How to Say ‘What's your name?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Cómo te llamas?
KO-mo teh ya-MAS
[KO-mo teh ya-MAS]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish asks this as [How do you call yourself?], so the pattern is [¿Cómo te llamas?], not a direct word-for-word version of English. The same verb changes with the speaker: [me llamo Ana], [se llama Luis].
Phrase Breakdown
Cómo
[KO-mo]
How
Used to form a question about manner or identity.
¿Cómo está usted?
How are you?
Te llamas?
teh ya-MAS
Words in this phrase
te
[teh]
yourself
Referring to oneself in a reflexive context.
¿Cómo te sientes?
How do you feel?
llamas
[ya-MAS]
are called
Used to ask for someone's name.
Ella se llama Ana.
She is called Ana.
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