How to Say ‘My name is Emily’ in Portuguese
O meu nome é Emily
oo myoo noh-meh eh
[oo myoo noh-meh eh]
💬 Usage Tip: meu changes to match the thing owned: o meu nome, but a minha casa. The little word before it changes too: o/a.
Phrase Breakdown
O
[oo]
The
Definite article, specifying a particular item.
O livro é meu.
The book is mine.
meu
[myoo]
my
Possessive pronoun indicating ownership.
Este é o meu carro.
This is my car.
nome
[noh-meh]
name
A word by which an entity is known.
Nomear é dar identidade.
Naming gives identity.
é
[eh]
is
Third person singular present of 'to be'.
Ele é professor.
He is a teacher.
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