This guide will help you learn how to say what's your name in French. When meeting someone for the first time, knowing this phrase my prove to be very convenient. It can be spoken in both formal and informal ways depending on the circumstances.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH5-K4WFrTo&feature=player_embedded Read on to learn how to ask this question when meeting someone for the first time.
How to Ask What's Your Name in French: Comment Vous Appelez-Vous
This video teaches you how to ask someone what their name is in under 60 seconds. When asking this question, there are both formal and informal phrases that you can use. "Vous" is always formal and "tu" is always informal. It can be helpful to consider the situation before selecting one form of the phrase or the other.
Step 1: Listen Carefully to the French Phrase
Reading how to pronounce a word with text is almost always less effective than actually hearing the phrase spoken out loud. Watch the video to learn exactly how to say "Comment vous appelez-vous." Playing it over and over a few times can help you understand all the intonations that you may miss the first time you watch. Once you're sure you know how to say the phrase, move onto the next step.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH5-K4WFrTo&feature=player_embedded
Step 2: Repeat and Memorize the Phrase
Once you've watched the video a few times and are sure you understand how to pronounce this question, try saying it yourself. Speaking it out loud and correcting any mistakes you make can also help you memorize the phrase. It may be difficult at first, but the more you repeat, the more you'll remember it. You can also try repeating it each day for a few days until it sticks.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH5-K4WFrTo&feature=player_embedded
Step 3: Phrase Variations
As the video above talks about, there are both formal and informal ways to ask someone's name. You'll need to adapt and choose which phase you want to use based on the circumstances at that time. Note that "vous" is always formal and "tu" is always informal. You can also use this information to interpret whether other phrases are formal or informal based on whether they use vous or tu.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH5-K4WFrTo&feature=player_embedded
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