How to Say ‘What's your name?’ in Spain Spanish
¿cómo te llamas?
KOH-moh teh yah-MAHS
[KOH-moh teh yah-MAHS]
💬 Usage Tip: Literally means 'How do you call yourself?'
🇪🇸 In Spain: Commonly used in initial meetings or when being introduced to new people.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Cómo
KOH-moh
How
Used to inquire about manner or condition
¿Cómo estás?
How are you?
Words in this phrase
cómo
[KOH-moh]
how
Used to inquire about someone's name.
Le pregunto a un extraño, '¿cómo te llamas?' para conocer su nombre.
I ask a stranger, 'What is your name?' to know their name.
te
[teh]
yourself
Reflexive pronoun used in personal introductions.
Dime, ¿cómo te llamas?
Tell me, what is your name?
llamas?
yah-MAHS
do you call yourself?
Second person singular form of 'llamar', meaning 'to call'
¿Cómo se llama él?
What's his name?
Words in this phrase
llamas
[yah-MAHS]
called
Refers to the act of being named.
Cuando pregunto '¿cómo te llamas?', espero que me respondas con tu nombre.
When I ask 'what are you called?', I expect you to respond with your name.
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