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How to ask people's names and to say what your name is in many different languages.
frm = formal, inf = informal, v-inf = very informal,
sg = singular (to one person), pl = plural (to two or more people),
m = said by men, f = said by women
>m = said to men, >f = said to women
| Language | What's your name? | My name is ... |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Wat is jou/u naam? | My naam is ... |
| Albanian | Si te quajnë? (inf) Si ju quajnë? (frm) |
Mua më quajnë ... |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
(mā ismak/ik?) ما اسمك؟ | (... ismee) ... اسمي |
| Arabic (Egyptian) |
(m/f) (ismak/ismik ey?) إسمك إيه؟ | (ismee ...) اسمي... |
| Arabic (Moroccan) |
(asmītek?) اسميتك؟ | (smītī ...) سميتى ... |
| Aragonese | Cómo te clamas? (inf) Cómo se clama? (frm) |
Me clamo ... |
| Armenian (Eastern) |
Անունդ ի՞նչ է: (Anun't inch e?) - inf Ինչպե՞ս ձեզ դիմել: (Inchpes dzez dimel?) - frm |
Անունս ... է: (Anun's ... e.) |
| Arrernte | Werte | |
| Azerbaijani | Sənin adın nədir? (inf) Sizin adınız nədir? (frm) |
Mənim adım ... |
| Basque | Nor zara? Zer da zure izena? |
... naiz Nire izena ... da |
| Bengali | তোমার নাম কি?
(tomar nam ki?) আপনার নাম কি? (apnar nam ki?) |
আমার নাম ... (amar nam ...) |
| Bosnian | Kako se zoveš? (inf) Kako se zovete? (frm) |
Zovem se ... Ja sam .... |
| Breton | Petra eo da anv ? Pe anv out? | ... eo ma anv |
| Belarusian | Як цябе клічуць?
(Jak cyabye klichuts'?) - inf Як вас завуць? (Jak vas zavuts'?) - frm |
Мяне клічуць ... (Myanye klichuts' ...) |
| Bulgarian | Как се казваш? (Kak se kazvash) (inf) Как се казвате? (Kak se kazvate) (frm) |
Аз се казвам ... (Az se kazvam ... ) Казвам се ... (Kazvam se ...) |
| Catalan | Com et dius? (inf) Com es diu? (frm) | Em dic ... |
| Chamorro | Håyi nå'ån-mu? | Nå'ån-hu si... |
| Chechen | хьан цIе хIун ю? | |
| Cherokee | ᎦᏙ ᏕᏣᏙ (gado dejado) | ... ᏓᏩᏙ (dawado) |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
你叫做乜野名呀？ (néih giujouh mātyéh méng a) 你點稱呼呀？ (néih dím chìngfù a) |
我叫做 ... (ngóh giujouh ...) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
您貴姓大名？
[您贵姓大名？] (nín guìxìng dàmíng) (frm) 你叫什麼名字 [你叫什么名字] (nǐ jiào shénme míngzi) |
我姓 ... (wǒ xìng ...) 我叫 ... (wǒ jiào ...) |
| Cimbrian | Bia hòosasto? (inf) Bia hòosat-ar? (frm) |
Ich hòosse ... |
| Cornish | Pyth yw dha hanow? | Ow hanow yw ... |
| Croatian | Kako se zoveš? (inf) Kako se zovete? (frm) |
Zovem se ... |
| Czech | Jak se jmenuješ?
(inf) Jak se jmenujete? (frm) |
Jmenuji se ... |
| Dalecarlian | Hvur heittir þú? Hvenn ir þet namn? |
Ig heitter ... Met namn ir ... |
| Danish | Hvad hedder du? | Jeg hedder ... |
| Dutch | Hoe heet je?
Wat is jouw naam? (inf) Hoe heet u? Wat is uw naam? (frm) |
Ik heet ... Mijn naam is ... |
| Esperanto | Kio estas via nomo? Kiel vi nomiĝas? | Mia nomo estas ... Mi nomiĝas |
| Estonian | Mis on teie nimi? | Minu nimi on ... |
| Faroese | Hvussu eitur tú? | Eg eiti ... |
| Fijian | O cei na yacamu(ni)? | O yau o ... |
| Finnish | Mikä sinun nimesi on? (inf) Mikä teidän nimenne on? (frm) |
Nimeni on ... |
| Folkspraak | Wadt bin din Namen? | Min Namen bin ... |
| French | Comment est-ce que vous vous appelez ?
Comment vous appelez-vous ? (frm) Comment t'appeles-tu ? (inf) Comment tu t'appeles ? (inf) |
Je m'appele ... |
| Frisian (North) | Hü håtst dü? | Ik hiitj ... |
| Frisian (Saterfrisian) | Woo hatst du? | Iek heet ... |
| Frisian (West) | Hoe hytsto? (inf) Hoe hite jo? (frm) |
Ik hyt ... |
| Friulian | Ce non âstu? | Il gno non al è ... |
| Galician | ¿Como te chamas? (inf) ¿Como se chama? (frm) |
Chámome ... |
| Georgian | თქვენი სახელი?
