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Phrase · 🙋 Introducing yourself

¿Cómo se llama usted?

What's your name? (formal)

A1asking someone's name (formal)formallearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
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Why every word is where it is

¿Cómo1adverbhowse2object pronounyourself3rdllama2verb(you) callllamar · present · 3rd sing.usted3pronounyou (formal)2nd sing. · subject?
  • se → llama: reflexive: se + llama
  • usted → llama: usted takes the 3rd person

Word for word: “How do you (formal) call yourself?”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Question words carry an accent: cómo. Questions and negation →
  2. 2
    With usted it is se llama, the same form as for él and ella. Reflexive verbs and daily routine →
  3. 3
    usted is the formal "you" for strangers and older people; it takes third-person verbs. Subject pronouns and forms of address: tú, usted, ustedes →

Variations

  • ¿Cómo se llama?
  • ¿Cómo te llamas?
  • ¿Cómo se llama ella?