your objective
Introduce yourself with your name and where you’re from, then ask them one question about themselves.
- your name
- where you’re from
- a question about them
Lines that get it done
- Hola, me llamo Alex. · Hi, my name is Alex.
- ¿de dónde eres? · where are you from?
In the live scene the objective stays on screen, and the Replay afterwards says whether you got it done.
Check yourself
1. How do you say "my name is Alex"?
- Me llamo Alex
- Yo Alex es
- Soy de Alex
- Alex me es
Show the answer
Me llamo Alex
"Me llamo..." is the standard self-introduction.
2. A woman meeting someone says...
- Encantada
- Encantado
- Encanto
- Encantar
Show the answer
Encantada
The ending matches the speaker: women say encantada.
3. "¿De dónde eres?" asks about...
- Where you are from
- Where you are going
- What you do
- How old you are
Show the answer
Where you are from
Dónde = where; it asks for your origin.