(thk’veni sakheli?) - frm რა გქვიათ? (ra gk’viath?) - frm შენი სახელი? (sheni sakheli?) - inf რა გქვია? (ra gk’via?) - inf |
მე მქვია ... (me mk’via ...) |
| German | Wie heißt du? (inf) Wie heißen Sie? (frm) | Ich heiße ... |
| Low German | Woans heetst du? | Ik heet ... |
| German (Swiss) | Wie heissisch? | I heisse ... |
| Greek | Πώς σας λένε; (pós sas léne?) – frm Πώς σε λένε; (pós se léne?) – inf Πώς λέγεστε; (pós légeste?) – frm Πώς λέγεσαι; (pós légese?) – inf Πώς ονομάζεστε; (pós onomázeste? – frm Πώς ονομάζεσαι; (pós onomázese?) – inf Ποιό είναι το όνομά σας; (pyó íne to ónomá sas?) – frm Ποιό είναι το όνομά σου; (pyó íne to ónomá su?) - inf |
Με λένε ... (Me léne ...) Ονομάζομαι... (onomázome…) Με λένε... (me léne…) Λέγομαι ... (légome ...) |
| Greenlandic | Qanoq ateqarpit? | ...imik ateqarpunga |
| Gujarati | તારુ નામ શું છે? (tāru nām sun che) inf તમારુ નામ શું છે? (tamāru nām sun che) frm |
મારુ નામ ... છે (meru nām ... che) |
| Haitian Creole | Kouman ou rele? | M rele ... |
| Hausa | Ya ya sunan ka? | Suna na ... |
| Hawaiian | ʻO wai kou inoa? | ʻO ... koʻu inoa |
| Hebrew | (ma shimkha) מה שמך? | (šmi ...) שמי... |
| Hindi | आपका नाम क्या है
(Āpkā nām kyā hai) - frm तुम्हारा नाम क्या है? (Tumhārā nām kyā hai) - inf |
मेरा नाम ... है (Merā nām ... hai) |
| Hungarian | Mi a neve? | A nevem ... |
| Icelandic | Hvað heitir þú? | Ég heiti ... |
| Ilocano | Ania ti naganmo? Aniat' naganmo? | |
| Indonesian | Siapa nama anda? | Nama saya ... |
| Inuktitut | ᑭᓇᐅᕕᑦ? (Kinauvit?) |
ᐅᕙᖓ ...ᐊᑎᕋ (Uvanga ...atira) ...ᐅᔪᖓ (...ujunga) |
| Iñupiaq | Kinauvin | Atira .... |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Cén t-ainm atá ort/oraibh? (sg/pl) Cad is aimn duit/daoibh? (sg/pl) C'aimn atá ort/oraibh? (sg/pl) - Ulster |
Is mise ... / Mise ... ... is ainm dom |
| Italian | Come ti chiami? (inf) Come si chiama? (frm) |
Mi chiamo ... |
| Japanese | お名前はなんですか? (o-namae wa nan desu ka) |
... だ (... da) (inf) ...です (... desu) (frm) |
| Kazakh | Сіздің атыңыз кім?
(Sizdiñ atıñız kim?) Менйм атйм (Menym atym ...) - My name is ... |
Менің атым (Meniñ atım ...) |
| Korean | 당신의 이름은 무엇입니까? (dangshin-ui ireum-eun mu-eot-imnika) |
제 이름은 ... 입니다 (je ireum-eun ... imnida) |
| !Kung San | !Kang ya tsedia? (>m) !Kang ya tsidia? (>f) |
!Kang ya tse ... (m) !Kang ya tsi ... (f) |
| Lao | ເຈົ້າຊື່ຫຍັງ? (jâo seu nyãng?) |
ຂ້ອຍມາແຕ່ ... (kháwy m a tae ...) |
| Latin | Quid est nomen tibi? | Nomen mihi est... |
| Latvian | Kā tevi sauc? (inf) Kā jūs sauc? (frm) |
Mani sauc |
| Limburgish | Hoe heits doe? | Ich heit ... |
| Lithuanian | Kuo tu vardu? (inf) Koks tavo vardas? (frm) |
Mano vardas ... |
| Luxembourgish | Wéi heeschs du? | Ech heeschen ... |
| Macedonian | Како се викаш?
(Kako se vikaš) - inf Како се викате? (Kako se vikate) - frm |
Јас се викам ...
