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My name is ___ in 35 languages
Introducing yourself is the first sentence most learners say. Most languages say it as "I call myself", "my name is" or "I am".
| Language | In its own writing | Romanisation |
|---|---|---|
| SpanishLatin | Me llamo ___ | |
| FrenchLatin | Je m'appelle ___ | |
| ItalianLatin | Mi chiamo ___ | |
| PortugueseLatin | Meu nome é ___ | |
| RomanianLatin | Mă cheamă ___ | |
| GermanLatin | Ich heiße ___ | |
| DutchLatin | Ik heet ___ | |
| SwedishLatin | Jag heter ___ | |
| Norwegian (Bokmål)Latin | Jeg heter ___ | |
| DanishLatin | Jeg hedder ___ | |
| PolishLatin | Mam na imię ___ | |
| CzechLatin | Jmenuji se ___ | |
| HungarianLatin | A nevem ___ | |
| FinnishLatin | Nimeni on ___ | |
| GreekGreek | Με λένε ___ | Me lene ___ |
| TurkishLatin | Benim adım ___ | |
| RussianCyrillic | Меня зовут ___ | Menya zovut ___ |
| UkrainianCyrillic | Мене звати ___ | Mene zvaty ___ |
| Arabic (Modern Standard)Arabic script | اسمي ___ | ismi ___ |
| HebrewHebrew | שמי ___ | shmi ___ |
| Persian (Farsi)Arabic script | نام من ___ است | nam-e man ___ ast |
| HindiDevanagari | मेरा नाम ___ है | mera naam ___ hai |
| BengaliBengali | আমার নাম ___ | amar nam ___ |
| UrduArabic script | میرا نام ___ ہے | mera naam ___ hai |
| TamilTamil | என் பெயர் ___ | en peyar ___ |
| Mandarin Chinese (Simplified)Chinese characters (Simplified) | 我叫___ | wǒ jiào ___ |
| JapaneseJapanese (kanji and kana) | 私の名前は___です | watashi no namae wa ___ desu |
| KoreanHangul | 제 이름은 ___입니다 | je ireumeun ___ imnida |
| ThaiThai | ฉันชื่อ ___ | chan chue ___ |
| VietnameseLatin | Tên tôi là ___ | |
| IndonesianLatin | Nama saya ___ | |
| Tagalog (Filipino)Latin | Ang pangalan ko ay ___ | |
| SwahiliLatin | Jina langu ___ | |
| ZuluLatin | Igama lami ngingu ___ | |
| AfrikaansLatin | My naam is ___ |
Romanisation is a guide to the sounds. Replace ___ with your own name; names are not translated. The speaker button appears only when your device has a voice for that language; computer voices may not sound like a native speaker. Phrases are cross-checked against independent sources but still await a native-speaker review.
About "My name is ___"
Spanish me llamo and French je m'appelle literally mean "I call myself". Russian меня зовут means "they call me". Chinese 我叫 says "I am called". Each of these takes your name unchanged, so you do not need to translate it.
Using it
Leave your name as it is. Names are not translated, and people will adapt the pronunciation. If you need to spell it, learn the alphabet of the language first.
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How do you say "My name is ___" in different languages?
There are 35 languages on this page. For example: Me llamo ___ (Spanish), Je m'appelle ___ (French), Mi chiamo ___ (Italian), Meu nome é ___ (Portuguese), Mă cheamă ___ (Romanian).
Are these translations checked?
Each phrase is written by us and published only when at least two independent sources agree. Native-speaker review is still to come; phrases that could not be confirmed twice are left out.