What's your name?

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1 English 1.1 Expression 1.1.1 Related expressions 1.1.2 Translations

English

Expression

What's your name?

For some languages a difference is made between polite and casual forms.

1. (polite)
2. (casual)

Related expressions

What is your name?

Translations

• Arabic:

  ما اسمك؟ (Ma ismika?)

• Dutch:

  Hoe heet u? (1), Hoe heet jij? /Hoe heet jij.ogg/

  (literal translation) Wat is uw naam? , Wat is jouw naam?

• Esperanto:

  Kio estas via nomo?

• Finnish:

  Mikä teidän nimenne on? (1), Mikä sinun nimesi on? (2)

• French:

  Comment vous appellez-vous ? (1), Comment tu t'appelles ? (2)

  (literal translation) Quel est votre nom ?

• German:

  Wie heißen Sie? (How are you called?)

  (literal translation) Wie ist Ihr Name? (1), Wie ist dein Name? (2)

• Hebrew:

  מה שמך? (Ma shimkha?)

• Japanese:

  あなたの名前はなんですか？ (anata no namae wa nan desu ka?)

• Spanish:

  ¿Cómo se llama Usted? (How do you call yourself?) (1), ¿Como te llamas? (2)

  (literal translation) ¿Cuál es su nombre? (1), ¿Cuál es tu nombre? (2)

• Swedish:

  Vad heter du? (informal)

  Vad är ditt namn? (formal)

  Vad är Ert namn? (very formal)

• Vietnamese:

  Tên bạn là gì?

  informal, but not casual; a general-purpose version; use with caution

  Tên anh là gì?

  to a male who is the same age as the speaker

  Tên bà là gì?

  formal; to a female who is older than the speaker

  Tên chị là gì?

  informal; to a female who is the same age as or younger than the speaker

  Tên của con là gì?

  from an adult to a child

  Tên em là gì?

  to a female who is the same age as the speaker, or to a person who is younger than the speaker (such as a child)

  Tên mày là gì?

  informal, even rude or insulting; to a person younger than the speaker, or to a person held in low esteem; use with caution

  Tên ông là gì?

  formal; to a male who is older than the speaker

  All these translations literally mean "Name belonging to you is what?"