また会いましたね
mata aimashita ne
In Japanese, 'we meet again' is expressed as また会いましたね (mata aimashita ne).
The phrase is used to acknowledge seeing someone again after some time has passed.
Which one should you use?
While また会いましたね acknowledges a reunion, it is different from mata aimashou (let's meet again), which is a suggestion for a future meeting.
How do you pronounce it?
mata aimashita ne
Did you know?
- While English speakers often say 'we meet again' in a cinematic or dramatic way, using また会いましたね in a casual setting can sound unexpectedly like a line from a mystery novel or a movie.
- The verb 会う used in this phrase specifically refers to meeting people. If you were to 'meet' a deadline or a physical object, you would use a different verb entirely.
- In very formal business settings, instead of the verb au (to meet), people often use the more respectful term o-ai suru to show higher status to the person they are seeing again.
Example conversation
Himari and Kenta bump into each other at a bookstore.
- 陽葵 Himari健太さん、また会いましたね。Kenta-san, mata aimashita ne.Kenta, we meet again.
- 健太 Kenta本当だ。偶然ですね。Hontō da. Gūzen desu ne.You're right. What a coincidence.
- 陽葵 Himari本が好きなんですね。Hon ga suki nan desu ne.You must like books.
- 健太 Kentaはい、よく来ます。Hai, yoku kimasu.Yes, I come here often.
