Prazer / muito prazer
prah-ZEHR / MWEEN-too prah-ZEHR
How to say itPart of: Greetings
“Nice to meet you.”
Prazer, literally “pleasure”, is what Brazilians say when they are introduced, with a handshake, a hug or a kiss on the cheek. Muito prazer is a touch more formal; prazer em conhecer você is the full sentence and sounds careful. The reply is igualmente (likewise) or o prazer é meu (the pleasure is mine).
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EverydayAll BrazilReply: Igualmente.
How Brazilians use it
“Prazer, eu sou o Rafael.”
“Nice to meet you, I’m Rafael.”
Introducing yourself.
“Muito prazer, dona Helena.”
“Very nice to meet you, Mrs Helena.”
A little more formal.
“— Prazer! — Igualmente.”
““Nice to meet you!” “Likewise.””
The exchange.
“O prazer é meu, ouvi falar muito de você.”
“The pleasure is mine, I’ve heard a lot about you.”
The warmer reply.
How to reply
- Igualmente.Likewise.
- O prazer é meu.The pleasure is mine.
Similar expressions
Brazil vs Portugal
The same in Portugal, where muito prazer and prazer em conhecê-lo are a little more common than a bare prazer.
Common mistakes
- Don’t say mucho gusto: Spanish. The Portuguese is prazer or muito prazer.
- Don’t confuse it with com prazer, which means “with pleasure” when you agree to do something.
- Don’t stress the first syllable: prah-ZEHR, with the stress at the end.
Frequently asked questions
What does muito prazer mean?
“Very nice to meet you”, literally “much pleasure”. It is a touch more formal than prazer alone, and the reply is igualmente or o prazer é meu.
How do you respond to prazer?
Igualmente (likewise) or o prazer é meu (the pleasure is mine). Then, usually, tudo bem?
What does prazer mean in English?
Pleasure. As a greeting it means nice to meet you; é um prazer is “it’s a pleasure”; com prazer is “with pleasure”, a yes.
What does com prazer mean?
“With pleasure”: the warm yes when someone asks you to do something. It is not an introduction; for that, say prazer on its own.