cómo te llamas

Spanish

Spanish phrasebook

This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.

Etymology

Lit. means "how do you call yourself?"

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˌkomo te ˈʝamas/ [ˌko.mo t̪e ˈʝa.mas]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˌkomo te ˈʝamas/ [ˌko.mo t̪e ˈʝa.mas]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /ˌkomo te ˈʎamas/ [ˌko.mo t̪e ˈʎa.mas]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌkomo te ˈʃamas/ [ˌko.mo t̪e ˈʃa.mas]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌkomo te ˈʒamas/ [ˌko.mo t̪e ˈʒa.mas]

• Syllabification: có‧mo te lla‧mas

Phrase

¿cómo te llamas?

1. (informal) what is your name?

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