What is your name in Spanish
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- December 4, 2024
- Last Updated: December 4, 2024
- By Kawser Ahmed
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To say “What is your name?” in Spanish, you would say “¿Cómo te llamas?”.
Some key details about asking someone’s name in Spanish:
“¿Cómo te llamas?” literally translates to “How do you call yourself?”
It is the informal way to ask someone’s name, used with friends, children, etc.
The formal way to ask is “¿Cómo se llama usted?“, which translates to “What is your name?”
The verb “llamarse” means “to be called” or “to be named”.
The pronoun “te” is used for informal/familiar situations. “Se” is used for formal situations.
An alternate informal way is “¿Cuál es tu nombre?” meaning “What is your name?”
So in summary, for an informal setting like talking to a friend or child, “¿Cómo te llamas?” is the proper Spanish phrase to ask “What is your name?”.
