How to ask people's names and to say what your name is in many different languages.
frm = formal, inf = informal, v-inf = very informal,
sg = singular (to one person), pl = plural (to two or more people),
m = said by men, f = said by women
>m = said to men, >f = said to women
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Language | What's your name? | My name is ... |
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Abkhaz | Уара уа́рбан? (Uara yárban?) - m Бара ба́рбан? (Bara bárban?) - f Уара иухьӡи? (Uara iyx’źi?) - m Бара ибыхьӡи? (Bara ibyx’źi?) - f |
Сара ... сыхьӡуп (Sara ... syx’źup) |
Adyghe | Сыда о пцІэр? | СицІэр ... |
Afrikaans | Wat is jou naam? (inf) Wat is U naam? Hoe heet U? (frm) |
My naam is ... |
Albanian (Gheg) | Qysh e ki ẽmnin? (frm) | Ẽmni jêm ãsht ... Unê thirrna ... |
Albanian (Tosk) | Si ju quajnë? (frm) Si te quajnë? (inf) Si quheni? (frm) Si quhesh? (inf) |
Mua më quajnë ... Unë quhem ... |
Aleut | Kiin asax̂tax̂t? | ... asax̂takuq |
Aklan | Ano ro ngaean mo? | Ro ngaean ko si ... |
Alsatian | Wie heisch dü? Wia heisch? |
Ich heisch ... Ìch heiß ... |
Altay | Адыҥ кем (Adıñ kem) - inf Адыгар кем (Adıgar) - frm |
Мениҥ адым ... (Meniñ adım...) |
Amharic | ስምህ ማን ነው፧ (səməh man näw?) >m ስምሽ ማን ነው፧ (səməš man näw?) >f የእርስዎ ስም ማን ነው፧ (yärswo səm man näw?) frm |
የኔ ስም... ነው (yäne səm ... näw) ስሜ ... ነው። (səme ... näw) |
Arabic (Modern Standard) |
m - (mā ismak?) ما اسمك؟ f - (mā ismik?) ما اسمك؟ |
(... ismee) ... اسمي |
Arabic (Egyptian) |
m - (Ismak ey?) إسمك إيه؟ f - (Ismik ey?) إسمك إيه؟ |
(ismee ...) اسمي... |
Arabic (Lebanese) |
Chou esmak (m) Chou esmek (f) |
Esmi ... |
Arabic (Moroccan) |
(shno smītek?) شنو اسميتك؟ (asmītek?) اسميتك؟ |
(ana smītī ...) انا سميتى ... (smītī ...) سميتى ... |
Aragonese | Cómo te clamas? (inf) Cómo te dices? (inf) Cómo se clama? (frm) Cómo se diz? (inf) |
Me clamo ... Me digo ... |
Arapaho | Hótousíhi? | ... néé’eesíh’inoo |
Armenian (Eastern) |
Անունդ ի՞նչ է: (Anun't inch e?) inf Ինչպե՞ս ձեզ դիմել: (Inchpes dzez dimel?) frm |
Անունս ... է: (Anun's ... e.) |
Armenian (Western) |
Անունդ ի՞նչ է: (Anoonuht eench e?) inf Ձեր անունը ի՞նչ է: (Tser anoonuh eench e?) frm |
Անունս... է: (Anoonuhs... e) |
Arrernte | Werte? | |
Assamese | আপোনাৰ নাম কি? (apûnar nam ki?) - frm তোমাৰ নাম কি? (tûmar nam ki?) - inf |
মোৰ নাম ... (mûr nam ...) |
Asturian | ¿Cómo te llames? | Llámome ... |
Atikamekw | Tan e icinikasowin? | ... nit icinikason |
Aymara | Kunas sutimax? Kunasa sutimaxa? |
Sutijara ... Sutijax ... Sutixax ...wa Nayan sutinhaxa ... Nayaxa ... satäthwa |
Azerbaijani | Sənin adın nədir? (inf) Sizin adınız nədir? (frm) |
Mənim adım ... |
