Names and places of origin

Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback. Read along, then try each line aloud.

Give your name

Use me llamo followed directly by your name. Do not add soy inside the phrase: me llamo Maya is enough. Another option is soy Maya, meaning I am Maya. Both identify you, but their sentence patterns are different.

To ask one person informally, say ¿Cómo te llamas? For a formal exchange with usted, the corresponding phrase is ¿Cómo se llama? Learn these questions as complete expressions for now and practice them aloud.

Say where you are from

Soy de introduces the place you come from. A country, city, or town can follow de. The question ¿De dónde eres? invites that information. Soy and eres are forms of ser, which you will study more closely in Unit 2.

Origin is different from your present location. For this lesson, stay with where someone is from. You can use a real place or an invented detail for practice; personal information is never required to complete a learning task.

Respond to an introduction

Mucho gusto is a useful nice to meet you and does not change with the speaker’s gender. Igualmente, meaning likewise, is an easy response. Pause after your introduction so the other person can take a turn.

Practice the conversation twice, switching names and countries on the second round. Notice the opening question marks and the accents in cómo and dónde. Reading them accurately now helps connect familiar spoken questions with their written forms.

Lesson vocabulary

Listen once, say it aloud, and try to recall the Spanish before looking.

Practice questions

Try every question, then check your answers. Capital letters and punctuation do not affect your score. Accents and ñ do matter.

Showing an answer makes that question a practice item worth zero for this attempt. Retry with the answers hidden when you’re ready. If audio cannot play, use Show answer / text to practice by reading.

Independent practice

These are independent practice tasks. The site does not record your voice, save your writing, or grade open-ended answers. Ask a teacher or conversation partner for feedback when you can.