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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 naam? (inf) Wat is U naam? (frm) |
My naam is ... |
| Albanian | Si te quajnë? (inf) Si ju quajnë? (frm) |
Mua më quajnë ... |
| Amharic | ስምህ ማን ነው፧ (simi man new?) - m ስምሸ ማን ነው፧ (simish man new?) - f የአርሰዎ ስም ማን ነው፧ (yärswo sim man new?) - frm |
የኔ ስም ... ነጡ (yenae sim ... new) |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
(mā ismak/ik?) ما اسمك؟ | (... ismee) ... اسمي |
| Arabic (Egyptian) |
(m/f) (ismak/ismik ey?) إسمك إيه؟ | (ismee ...) اسمي... |
| Arabic (Lebanese) |
Chou esmak (m) Chou esmek (f) |
Esmi ... |
| 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.) |
| Armenian (Western) |
Անունդ ի՞նչ է: (Anoonuht eench e?) inf Ձեր անունը ի՞նչ է: (Tser anoonuh eench e?) frm |
Անունս... է: (Anoonuhs... e) |
| Arrernte | Werte | |
| Assamese | আপোনাৰ নাম কি? (aapunaar naam ki?) | মোৰ নাম ... (more naam ...) |
| Azeri | Sənin adın nədir? (inf) Sizin adınız nədir? (frm) |
Mənim adım ... |
| Basque | Nor zara? Zer da zure izena? |
... naiz Nire izena ... da |
| Belarusian | Як цябе клічуць?
(Jak cyabye klichuts'?) - inf Як вас завуць? (Jak vas zavuts'?) - frm |
Мяне клічуць ... (Myanye klichuts' ...) |
| Bengali | তোর নাম কি? (tor nam ki?) - (v)inf তোমার নাম কি? (tomar nam ki?) - inf আপনার নাম কি? (apnar nam ki?) - frm |
আমার নাম ... (amar nam ...) |
| Bhojpuri | तोहार का नाम ह? (tohaar kaa naam ha?) | हमार नाम ... ह (hamaar naam ... ha) |
| 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 ... |
| Cebuano | Unsa imong ngalan? (frm) Kinsay inyong ngalan? (frm) Kinsay imong ngalan? (inf) Unsa'y ngalan nimo? (inf) |
Ang akong ngalan kay ... (frm) Ang ngalan nako kay ... ... akong ngalan |
| Chamorro | Håyi nå'ån-mu? | Nå'ån-hu si... |
| Chechen | хьан цIе хIун ю? | |
| Cherokee | ᎦᏙ ᏕᏣᏙᎠ? (Gado, detsadoa) | ... ᏓᏆᏙ (dagwado) |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
你叫(做)乜野名呀？
(néih giu(jouh) mātyéh méng a) 你點稱呼呀？ (néih dím chìngfù a) |
我叫做 ... (ngóh giujouh ...) |
| Chinese (Hakka) |
你姓麼個？ (ngi2 siang5 ma3ge5?) 你喊麼個？ (ngi2 hem1 ma3ge5?) |
𠊎姓 ... (ngai2 siang5 ...) 𠊎安到 ... (ngai2 on1 do ...) |
| 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 ...) |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) |
請問，你貴姓？ (chhiáⁿ-mn̄g, lí kùi-sèⁿ?) 你叫啥物名？ (lí kiò sáⁿ-mih/síaⁿ-mih miâ?) |
我姓 ... (góa sèⁿ ...) 我叫 ... (góa kiò ...) |
| Cimbrian | Bia hòosasto? (inf) Bia hòosat-ar? (frm) |
Ich hòosse ... |
| Cornish | Pyth yw dha hanow? | Ow hanow yw ... |
| Corsican | Cumu vi chjamate? | Mi chjamu ... |
| Croatian | Kako se zoveš? (inf) Kako se zovete? (frm) |
Zovem se ... |
| Czech | Jak se jmenuješ?
