Names and places of origin
Introduce yourself and ask about another person.
Give your name and country, then ask another person for theirs.
Hear the lesson phrases
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Read the audio transcript
Hola, me llamo Ana. ¿Cómo te llamas? Me llamo Daniel. Mucho gusto. Igualmente. ¿De dónde eres? Soy de México.
State your name
Me llamo… is the everyday way to say my name is… Add your name directly after the phrase. You can also use soy… to say I am… when identifying yourself.
Ask ¿Cómo te llamas? when speaking informally to one person. Learn this as a complete phrase for now; you will meet its grammar again later.
State where you are from
Use soy de… followed by a place to say where you are from. De means from in this phrase. You can name a country or a city.
¿De dónde eres? asks where are you from? Notice the accent in dónde. Soy and eres are two forms of ser, one of the Spanish verbs for to be.
Polite and formal introductions
Mucho gusto is a useful way to say nice to meet you. It works regardless of the speaker’s gender. Igualmente means likewise and makes an easy reply.
In a more formal conversation, use ¿Cómo se llama? and ¿De dónde es? with usted. Whether people prefer tú or usted depends on the region, relationship, and situation.
Lesson vocabulary
Read each word aloud, then test your recall of its meaning.
| me llamo | my name is | |
| soy | I am | |
| soy de | I am from | |
| ¿cómo te llamas? | what is your name? (informal) | |
| ¿de dónde eres? | where are you from? (informal) | |
| mucho gusto | nice to meet you | |
| igualmente | likewise | |
| el nombre | the name |
Practice questions
Answer the questions and read the explanations. You can repeat the exercises.
Introduce yourself in two sentences: Me llamo… Soy de… Then ask the other person: ¿Y tú?