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Beginner Spanish · A1

How to introduce yourself in Spanish

Introduce yourself and meet someone new.

I can say my name and ask someone theirs.

Two ways to say your name

Me llamo Sam means "I call myself Sam." Soy Sam means "I'm Sam." Both are completely normal.

Notice there's no word for "I". The verb already tells you who's talking.

Me llamo Ana.
My name is Ana.
Soy Ana.
I'm Ana.

Useful words and phrases

¿cómo te llamas?
what's your name?
me llamo…
my name is…
soy…
I am…
¿y tú?
and you?
mucho gusto
nice to meet you
  • ¿cómo te llamas?: Word for word: how do you call yourself?
  • me llamo…: ll sounds like the y in yes.

Meeting the neighbor

🏠 Sam and Don Pedro on the stairs

  1. Don Pedro

    Hola. ¿Cómo te llamas?

    Hi. What's your name?

  2. Sam

    Me llamo Sam. ¿Y tú?

    My name is Sam. And you?

  3. Don Pedro

    Soy Pedro. Mucho gusto.

    I'm Pedro. Nice to meet you.

  4. Sam

    Mucho gusto.

    Nice to meet you.

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