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How to Say ‘What is your brother's name?’ in French

Comment s'appelle ton frère ?

koh-mahn s ah-pehl tohn frehr

[koh-mahn s ah-pehl tohn frehr]

💬 Usage Tip: French asks "how is your brother called": s'appelle "is called". Swap in any relative: Comment s'appelle ta sœur ?

Phrase Breakdown

Comment s'appelle

koh-mahn s ah-pehl

What is the name of

Literally 'how is called'. Say 'ko-man sa-pel'.

Example

Comment s'appelle ce film ?

What's this film called?

Words in this phrase

Comment

[koh-mahn]

How

This word is used to ask about the manner or condition.

Example

Comment allez-vous ?

How are you?

[s]

oneself

Reflexive pronoun used for oneself in actions.

Example

Il s'acharne à finir ce projet.

He is determined to finish this project.

appelle

[ah-pehl]

is called

Refers to the name of someone or something.

Example

Comment s'appelle cet endroit?

What is this place called?

ton frère ?

tohn frehr

your brother?

'Ton' is the informal masculine 'your'. Rising tone.

Example

Il est où, ton frère ?

Where's your brother?

Words in this phrase

ton

[tohn]

your

Possessive adjective for an informal singular 'you', before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Ton billet est dans ta poche ?

Is your ticket in your pocket?

frère

[frehr]

brother

The French word for brother.

Example

Mon Frère est né en mars.

My brother was born in March.

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