How to Say ‘My name is Emily Smith.’ in Spain Spanish
Me llamo Emily Smith .
meh YAH-moh
[meh YAH-moh]
💬 Usage Tip: Literally "I call myself". In Spain ll usually sounds like the y in "yes": (meh YAH-moh).
Phrase Breakdown
Me llamo
meh YAH-moh
My name is
Literally 'I call myself'. In most of Spain, 'll' sounds like the 'y' in 'yes': 'meh YAH-mo'.
Me llamo Carlos.
My name is Carlos.
Words in this phrase
Me
[meh]
myself
Reflexive pronoun used with 'llamarse' (to be called).
Me llamo Ana.
My name is Ana.
llamo
[YAH-moh]
am called
From llamarse; used to introduce your name.
Me llamo Carlos.
My name is Carlos.
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