un placer
interjectionBeginner
What does “un placer” mean in English?
a pleasure
Example sentences
Un placer conocerle, señora García.
A pleasure to meet you, Mrs García.
—Soy Pedro. —Un placer.
—I'm Pedro. —A pleasure.
Es un placer estar aquí.
It's a pleasure to be here.
How to use it
Un placer means 'a pleasure' — used as 'pleasure to meet you' or 'pleasure to be here'. More formal than mucho gusto.
Common mistake
Un placer pairs naturally with formal address (conocerle/su). For peer/casual contexts, mucho gusto or encantado fit better.
Topics
Related Beginner words
Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 30.