HomeSpanishGlossary › whats your name

Spanish vocabulary · Beginner

How do you say "whats your name" in Spanish?

¿Cómo te llamas?

Phrase Noun

In Spanish, "whats your name" is ¿Cómo te llamas?.

Listen to the pronunciation:

Free Spanish learning game. No sign-up, play in browser. See all games

Pronunciation

For '¿Cómo te llamas?', ll comes out close to a y sound; the accent mark shows exactly which syllable carries the stress, and keep every vowel crisp and unglided.

Grammar notes

¿Cómo te llamas? is a phrase used the same way as its English equivalent.

Example sentence

whats your name

Test your Spanish knowledge in our free browser games.

How to remember ¿Cómo te llamas?

Tie '¿Cómo te llamas?' to a specific memory of whats your name happening to you, so the phrase and the moment become one.

Related words

Browse all Spanish words in the glossary.

Questions about ¿Cómo te llamas?

How do you pronounce ¿Cómo te llamas??

For '¿Cómo te llamas?', ll comes out close to a y sound; the accent mark shows exactly which syllable carries the stress, and keep every vowel crisp and unglided.

Is ¿Cómo te llamas? formal or casual?

¿Cómo te llamas? is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.

How is ¿Cómo te llamas? used in Spanish?

¿Cómo te llamas? is used the same way as the equivalent English phrase. For example: (whats your name).

Where can I practice Spanish words for free?

You can play free Spanish minigames in your browser on the Noun Town online games page, no sign-up required. Every word in the Spanish glossary also has native audio and an example sentence you can revisit any time.

"Whats your name" in other languages

Curated by Callan Ratcliffe

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Spanish language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation. Want to play the full game? Get Noun Town on Steam.

Noun Town language-learning game on PC, Mac and VR
The full experience

Noun Town on PC, Mac & VR

These browser games are just a taste. The full Noun Town is a bigger, deeper 3D world: explore a living town, talk to its characters and learn thousands of words in immersive VR, Mixed Reality, or on your computer. It's an award-winning game with 590+ reviews on Steam and 12 languages to learn.

See the full game ▶

Spot an error? Email us at contact@noun.town