How to say

My name is

50 languages. Same English phrase, each row is the natural translation for that language. Tap Play to hear a Fluente voice, or Practise to listen, repeat and score.

Amharic አማርኛ am

ስሜ ነው

Sih-meh neh-oo

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Amharic.

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Arabic العربية ar

اسمي

Is-mee

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Arabic.

Bangla বাংলা bn

আমার নাম

Ah-MAR nahm

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Bengali.

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Catalan català ca

Em dic

Em deek

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Catalan.

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Czech čeština cs

Jmenuji se

YMEH-nyee seh

Use this phrase when introducing yourself.

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Danish dansk da

Jeg hedder

Yay HED-er

This is the standard way to introduce yourself in Danish.

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German Deutsch de

Ich heiße

Ish HIGH-suh

Use this phrase when introducing yourself.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Με λένε

Meh LEH-neh

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Greek.

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Spanish Español es

Mi nombre es

Mee NOHM-breh ess

Use this phrase when introducing yourself to someone.

Estonian eesti et

Minu nimi on

Mee-noo nee-mee ohn

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Estonian.

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Basque Basque eu

Nire izena da

Nee-reh ee-SEH-nah dah

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Basque.

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Persian فارسی fa

اسم من

Esm-eh mahn

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Persian.

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Finnish suomi fi

Nimeni on

Nee-meh-nee ohn

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Finnish.

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French Français fr

Je m'appelle

Juh mah-PELL

This is the standard way to introduce yourself in French.

Galician Galician gl

Chámome

Chah-MOH-meh

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Galician.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

મારું નામ

Maa-ROON naam

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Gujarati.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Sunana

Soo-nah-nah

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Hausa.

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Hebrew עברית he

שמי הוא

Sh-mee hoo

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Hebrew.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

मेरा नाम है

Meh-RAH naam hai

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Hindi.

Hungarian magyar hu

A nevem

Aw neh-vem

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Hungarian.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Nama saya

Nah-mah sah-yah

This is the standard way to introduce yourself in Indonesian.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Ég heiti

Yay HAY-tee

This is the standard way to introduce yourself in Icelandic.

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Italian Italiano it

Mi chiamo

Mee KEE-ah-moh

This is the most common way to say 'My name is' in Italian.

Japanese 日本語 ja

私の名前は

Wah-TAH-shee no nah-MAH-eh wah

This is a polite way to introduce yourself in Japanese.

Korean 한국어 ko

제 이름은

Jeh ee-reum-eun

This is a polite way to introduce yourself in Korean.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Mano vardas yra

Mah-noh VAHR-das ee-rah

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Lithuanian.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Mani sauc

Mah-nee sowts

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Latvian.

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Marathi मराठी mr

माझे नाव

Maa-JHEH naav

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Marathi.

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Malay Melayu ms

Nama saya

Nah-mah sah-yah

This is the standard way to introduce yourself in Malay.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Mijn naam is

Meyn nahm iss

This is the standard way to introduce yourself in Dutch.

Norwegian norsk no

Jeg heter

Yay HEE-ter

This is the standard way to introduce yourself in Norwegian.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਮੇਰਾ ਨਾਮ

Meh-RAH naam

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Punjabi.

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Polish polski pl

Nazywam się

Nah-ZIV-am shyeh

This is the most common way to introduce yourself in Polish.

Portuguese Português pt

Meu nome é

Meoo NOH-mee eh

This phrase is used to introduce yourself.

Romanian română ro

Mă numesc

Muh noo-MESK

This is the standard way to introduce yourself in Romanian.

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Russian русский ru

Меня зовут

Myeh-NYAH zah-VOOT

Use this phrase when introducing yourself in Russian.

Swedish svenska sv

Jag heter

Yah HEH-ter

This is the standard way to introduce yourself in Swedish.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Jina langu ni

Jee-nah LAN-goo nee

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Swahili.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

என் பெயர்

En peh-yar

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Tamil.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

నా పేరు

Naa peh-roo

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Telugu.

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Thai ไทย th

ฉันชื่อ

Chan chue

This is the most common way to introduce yourself in Thai.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Ang pangalan ko ay

Ang pang-ah-LAN ko ay

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Filipino/Tagalog.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Benim adım

Beh-nim ah-dum

This is a standard way to introduce yourself in Turkish.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Мене звати

Meh-NEH ZVAH-tee

This phrase is used to introduce yourself.

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Urdu اردو ur

میرا نام ہے

Meh-RAH naam hai

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Urdu.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Tôi là

Toy la

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Vietnamese.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Orúkọ mi ni

Oh-ROO-koh mee nee

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Yoruba.

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Chinese 中文 zh

我叫

WOH jyaow

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Mandarin Chinese.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

我叫

Ngoh giu

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Cantonese.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Igama lami ngingu

Ee-GAH-mah lah-mee ng-oo

This is a common way to introduce yourself in Zulu.

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