认识你很高兴

Literal meaning

• 认识

  rènshi

  to know / meet (a person)

• 你

  nǐ

  you

• 很

  hěn

  very

• 高兴

  gāoxìng

  happy

recognize · you · very · high-mood

How to pronounce it

• 认

  rèn

  ren4

  44th · falling

  Mandarin r is a curled-tongue buzz, between English r and “zh”. Fall.

• 识

  shi

  shi5

  ·neutral

  Light retroflex. 认识 is the verb “to make someone’s acquaintance”.

• 你

  ní

  ni3 · written nǐ

  22nd · rising

  3rd + 3rd with 很: 你 and 很 are both 3rd. 你 rises: ní hěn.

• 很

  hěn

  hen3

  33rd · dipping

  h + “un”. Dip. The usual way to say “very” before an adjective.

• 高

  gāo

  gao1

  11st · high

  g + ao, high and level — “tall / high”.

• 兴

  xìng

  xing4

  44th · falling

  Thin x + “eeng”. Fall. 高兴 is “high spirits”.