(inf) Jak se jmenujete? (frm) |
Jmenuji se ... |
| 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 ... |
| Elfdalian | Hvur heittir þú? Hvenn ir þet namn? |
Ig heitter ... Met namn ir ... |
| 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)? | Na yacaqu 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/pl) Comment t'appelles-tu ? Comment tu t'appelles ? (inf/sg) |
Je m'appelle ... |
| Frisian (North) | Hü håtst dü? | Ik hiitj ... |
| Frisian (Sater) | 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 ... Chámanme... |
| 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 ... |
| Greek (Modern) | 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…) 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 (māru nām ... che) |
| Haitian Creole | Koman ou rele? Ki jan ou rele? Ki non ou? Ki non w? |
M rele ... Mwen rele ... Non m se ... |
| Hausa | Mi sunanka? (>m) Mi sunanki? (>f) | Sunana ... |
| Hawaiian | ʻO wai kou inoa? | ʻO ... koʻu inoa |
| Hebrew | (ma shimkha) מה שמך? | (šmi ...) שמי... |
| Hindi | आप का नाम क्या है (āp kā 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 ... |
| Iloko | 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? (sg) Cén t-ainm atá oraibh? (pl) Cad is ainm duit? (sg) Cad is ainm dóibh? (pl) C'ainm atá ort? (sg) C'ainm atá oraibh? (pl) |
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) |
| Kannada | ನಿನ್ನ ಹೆಸರೇನು? (ninna hesarēnu?) - sg ನಿಮ್ಮ ಹೆಸರೇನು? (nimma hesarēnu?) - pl/frm |
ನನ್ನ ಹೆಸರು ... (nanna hesaru ...) |
| Kazakh | Сіздің атыңыз кім? (Sizdiñ atıñız kim?) | Менің атым ... (Meniñ atım ...) |
| Khmer | អ្នកឈ្មោះអី? (niak ch'muah ei?) | ខ្ងុំឈ្មោះ ... (kh'nyohm ch'muah ...) |
| Kinyarwanda | Witwa nde? | Nitwa ... |
| Korean | 당신의 이름은 무엇입니까? (dangsinui ireumeun mueosip nikka?) inf 성함이 어떻게 되십니까? (sungham ee uttoke daesipnika?) frm |
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) |
| Lakota Sioux | Táku eníčiyapi he? | Mitakuyepi ... |
| 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 jūsų vardas? (frm) | Mano vardas ... |
| Low Saxon | Wo heetst du? | Ik heet ... |
| 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 ... |
| Malayalam | പേരെന്താ? (pērenthā?) നിന്തെ പേരെന്താ? (ninte pērenthā?) |
ഞാന് ... (jnān ...) എന്ദെറ പേര് ... ആണ് (ente per ... āṇ) |
| Maltese | X'jismek? | Jien jisimni ... |
| Manx (Gaelic) | 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? (BM) Kva heiter du? (NN) |
Jeg heter ... (BM) Eg heiter ... (NN) |
| Occitan | Cossí te dison? (inf) Cossí te sonas? (inf) Cossí vos dison? (frm) Cossí vos sonatz? (frm) |
Me dison ... Me soni ... M'apèli ... |
| Oriya | ତୁମର ନାମ କଗ୍ଦଣ? (tumara naama kagnaṇa?) |
ମୋର ନାମ ... (mora naama ...) |
| Papiamento | Con jamabo? Con yama bo? Con bo nomber ta? | Mi nomber ta ... / Ami yama ... |
| Pashto | (staa num tsa dhe?) ستا نون څه | (zama num ... de) زما نون ... دى |
| Persian (Farsi) | (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 się Pan nazywa? (frm>m) Jak się Pani nazywa? (frm>f) Jak ma Pan na imię? (frm>m) Jak ma Pani na imię? (frm>f) Jak się nazywasz? (inf) Jak masz na imię? (inf) |
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) |
| Punjabi | ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਨਾਂ ਕੀ ਹੈ? / تہاڈا کیہ ناں ہے؟ (tuhāḍā nā̃ kī he?) |
ਮੇਰਾ ਨਾਂ ... ਹੈ। میرا ناں ۔۔۔۔ ہے (mērā nā̃ ... he) |
| Quechua | ¿Imataq sutiyki? (frm) | X Sutiymi ... X-qa sutiymi ... Pedroqa sutiymi ... |
| Romanian | Cum vă numiţi? | Mă numesc ... |
| Romansh | Co haveis vus num? | Jeu hai num ... |
| Russian | Как тебя зовут?
