seeking typical translation

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Permalink Reply by Neil Coffey on July 8, 2009 at 5:31pm

The usual expression is "pleased to meet you".

Some commentators note that "pleased to meet you" is actually more common in some English-speaking countries than très heureux... is in France (at least). That is, French people have more of a tendency to just say bonjour! when meeting for the first time.

Have you seen the French greetings section of the web site, by the way?

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Permalink Reply by Stephen Liu on July 9, 2009 at 10:33am

Hi Neil,

Thanks for your advice and URL

" de faire votre connaissance" confuses me. In fact I don't have a clear picture on the construction of this phrase.


B.R.
SL

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Permalink Reply by Marc Vonhalmen on July 9, 2009 at 1:19pm

"très heureux de" = "pleased to"
"faire connaissance avec quelqu'un" = "rencontrer quelqu'un" = "to meet somebody"
==> "très heureux de faire connaissance avec vous" = "très heureux de faire votre connaissance" = "pleased to meet you" (="très heureux de vous rencontrer")

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