How to Say “Nice to See You Again” in French

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ravi de te revoir
The English phrase "nice to see you again" is translated into French as ravi de te revoir.
This phrase is a friendly greeting used when meeting someone you have already met before. Other variations exist depending on the level of formality and the person you are addressing, such as Ravi de vous revoir to mean "Delighted to see you again" in formal settings or Heureux de vous retrouver to mean "Happy to meet you again".

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase ravi de te revoir literally translates to "delighted to see you again".

Which one should you use?

While ravi de te voir means "nice to see you", the inclusion of the prefix in ravi de te revoir specifically emphasizes that you are seeing the person again.

Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?

For more casual interactions with friends or family, you can use Content de te revoir, which means "Happy to see you again" or the phrase Ça fait plaisir de te revoir, meaning "It's nice to see you again".

How does it change in a sentence?

The form of the phrase changes based on who you are addressing and your own gender. Use ravi de vous revoir instead of ravi de te revoir when speaking to someone formally or to a group of people. Additionally, if the person speaking is female, the adjective ravi takes an extra e to become ravie.

Did you know?

  • The word ravi in this context comes from the verb ravir, which in modern French can also mean 'to kidnap' or 'to seize'.
  • The phrase Ça fait plaisir de te revoir is often accompanied by 'la bise', the traditional French greeting of kissing on the cheeks.
  • French has no single word that perfectly captures the English concept of 'missing' someone, often relying on the verb manquer which literally means 'to be lacking'.

Examples in context

  • Ravi de te revoir.
    Nice to see you again.
    This sentence is useful for practicing the phrase ravi de te revoir.
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  • Ravi de vous revoir, Monsieur Dupont. Comment allez-vous ?
    Nice to see you again, Mr. Dupont. How are you?
  • Content de te revoir, Marie ! Tu m'as manqué. On se raconte tout après ?
    Happy to see you again, Marie! I missed you. Shall we catch up later?
  • Je suis ravi de te revoir après tant de temps.
    I am glad to see you again after so much time.
  • Ravi de te revoir ici, mon ami.
    Nice to see you again here, my friend.

Example conversation

Emma and Hugo meet at a cafe.

  1. Emma

    Salut Hugo, ravi de te revoir !
    Hi Hugo, nice to see you again!
  2. Hugo

    Moi aussi, Emma ! Ça fait longtemps.
    Me too, Emma! It has been a long time.
  3. Emma

    Comment vas-tu depuis la dernière fois ?
    How have you been since the last time?
  4. Hugo

    Je vais très bien, merci.
    I am doing very well, thank you.

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