# A0082: My Name Is ...
### Introduction

First contact! We learn how to say “hello” and how to introduce ourselves. And I think this is also one of the very first podcasts of the SpanishPod team. At least Leo seems to feel a bit uncomfortable in front of the mic. Well, there is always a first time. The keyword is llamarse – to call oneself.
* related SpanishPod lessons: A0004: She's not Mexican, A0007: Where are you from?, A0072: Here is my card
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### Dialogue

    hombre:¡Hola! ¿Cómo te llamas? mujer:Me llamo Antonia. ¿Y tú? hombre:Yo soy Roberto. mujer:Encantada. hombre:Mucho gusto.

### Dialogue with Translation

    hombre:¡Hola!¿Cómotellamas? hellohowyourself(you) call man:Hi! What is your name?
    mujer:MellamoAntonia.¿Ytú? myself(I) callAntoniaandyou woman:My name is Antonia. And you?
    hombre:YosoyRoberto. IamRoberto man:I'm Roberto.
    mujer:Encantada. enchanted woman:Nice to meet you.
    hombre:Muchogusto. muchpleasure man:It's a pleasure.

### Vocabulary for Dialogue

    el hombrenoun (masculine)the man la mujernoun (feminine)the woman holainterjectionhello ¿cómo?adverbhow? sereflexive pronounoneself llamarseverb (infinitive)to call oneself tereflexive pronounyourself (informal, singular) (tú) te llamasverb (present tense)you call yourself mereflexive pronounmyself (yo) me llamoverb (present tense)I call myself yconjunctionand túsubject pronounyou yosubject pronounI serverb (infinitive)to be (yo) soyverb (present tense)I am encantado/encantadaadjective (m./f.)enchanted mucho/muchaadjective (m./f.)much el gustonoun (masculine)the pleasure

### Vocabulary for Audio Lesson

    ¿cuál?interrogative pronounwhich?, what? (él/ella) esverb (present tense)he/she(/it) is tupossessive adjectiveyour (informal, singular) el nombrenoun (masculine)the name ¿Cuál es tu nombre?phraseWhat is your name?

### More Vocabulary

This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
| me | reflexive pronoun | myself |
| te | | yourself (informal, singular) |
| se | | himself/herself(/itself) |
| se | | yourself (formal, singular) |
| nos | | ourselves, each other |
| os | | yourselves, each other (informal, plural) |
| se | | themselves, each other |
| se | | yourselves, each other (formal, plural) |
| llamarse | infinitive | to call oneself, to be called |
| (yo) me llamo | present tense | I call myself |
| (tú) te llamas | | you call yourself (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) se llama | | he/she(/it) calls himself/herself(/itself) |
| (usted) se llama | | you call yourself (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) nos llamamos | | we call ourselves (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) os llamáis | | you call yourselves (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) se llaman | | they call themselves (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) se llaman | | you call yourselves (formal, plural) |
| ser | infinitive | to be |
| (yo) soy | present tense | I am |
| (tú) eres | | you are (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) es | | he/she(/it) is |
| (usted) es | | you are (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) somos | | we are (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) sois | | you are (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) son | | they are (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) son | | you are (formal, plural) |

### Exercises
#### Dialogue Translation

Cover the right column, translate from Spanish to English and uncover the right column line by line to check your answers. If possible, read the Spanish sentences aloud.
    ¡Hola! ¿Cómo te llamas? Hi! What is your name? Me llamo Antonia. ¿Y tú? My name is Antonia. And you? Yo soy Roberto. I'm Roberto. Encantada. Nice to meet you. Mucho gusto. It's a pleasure.

#### Dialogue Recall

Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud.
    Hi! What is your name? ¡Hola! ¿Cómo te llamas? My name is Antonia. And you? Me llamo Antonia. ¿Y tú? I'm Roberto. Yo soy Roberto. Nice to meet you. Encantada. It's a pleasure. Mucho gusto.

#### Dialogue Remix

Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.
    Hi! I'm Roberto. What's your name? ¡Hola! Yo soy Roberto. ¿Cómo te llamas? Hi! My name is Antonia. And you? ¡Hola! Me llamo Antonia. ¿Y tú? Roberto. My name is Roberto. It's a pleasure. Roberto. Me llamo Roberto. Mucho gusto. Nice to meet you. And what's your name? Encantada. ¿Y cómo te llamas? ROBERTO! ¡ROBERTO!

#### Dialogue Recast

This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
    Hi! What is your name? (formal) ¡Hola! ¿Cómo se llama? My name is Antonia. And you? (formal) Me llamo Antonia. ¿Y usted? I'm Roberto. Yo soy Roberto. Nice to meet you. Encantada. It's a pleasure. Mucho gusto.

### Image Credits

* “Image:Duerer01.jpg” by Albrecht Dürer (Public Domain)
* “Image:William Holmes Sullivan - The Fairy Ring; the Enchanted Piper.jpg” by William Holmes Sullivan (Public Domain)