آپ سے مِل کَر خُوشی ہُوئی
āp se mil kar xūśī hūīformal
To say "pleased to meet you" in Urdu, use آپ سے مِل کَر خُوشی ہُوئی (āp se mil kar xūśī hūī). If unsure, use آپ سے مِل کَر خُوشی ہُوئی. Wiktionary also lists آپ سے مُلاقات ہو کَر خُوشی ہُوئی (āp se mulāqāt ho kar xūśī hūī) and آپ سے آشْنا ہو کَر خُوشی ہُوئی (āp se āśnā ho kar xūśī hūī).
Meaning: polite formula used when being introduced to somebody (phrase)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| آپ سے مِل کَر خُوشی ہُوئی | āp se mil kar xūśī hūī | formal |
| آپ سے مُلاقات ہو کَر خُوشی ہُوئی | āp se mulāqāt ho kar xūśī hūī | |
| آپ سے آشْنا ہو کَر خُوشی ہُوئی | āp se āśnā ho kar xūśī hūī | |
| آپ سے رُو شَناس ہو کَر خُوشی ہُوئی | āp se rū-śanās ho kar xūśī hūī | |
| آپ سے شَناسائی ہو کَر خُوشی ہُوئی | āp se śanāsāī ho kar xūśī hūī |
This phrase is a polite formula used when being introduced to somebody (phrase).
What does it mean word for word?
The literal translation of آپ سے مِل کَر خُوشی ہُوئی is "from meeting you, happiness happened".
Which one should you use?
The default form using 'mil kar' is more common in everyday polite conversation, whereas the forms using mulāqāt or āśnā sound more formal or literary. The form آپ سے شَناسائی ہو کَر خُوشی ہُوئی is also available.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The phrase آپ سے مِل کَر خُوشی ہُوئی is a formal way to express pleasure upon meeting someone and is appropriate for professional or respectful social settings.
How do you pronounce it?
āp se mil kar xūśī hūī
Did you know?
- While this phrase is polite, it is often accompanied by the 'Adaab' gesture, where a person raises their right hand to their forehead as a sign of respect.
- The polite pronoun آپ used in this phrase originally meant 'soul' or 'spirit' in Sanskrit. It evolved from the concept of the 'self' to become a respectful way to address others.
- The formal term مُلاقات used in one version of the phrase is a loanword from Arabic, reflecting Urdu's history as a blend of several different language families.
Examples in context
- جناب، آپ سے مِل کَر خُوشی ہُوئی۔janab, aap se mil kar khushi hui.Sir, pleased to meet you.
- آپ سے مِل کَر خُوشی ہُوئی، شکریہ۔aap se mil kar khushi hui, shukriya.Pleased to meet you, thank you.
Example conversation
Sarah meets Hamza at a business conference.
- سارہ Saraسلام، میں سارہ ہوں۔salaam, mein Sarah hoon.Hello, I am Sarah.
- حمزہ Hamzaسلام سارہ، میں حمزہ ہوں۔salaam Sarah, mein Hamza hoon.Hello Sarah, I am Hamza.
- سارہ Saraآپ سے مِل کَر خُوشی ہُوئی۔aap se mil kar khushi hui.Pleased to meet you.
- حمزہ Hamzaمجھے بھی، شکریہ۔mujhe bhi, shukriya.Me too, thank you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “pleased to meet you” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries آپ, سے, CC BY-SA 4.0.
