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What's your name?

To ask someone else's name in Spanish, use c�mo, then one of the phrases in the table below (�C�mo te llamas? is "What's your name?" (literally How do you call yourself?).

In Spanish, to say your name, you use the reflexive verb llamarse, which means literally to call oneself (Me llamo Robert is "My name is Robert" (I call myself Robert.)).

Spanish Verb ? Print version Llamarse To call oneself
Ingl�s	Espa�ol
I am called (I call myself)	Me llamo
You (familiar, singular) are called (You call yourself)	Te llamas
He/She/You (formal, singular) is/are called (He/She/You call yourself)	Se llama
We are called (We call ourselves)	Nos llamamos
You (familiar, plural) are called (You all call yourselves)	Os llam�is
They/You (formal, plural) are called (They/You all call yourselves)	Se llaman

Notes

"Os llam�is" is only used in Spain. In most other Spanish-speaking countries, "Se llaman" is used in both familiar and formal situations.

Examples

Me llamo Chris
My name is Chris (I call myself Chris.)
Se llaman Peter y Robert
They're called Peter and Robert. (They call themselves Peter and Robert.)
�C�mo te llamas?
What's your name? (What do you call yourself?)
�C�mo se llama?
What's his/her name? (What does he/she call him/herself?)

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