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me llamo

verbBeginner

What does “me llamo” mean in English?

  1. my name is

Example sentences

  • Me llamo Carlos.

    My name is Carlos.

  • —¿Cómo te llamas? —Me llamo Ana.

    —What's your name? —I'm Ana.

  • Mi padre se llama José.

    My father's name is José.

How to use it

Me llamo means 'I'm called' (lit. 'I call myself'), used to introduce yourself by name. Reflexive llamarse + name.

Common mistake

Spanish doesn't say 'mi nombre es X' typically — 'me llamo X' is the natural form. Both work but the reflexive is more idiomatic.

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 30.