Balinese | Sira wastané? Sira parabé? Sira pesengané? Nyen adané? |
Adan tiang ... (inf) Wastan titiyang ... (frm) Pesengan titiyang ... (frm) Tityang maparab ... (frm) |
Bambara | I tɔgɔ? (Whats your first name?) I jamu? (Whats your surname?) |
Ne tɔgɔ ... Ne jamu ... |
Basque | Nor zara? Zein da zure izena? |
... naiz Nire izena ... da |
Bassa | Xwɛ̌ nì nyɛ́nɛ́ jǔɛ́? Xwɛ̌ nì nyɛ́nɛ́ jǔ kɛ́? |
Ní nyɛ́nɛ́ mɔ̀… |
Batak (Toba) | Ai ise do goarmu? | Ia goarhu ... |
Bavarian | Via hoassn si? (frm) Via hoassd du? (inf) |
I hoas ... I bin da ... (m) I bin die ... (f) |
Belarusian | Як цябе клічуць?(Jak ciabie kličuć?) - inf Як вас завуць? (Jak vas zavuć?) - frm |
Мяне клічуць ... (Mianie kličuć ...) |
Bengali | তোর নাম কি? (Tor nam ki?) - (v)inf তোমার নাম কি? (Tomar nam ki?) - inf আপনার নাম কি? (Apnar nam ki?) - frm |
আমার নাম ... (Amar nam ...) |
Bhojpuri | तोहार नाव् का ह? (tohar naav kaa ha?) | हमार नाव् ... ह (hamaar naav ... ha) |
Biatah | Asi dun mu? (inf) Asi dun ngan? (frm/pl) |
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Bikol | Ano an pangaran mo? | Ako si ... |
Bislama | Wanem nem blong yu? | Nem blong mi ... |
Blaan | Det Dagit am? | Ye dagit gu ... |
Bosnian | Kako se zoveš? (inf) Kako se zovete? (frm) |
Zovem se ... Ja sam .... |
Breton | Petra eo da anv? Pe anv out? |
... eo ma anv |
Bemba | Niwe nani? Nimwe bani ishina? |
Nine ... Ishina lyandi ni ... |
Bulgarian | Как се казваш? (Kak se kazvaš) (inf) Как се казвате? (Kak se kazvate) (frm) |
Аз се казвам ... (Az se kazvam ... ) Казвам се ... (Kazvam se ...) |
Burmese | ခင္ဗ်ားနာမည္ဘယ္လိုေခၚလဲ။ (k'amyà ne-meh beh-lo k'aw-lèh?) ၡင်နာမည်ဘယ်လို ေခါ်သလဲ။ (shin ne-meh beh-lo k'aw-dhǎlèh?) >f |
ကျွန်ေတာ့် ... လို့ေခါ်ပါတယ်။ (cǎnáw ... ló k'aw-ba-deh) m ကျွန်မ ... လို့ေခါ်ပါတယ်။ (cǎmá ... ló k'aw-ba-deh) f |
Cape Verdean Creole | Moki bu tchoma? | Nha nomi e ... |
Capiznon | Ano ngalan mo? | Ako si ... |
Catalan | Com et dius? (inf) Com es diu? (frm) |
Em dic ... |
Cebuano | Unsa imong ngalan? (frm) Kinsay inyong ngalan? (frm) Kinsay imong ngalan? (inf) Unsa'y ngalan nimo? (inf) |
Ang akong ngalan kay ... (frm) Ang ngalan nako kay ... ... akong ngalan |
Central Dusun | Isai ngaran nu? | Ngaran ku nopo nga i ... |
Chabacano de Cavite | Cosa tu nombre? | Mi nombre ... |
Chabacano de Zamboanga | Cosa di uste nombre? (frm) Cosa su gracia? (vfrm) Cosa tu nombre? (inf) Cosa de vos nombre? (inf) Vos nombre cosa? (crs) |
Mi nombre es ... Mi nombre ... |
Chamorro (Guam dialect) |
Håyi nå'ån-mu? | Nå'ån-hu si ... |
Chamorro (North Marianas dialect) |
Hayi na’an-mu? | Na’an-hu si ... |
Chechen | Хьан цIе хIун ю? (Ẋan ċe hun yu?) | Сан цIe ... ю (San ċe ... yu) |
Cherokee | ᎦᏙ ᏕᏣᏙᎠ? (Gado, detsadoa) | ... ᏓᏆᏙ (dagwado) |