(Jas se vikam ...) |
| Malay | Siapa nama anda? | Nama saya ... |
| Maltese | X'jismek? | Jisimni ... |
| Manx | Cre'n ennym t'ort? (inf/sg) Cre'n ennym t'erriu? (frm/pl) |
Ta'n ennym orrym ... Ta ... yn ennym orrym ... mish |
| Māori | Ko wai tōu ingoa? | Ko ... ahau |
| Marshallese | Etaɱ? | Eta in ... |
| Mongolian | Таны нэр хэн бэ? (Tany ner khen be?) |
Миний нэр ... (Minii ner ...) |
| Nepali | तपाईंको/तिम्रो नाम के हो? (tapaaiiko/timro naam ke ho?) |
मेरो नाम ... हो (mero naam ... ho) |
| Norwegian | Hva heter du? Kva heiter du? |
Jeg heter ... (Bokmål) Eg heiter ... (Nynorsk) |
| Occitan | Cossí te dison? (inf) Cossí te sonas? (inf) Cossí vos dison? (frm) Cossí vos sonatz? (frm) |
Me dison ... Me soni ... M'apèli ... |
| Persian | (esm e shoma chist?) اسم شما
چیست؟ (esmetun chie?) اسمتون چيه؟ |
(esm e man ... ast) اسم من ... است. |
| Plautdietsch | Waut es dien Nome? | Mien Nome es ... |
| Polish | Jak masz na imię?
Jak się nazywasz? Jak ma Pan(i) na imię (frm) |
Mam na imię ...
Nazywam się ... |
| Portuguese | Como se chama? (frm) Qual é o teu nome? (inf) Qual é o seu nome? (frm) |
Chamo-me ... (Eu) me chamo ... (O) meu nome é ... (Brazil) |
| Romanian | Cum vă numiţi? | Mă numesc ... |
| Russian | Как тебя зовут?
(Kak teb'a zovut) - inf Как вас зовут? (Kak Vas zovut) - frm |
Меня зовут...
(Men'a zovut ...) |
| Scots | Whit's yer name? | Ma name is ... |
| Scottish Gaelic | Dè an t-ainm a th'ort (inf/sg) Dè an t-ainm a th'oirbh (frm/pl) |
Is mise ... |
| Serbian | Како се зовеш?
(Kako se zoveš?) - inf Како се зовете? (Kako se zovete?) - frm |
Зовем се ... (Zovem se ...) |
| Sesotho | Lebitso la hao ke mang? | Lebitso laka ke ... |
| Shona | Unonzani? (sg) Munonzani? (pl) |
Ndinonzi... Zita rangu i..... |
| Slovak | Ako sa voláš? (inf) Ako sa voláte? (frm) |
Volám sa ... |
| Slovenian | Kako ti je ime? (inf) Kako vam je ime? (frm) |
Ime mi je ... |
| Spanish | ¿Cómo te llamas? (inf) ¿Cómo se llama Usted? (frm) |
Me llamo ... Mi nombre es ... |
| Swahili | Jina lako ni nani? | Jina langu ni ... |
| Swedish | Vad heter du? | Jag heter ... |
| Tagalog | Ano po ang pangalan nila? (frm) Anong pangalan mo? (inf) |
Ako po si ... (frm) Ako si ... (inf) |
| Thai | คุณชีออะไร? (khun cheu arai) | ผมชื่อ ... (phom cheu ...) (m) ดิฉันชื่อ (di-chan cheu ...) (f) |
| Tok Pisin | Husat nem bilong yu? | Nem bilong mi i ... |
| Tongan | Ko hai ho hingoa? | Ko hoku hingoa ko... |
| Tswana | Leina le gago ke mang? | Leina la me ke ... |
| Tsez | Довкьо ци шов? (Dowƛʼo ci šow?) |
Дāькьо ци ... йолъ (Daǟƛʼo ci ... yoł?) |
| Turkish | İsminiz nedir? (frm) Adın ne? (inf) |
İsmim ... (frm) Adım ... (inf) |
| Ukrainian | Як тебе звати (Jak tebe zvaty?) inf, sg Як вас звати (Jak vas zvaty?) frm/inf pl |
Мене звуть (Mene zvuť ...) |
| Urdu | آپ كا نام كيا ہے؟ (āpkā nām kyā hai) |
ميرا نام ... ہے (merā nām ... hai) |
| Uzbek |
Sizning ismingiz nima? (frm) Sening isming nima (inf) Isming nima? (v-inf) |
Mening ismim ... |
| Vietnamese | Bạn tên gì? | Tôi tên là ... |
| Welsh | Be(th) ydy dy enw di? (inf) Beth ydy'ch enw chi? (frm) |
(Siân) dwi (Tomos) ydw i |
| Wolof | Na nga tudd? | Maangi tudd ... |
| Xhosa | Ngubani igama lakho? Igama lakho? | Igama lam ngu ... |
| Yappese | Minii' e fithngam? | Fithngag ea ... |
| Yiddish | (Vi heystu) װי הײסטו | (Ikh heys ...) איך הײס ... |
| Yorùbá | Ki ni orukọ rẹ? | Orukọ mi ni…… |
| Zulu | Ngubani igama lakho? | Igama lami ngu... |
Most of these phrases were collected by Sam Giloi
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Useful phrases in various European languages
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