Have we met before?
'Incontrati' = een-kon-TRA-tee. Four syllables with stress on the third. The passato prossimo with 'essere' takes the plural ending '-i'.
Use when you have a sense of recognition but are not sure. It's a polite, curious way to check. Common at social events where you may have crossed paths before.
'Incontrarsi' is the reflexive form of 'incontrare' — meaning 'to meet each other.' With 'essere' in the passato prossimo and a plural reflexive subject ('ci'), the past participle takes the plural masculine form '-i'. This is an important B1 grammar point.
La tua faccia mi è familiare.
Your face looks familiar to me.
Polite observation that doesn't directly ask — lets the other person respond.
Non ci siamo già visti da qualche parte?
Haven't we seen each other somewhere?
Uses 'vedersi' (to see each other) — equally natural.
Mi sembra di conoscerti.
I feel like I know you.
Uses 'sembrare' — softer and more tentative.
Italy's cities have strong local communities where people often circulate in the same social and cultural spaces. Recognizing faces from a neighborhood bar or local class is very common.