Would you like to learn how to say "what's your name" in Italian? Asking someone's name in Italian is not as simple as it is in English. Whether you're serious about learning how to speak Italian or you're just trying to learn a few useful Italian expressions, this page will teach you how to say what your name is in Italian.
How to Say What's Your Name in Italian
Liliana is your Mahalo Italian language teacher. In this video, she teaches two ways to ask the question "what's your name" in Italian.
Step 1: Decide Whether or Not to Use Formal Language
To show humility toward people of seniority or authority, English speakers use honorifics like sir or miss. Italian speakers do the same; they say signore or 'signorina. However, Italians take one step further in showing humility. They do not address seniors and superiors with the informal tu. Instead, Italians address elders and superiors individually with Lei, which is the formal version of you.http://www.orbilat.com/Languages/Italian/Grammar/Italian-Verb-Forms_of_address.html
Step 2: "What Is (The) Your Name?"
What is the your name is a literal translation of the Italian quale è il tuo nome. To use a definite article with a "possessed" noun in English, you would have to say something like "what is the name of you." In Italian, you directly say "what is *the* your name" or quale è il tuo nome, which is contracted to qual'è il tuo nome.
Step 3: How Yourself (You) Call?
A more common way to say "what's your name" in Italian is to say "how do you call yourself" or literally "how yourself youcall" or come ti chiami.http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/language_notes/formal_informal.html The word chiami literally means "you call."
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Fast Facts
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You can ask "what's your name" in Italian.
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You can ask "how do you call yourself" in Italian.
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Italian has a "formal" distinction reserved for people of seniority and authority.