Cheyenne | Né-tonėševehe? | ... ná-heševehe |
Chichewa | Dzina lanu ndani? Dzina lanu ndi yani? |
Dzina langa ndi ... |
Chinese (Cantonese) |
你叫(做)乜野名呀? (néih giu(jouh) mātyéh méng a) 你點稱呼呀? (néih dím chìngfù a) |
我叫做 ... (ngóh giujouh ...) |
Chinese (Hakka) |
你姓麼個? (ngi2 siang5 ma3ge5?) 你喊麼個? (ngi2 hem1 ma3ge5?) |
𠊎姓 ... (ngai2 siang5 ...) 𠊎安到 ... (ngai2 on1 do ...) |
Chinese (Mandarin) |
你貴姓大名? [你贵姓大名?] (nǐ guìxìng dàmíng?) 你叫什麼名字? [你叫什么名字?] (nǐ jiào shénme míngzì?) |
我姓 ... (wǒ xìng ...) 我叫... (wǒ jiào ...) |
Chinese (Taiwanese) |
請問,你貴姓? (chhiáⁿ-mn̄g, lí kùi-sèⁿ?) 你叫啥物名? (lí kiò sáⁿ-mih/síaⁿ-mih miâ?) |
我姓 ... (góa sèⁿ ...) 我叫 ... (góa kiò ...) |
Chinese (Teochew) |
汝名乜个? (leu2 mian5 mit4gai1) | 我名 ... (ua2 mian5 ...) 我叫咋 ... (ua2 gio3za3 ...) |
Chipewyan | ʔedlánet’é ɂá? | Si ... Húshye |
Choctaw | Chi̱ hohchifo yʋt nanta? | Sʋ hohchifo yʋt ... |
Chuukese | Ifa itom? | Itei ... |
Chuvash | Есӗ мӗн йатлӑ? (Esĕ mĕn jatlă?) |
Епӗ ... йатлӑ. (Epĕ ... jatlă) |
Cimbrian | Bia hòosasto? (inf) Bia pisto ganaamet? (inf) Bia hòosat-ar? (frm) Bia sait-ar ganaamet? (frm) |
Ich pin ganaamet ... Ich hòosse ... Ich rüüfa- mar ... |
Coastal Kadazan | Iisai ngaan nu? | Ngaan ku zi ... Ngaan ku nopo nga zi ... |
Comanche | Ʉnha hakai nahniaka? | Nʉ nahnia tsa .... |
Cornish | Pyth yw dha hanow? | Ow hanow yw ... |
Corsican | Cumu vi chjamate? | Mi chjamu ... |
Cree | ᑖᓂᓯ ᐁᐃᓯᔨᐦᑳᓱᔭᐣ (tânisi ê-isiyihkâsoyan?) ᑖᓂᓯ ᑭᑎᓯᔨᐦᑳᓱᐣ (tânisi kitisiyihkâson?) |
ᓂᓯᔨᐦᑳᓱᐣ ... (... nitisiyihkâson) |
Croatian | Kako se zoveš? (inf) Kako se zovete? (frm) |
Zovem se ... |
Crow | Dalassaakiio? | Baláshe ... húuk |
Cuyonon | Anono imong aran? | Ako si ... |
Czech | Jak se jmenuješ? (inf) Jak se jmenujete? (frm) Jaké je tvoje jméno? (inf) Jaké je vaše jméno? (frm) |
Jmenuju se ... Moje jméno je ... |
Danish | Hvad hedder du? | Jeg hedder ... |
Dari | (Nâmêtân cist?) نامتان چيست؟ (Esme-tân cist?) اسم تان چيست؟ |
(Nâme man ... ast) نام من ... است (Esme-man ... ast) اسم من ... است |
Dholuo | Nyingi nga? | Nyinga ... |
Dolgan | Эн аатын кимий? (En aatın kimij?) |
Мин аатын кимий? (Min aatın ...) |
Duala | Dina lôngo na njé? | Díná lâm nā ... |
Dutch | Hoe heet je? (inf) Wat is jouw naam? (inf) Hoe heet u? (frm) Wat is uw naam? (frm) |
Ik heet ... Mijn naam is ... |
Dzongkha | ཁྱོད་ཀྱི་མིང་ག་ཅི་སྨོ? (Chhoegi ming gachi mo?) |
ང་གི་མིང་ ... ཨིན། (Ngagi ming ... inn) ང་བསོད་ ... ཨིན། (Nga ... inn) |
Efik | Ekere didie? | Ig ietter ... |
Elfdalian | Ur ietter du? | Ig ietter ... |
Estonian | Mis teie nimi on? (frm) Mis su nimi on? (inf) |
Minu nimi on ... |
Ewe | Nkowode? | Nkↄnye nye ... |
Extremaduran | Cómu te llamas? (inf) Cómu se llama usté? (frm) |
