Spanish
Grade 3
15 min
¿Cómo te llamas? (What's your name?)
Learn to ask and answer 'What's your name?' and 'How are you?' using 'Me llamo...' and 'Estoy...'.
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Ask 'What's your name?' in Spanish using the phrase '¿Cómo te llamas?'.
Answer 'My name is...' using the phrase 'Me llamo...'.
Recognize and use the greeting '¡Hola!' to start a conversation.
Use the polite phrase 'Mucho gusto' (Nice to meet you).
Identify and write the upside-down question mark (¿) used at the beginning of Spanish questions.
Pronounce the 'll' in 'llamas' and 'llamo' correctly (like the 'y' in 'yes').
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In this lesson, we will learn the most important question for making new friends in Spanish: '¿Cómo te llamas?'. We'll l...
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
¡Hola!The most common and friendly way to say 'Hello!' in Spanish.¡Hola! Me llamo Carlos.
¿Cómo te llamas?The question you ask a friend or someone your age to find out their name. It means 'What's your name?'.¡Hola! ¿Cómo te llamas?
Me llamo...The phrase you use to answer the question and say your name. It means 'My name is...' or 'I am called...'.Me llamo Ana.
¿Y tú?A short and friendly way to ask 'And you?'. You use it to ask someone the same question they just asked you.Me llamo David. ¿Y tú?
Mucho gustoA polite and happy phrase that means 'Nice to meet you'.Me llamo Sofía. ¡Mucho gusto!
LlamarseThe verb that means 'to be called' or 'to call oneself'. The words 'llamas'...
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Grammar Rules & Patterns
The Question & Answer Pattern
Question: ¿Cómo te llamas? Answer: Me llamo [Your Name].
This is the most common pattern for asking and answering about names. The question uses 'te' (for 'you'), and the answer uses 'me' (for 'me').
Spanish Question Marks
¿ ... ?
In Spanish, all questions must start with an upside-down question mark (¿) and end with a regular one (?). It's like giving the question a special hat and shoes!
The 'll' Sound
ll = 'y' sound
When you see two 'L's' together (ll), don't say 'luh'. Instead, make the sound of the letter 'Y' in English words like 'yes' or 'yo-yo'. So, 'llamas' sounds like 'ya-mas'.
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Challenging
Put these sentences in the correct order to make a conversation between Maria and Juan.
1. Me llamo Juan. ¿Y tú?
2. ¡Hola! ¿Cómo te llamas?
3. Mucho gusto, Juan.
4. Me llamo Maria.
A.1, 2, 4, 3
B.2, 1, 4, 3
C.2, 4, 1, 3
D.4, 3, 2, 1
Challenging
Read this conversation:
Sam: ¡Hola! ¿Cómo te llamas?
Eva: Me llamo Eva.
Sam: _________
Eva: Mucho gusto también.
What did Sam most likely say in the blank space?
A.Mucho gusto, Eva.
B.¿Y tú?
C.Me llamo Sam.
D.¡Hola, Eva!
Challenging
A student writes this question: 'Como te llamas.' According to the 'Common Pitfalls' section of the tutorial, what TWO mistakes did they make?
A.They used 'Como' instead of 'Hola' and forgot the ending question mark (?).
B.They forgot the upside-down question mark (¿) and used the wrong greeting.
C.They forgot the upside-down question mark (¿) and the regular question mark (?).
D.They used 'te' instead of 'me' and forgot the exclamation point (!).
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