How to Say ‘Can you tell me your name?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Me dice su nombre?
meh DEE-seh soo NOHM-breh
[meh DEE-seh soo NOHM-breh]
🇪🇸 In Spain: In Spain, receptionists often make requests as a plain question like this. It's polite and normal, not abrupt.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Me dice
meh DEE-seh
Could you tell me
A polite formal request (usted). In Spain, 'dice' sounds like DEE-the.
¿Me dice la hora?
Could you tell me the time?
Words in this phrase
Me
[meh]
to me
Me shows that the opinion or impression belongs to the speaker.
A mí me preocupa el tiempo del trayecto.
I'm concerned about the journey time.
dice
[DEE-seh]
(you) tell
Form of 'decir' used with formal 'usted'; in questions it politely asks someone to tell you something.
¿Me dice la hora, por favor?
Could you tell me the time, please?
su nombre?
soo NOHM-breh
your name?
'Su' is the formal 'your'. Stress NOM-bre and roll the 'r' lightly after the 'b'.
¿Cuál es su nombre?
What is your name?
Words in this phrase
su
[soo]
Your (formal singular)
Possessive adjective indicating possession or relationship, formal context.
Su supervisor está disponible.
Your supervisor is available.
nombre
[NOHM-breh]
name
A word by which a person or thing is known.
¿Cuál es tu nombre para recoger el paquete?
What is your name to pick up the package?
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