(Kak teb'a zovut?) - inf Как вас зовут? (Kak vas zovut?) - frm |
Меня зовут... (Men'a zovut ...) |
| Samoan | O ai lou igoa? | O lo'u igoa o ... |
| Sardinian (Logudorese) |
Comment ti jamas? | (Eu so) ... |
| 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..... |
| Sinhala | ඔයාගේ නම මොකක්ද (oyāgē nama mokakda?) | මගේ නම ... (magē nama ...) |
| Slovak | Ako sa voláš? (inf) Ako sa voláte? (frm) |
Volám sa ... |
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Kako ti je ime? (inf) Kako vam je ime? (frm) |
Ime mi je ... |
| Somali | Magacaa? Magacaagu muxuu yahay? |
Magacaygu waa .. |
| 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 ... |
| Swiss German | Wie isch Ihre name? (frm) Wie heissisch Du? (inf) |
I heisse ... Mi name isch ... |
| Tagalog | Ano po ang pangalan nila? (frm) Anong pangalan mo? (inf) |
Ako po si ... (frm) Ako si ... (inf) |
| Tahitian | O vai to oe i'oa? | O ... to'u i'oa |
| Tamil | உங்கள் பெயர் என்ன? (ungal peyar enna?) |
என் பெயர் ... (en peru ...) |
| Tatar | İsímígíz niçík? | İsímím ... |
| Tetum | Ita nia naran saida? O nia naran sa? |
Ha'u nia naran ... Men dak narana ... |
| Thai | คุณชีออะไร? (kun chêu a-rai ?) |
ผมชื่อ ... (pŏm chêu ...) m ดิฉันชื่อ (dì-chăn chêu ...) f |
| Tibetan | ཁྱེད་རང་གི་མཚན་ལ་ག་རེ་ཞུ་གི་ཡོད། (kayrang gi minglâ karay ray?) |
ངའི་མིང་ལ་ ... རེད། (ngay minglâ ... ray) |
| Tigrinya | መን’ዩ ሸምካ (menyu shimka) m/sg መን’ዩ ሸምኪ (menyu shimki) f/sg መን’ዩ ሸምኩም (menyu shimkum) m/frm መን’ዩ ሸምክን (menyu shimken) f/frm |
ስመይ….ይበሃል (simey ... yebehal) |
| Tok Pisin | Husat nem bilong yu? | Nem bilong mi emi ... |
| Tongan | Ko hai ho hingoa? | Ko hoku hingoa ko... |
| Tswana | Leina le gago ke mang? (frm) O mang? (inf) |
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 ... |
| Venetian | Che nòme gasto? | Me ciamo... Gò nòme ... |
| Vietnamese | Bạn tên gì? | Tôi tên là ... |
| Võro | Miä su nimi om? Kia sa olõt? |
Ma olõ ... |
| Welsh | Be(th) ydy dy enw di? (inf) Beth ydy'ch enw chi? (frm) |
... dwi ... ydw i |
| Wolof | Naka-nga sant? Na nga tudd? Noo tuud? |
Maa ngi tudd ... ... laa tudd |
| Xhosa | Ngubani igama lakho? Igama lakho? | Igama lam ngu ... |
| Yapese | Minii' e fithngam? | Fithngag ea ... |
| Yiddish | (Vi heystu) װי הײסטו | (Ikh heys ...) איך הײס ... |
| Yorùbá | Ki ni orukọ rẹ? | Orukọ mi ni…… |
| Zazaki | Namey to çık o? | Namey mı ... o/a |
| Zulu | Ngubani igama lakho? | Igama lami ngu... |
Most of these phrases were collected by Sam Giloi
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