cómo se llama usted

Spanish

Spanish phrasebook

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Etymology

Literally, “how do you call yourself?”

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˌkomo se ˌʝama usˈted/ [ˌko.mo se ˌʝa.ma usˈt̪eð̞]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˌkomo se ˌʝama usˈted/ [ˌko.mo se ˌʝa.ma usˈt̪eð̞]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /ˌkomo se ˌʎama usˈted/ [ˌko.mo se ˌʎa.ma usˈt̪eð̞]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌkomo se ˌʃama usˈted/ [ˌko.mo se ˌʃa.ma usˈt̪eð̞]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌkomo se ˌʒama usˈted/ [ˌko.mo se ˌʒa.ma usˈt̪eð̞]

• Syllabification: có‧mo se lla‧ma us‧ted

Phrase

¿cómo se llama usted?

1. (formal) what is your name?

   Synonyms: cuál es tu nombre, (formal) cuál es su nombre