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Nice to meet you in Russian

Nice to meet you in Russian is очень приятно (ochen priyatno), literally very pleasant. The fuller version is приятно познакомиться, pleasant to have met, and men say рад знакомству while women say рада.

Aurélien CuvelierAurélien CuvelierAug 9, 2026 · Updated Aug 10, 2026
очень приятно
ochen priyatno
standard

The ways to say it

очень приятно
ochen priyatno
standard
приятно познакомиться
priyatno poznakomitsya
fuller
рад / рада знакомству
rad / rada znakomstvu
glad to meet you (m / f)the short adjective agrees with the SPEAKER
взаимно
vzaimno
likewisethe reply when they said it first

How to use it

The exchange is a fixed little dance: introductions, then очень приятно, answered by взаимно or мне тоже (me too). It follows Как вас зовут? and Меня зовут... so naturally that the three phrases are worth learning as one scene.

Рад/рада is your first meeting with the short adjective agreeing with the speaker: a man is рад, a woman рада. The same pattern will follow you through рад помочь (glad to help) and beyond.

Watch out

Рад and рада agree with YOU, the speaker, not the person you meet. A woman saying рад misgenders herself; it is the mirror image of the дорогой/дорогая trap, and equally audible.

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