Me llamu ... So ... |
Faroese | Hvussu eitur tú? | Eg eiti ... |
Fijian | O cei na yacamu? O cei na yacamuni? |
Na yacaqu o ... |
Finnish | Mikä sinun nimesi on? (inf) Mikä teidän nimenne on? (frm) |
Nimeni on ... |
Flemish (West) | Oe noeme hy? | Ik noemn ... |
French | Comment est-ce que vous vous appelez ? Comment vous appelez-vous ? (frm/pl) Comment t'appelles-tu ? Comment tu t'appelles ? (inf/sg) |
Je m'appelle ... |
Frisian (North - Mooring) | Hü håtst dü? | Ik hiitj ... |
Frisian (Saterland) | Woo hatst du? Hoe hjitsto? |
Iek heet ... Ik hjit ... |
Frisian (West) | Hoe hjitte jo? Hoe hjitst do? |
Myn namme is ... Ik hyt ... |
Friulian | Ce non âstu? | Il gno non al è ... |
Galician | Como te chamas? (inf) Como se chama? (frm) |
Chámome ... Chámanme... |
Galo | Nok amen vv oh vla? | Qok amen vv ... |
Gallo | Coment q'c'ét-ti qe tu t'ahuches ? Coment q'c'ét-ti qe t'âs nom ? |
J'ai nom ... Et ... qe je m'ahuche Ét ... qe j'e nom Ét ... qe je m'épele don |
Gascon | Com t'apèras ? (inf) Com v's aperats ? (frm) Quin t'apèras ? (inf/sg) Quin v'aperatz ? (pl) |
Que m'apèri ... |
Georgian | თქვენი სახელი?
(tkveni sakheli?) - frm რა გქვიათ? (ra gkviat?) - frm შენი სახელი? (sheni sakheli?) - inf რა გქვია? (ra gkvia?) - inf |
მე მქვია ... (me mkvia ...) |
German | Wie heißt du? (inf) Wie heißen Sie? (frm) |
Ich heiße... |
Greek (Ancient) | Ὄνομα σοι τί ἐστιν; (Ónoma soi tí estin?) | Ὄνομα μοι… (Ónoma moi ...) |
Greek (Modern) | Πώς σας λένε; (Pós sas léne?) - frm Πώς σε λένε; (Pós se léne?) - inf Πώς λέγεστε; (Pós légeste?) - frm Πώς λέγεσαι; (Pós légese?) - inf Πώς ονομάζεστε; (Pós onomázeste?) - frm Πώς ονομάζεσαι; (Pós onomázese?) - inf Ποιό είναι το όνομά σας; (Pyó íne to ónomá sas?) - frm Ποιό είναι το όνομά σου; (Pyó íne to ónomá su?) - inf |
Με λένε ... (Me léne ...) Ονομάζομαι... (Onomázome…) Λέγομαι ... (Légome ...) |
Greenlandic | Qanoq ateqarpit? | ...imik ateqarpunga |
Guaraní | Mbaé’chepa nderéra? (What is your given name?) Mba'éichapa ndererajoapy? (What is your surname?) |
Che cheréra ... (My given name is ...) Chererajoapy ... (My surname is ...) |
Guernésiais | Coume tchi qu’t’as naom? Tchi qu’est vote naom? |
Mon naom est ... |
Gujarati | તારું નામ શું છે (taru naam su chhe) - sg/inf તમારું નામ શું છે (tamaru naam su chhe? - pl/frm આપનું નામ શું છે (aapnu naam su chhe)? - frm |
મારું નામ ..... છે (maru naam ... chhe) |
Haitian Creole | Koman ou rele? Ki jan ou rele? Ki non ou? Ki non w? |
M rele ... Mwen rele ... Non m se ... |
Hausa | Mi sunanka? (>m) Mi sunanki? (>f) |
Sunana ... |
Hawaiian | ʻO wai kou inoa? | ʻO ... koʻu inoa |
Hebrew | (Ma shimkha [m] Ma shmekh [f]) מה שמך? | (Shmi ...) שמי... |
