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How to Say ‘And what's your name?’ in German

Und wie heißt du?

oont vee hyste doo

[oont vee hyste doo]

💬 Usage Tip: Germans ask your name with heißen "to be called", not "what is your name". Answer the same way: ich heiße Lena "I'm called Lena".

Phrase Breakdown

Und wie

oont vee

And how

'Und' links back to the conversation. 'wie' sounds like English 'vee'.

Example

Und wie geht's?

And how are you?

Words in this phrase

Und

[oont]

and

A conjunction used to connect sentences or elements in a sentence.

Example

Und ich freue mich.

And I am happy.

wie

[vee]

how

Question word asking about manner or state.

Example

Wie geht es dir?

How are you?

heißt du?

hyste doo

are you called?

'heißt' comes from 'heißen' (to be called). 'ei' sounds like English 'eye'.

Example

Wie heißt du?

What's your name?

Words in this phrase

heißt

[hyste]

are called

Form of 'heißen' (to be called) used with 'du'.

Example

Du heißt Anna, oder?

You're called Anna, right?

[doo]

the informal 'you' (du form)

As a noun, 'das Du' means the informal way of addressing someone.

Example

Wir sind jetzt per Du.

We now use first names / informal 'you'.

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