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How to Say ‘What is she called?’ in Spain Spanish

¿Cómo se llama?

KOH-moh seh YAH-mah

[KOH-moh seh YAH-mah]

💬 Usage Tip: ¿Cómo se llama? literally means "How does she call herself?". Spanish uses this pattern to ask anyone's name: ¿Cómo te llamas? "What's your name?".

Phrase Breakdown

Cómo

[KOH-moh]

how

Question word used to ask about the nature or manner of something.

Example

¿Cómo describirías el ambiente de trabajo en tu empresa?

How would you describe the work environment in your company?

se

[seh]

herself (reflexive)

Reflexive pronoun used with 'llamarse' to ask a name.

Example

¿Cómo se llama tu hermana?

What's your sister's name?

llama

[YAH-mah]

is called

Third person form of 'llamarse', used to say someone's name.

Example

Mi padre se llama Juan.

My father's name is Juan.

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