Herero | Ena roye oove ani? Oove uṋe ena roye? | Ena randje owami ... |
Hill Miri | nok emin-é yok-é? नक् अेमिन्-अे॔ यक्-अे॔? |
ngok emin-é .. ङक् अेमिन्-अे॔ ... |
Hindi | आप का नाम क्या है (āp kā nām kyā hai) - frm तुम्हारा नाम क्या है? (tumhārā nām kyā hai) - inf |
मेरा नाम ... है (merā nām ... hai) |
Hiligaynon | Ano imo ngalan? (frm) Ano ngalan mo? (inf) |
Ang ngalan ko ... |
Hopi | Um hin maatsiwa? | Nu' ... yan maatsiwa |
Hungarian | Mi a neve? | A nevem ... |
Iban | Sapa nama dik? | Nama aku ... |
Ibinda | Ligina liaku nani? | Ligina liami ... |
Icelandic | Hvað heitir þú? | Ég heiti ... |
Igbo | Kedụ aha gị? Kedụ afa gị? |
Aha m bụ ... Afa m bụ ... |
Iloko | Ania ti naganmo? Aniat' naganmo? |
Ti naganko ket ... ... ti naganko |
Indonesian | Siapa nama anda? Anda namanya siapa? Siapa namamu? (inf) Namamu siapa? (inf) |
Nama saya ... Saya bernama ... |
Inuktitut | ᑭᓇᐅᕕᑦ? (Kinauvit?) | ᐅᕙᖓ ...ᐊᑎᕋ (Uvanga ...atira) ...ᐅᔪᖓ (...ujunga) |
Iñupiaq | Kinauvin? Kiña atqiñ? |
Atira ... Atiġa ... |
Irish (Gaelic) | Cén t-ainm atá ort? (sg) Cén t-ainm atá oraibh? (pl) Cad is ainm duit? (sg) Cad is ainm daoibh? (pl) C'ainm atá ort? (sg) C'ainm atá oraibh? (pl) - Ul |
Is mise ... Mise ... ... is ainm dom |
Italian | Come ti chiami? (inf) Come si chiama? (frm) |
Mi chiamo ... |
Jamaican | Wah yuh name? | Mi name ... |
Japanese | お名前はなんですか? (o-namae wa nan desu ka) | ... だ (... da) (inf) ... です (... desu) (frm) |
Javanese | ꦲꦱ꧀ꦩꦤ꧀ꦤꦶꦥꦸꦤ꧀ꦥꦤ꧀ꦗꦼꦤꦼꦁꦔꦤ꧀ꦱꦶꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦤ꧀? (Asmanipun panjenengan sinten?) (Kromo Inggil) ꦗꦼꦤꦼꦁꦩꦸꦱꦥ? (Jenengmu sạpạ?) (Ngoko) |
ꦤꦩꦶꦏꦸꦭ... (Nami kulạ ...) (Kromo Inggil) ꦗꦼꦤꦼꦁꦏꦸ... (Jenengku ...) (Ngoko) |
Jenesch | Kui loz vut bettu? | |
Jèrriais | Tch'est qu'est vot' nom? (frm) Tch'est qu'est san nom? Tch'est qu'est tan nom? (inf) |
Man nom est ... Jé sis ... Jé m'appelle ... |
Kabiye | Páyaŋ súwe? | Páyam ... Páyam se ... |
Kabyle | Isem-ik ? (>m) Isem-im ? (>f) |
Isem-iw ... |
Kalmyk | Тана нерн кемб? (Tana nern kemb?) Чини нерн кемб? (Čini nern kemb?) |
Мини нерн ... (Mini nern ...) |
Kannada | ನಿನ್ನ ಹೆಸರೇನು? (ninna hesarēnu?) - sg ನಿಮ್ಮ ಹೆಸರೇನು? (nimma hesarēnu?) - pl/frm |
ನನ್ನ ಹೆಸರು ... (nanna hesaru ...) |
Kaqchikel | ¿Achike ab'i' rat? (frm/sg) ¿Achike ib'i' rïx? (frm/pl) ¿Achike rub'i' rija'? (inf) |
Rin ... nub'i Nub'i yin ... |
Karuk | Hûut mí'thvuy? | ... níthvuuytih |
Kashmiri | त्वहि क्या छु नाव? (Twahi kyaa ch'u naav?) तुहुंद नाव क्या हज़ छु? تُهند ناو كياه حض چهُ؟ (Tuhund naw kyah haz chu?) |
मे छु नाव ... / ميونناوچه (Ma chho naw ...) |
Kashubian | Jak sã nazéwôsz? Jakùż sã zwiész? |
Nazéwóm sã ... Jô sã zwiã ... Móm na miono ... |
Kazakh | Сіздің атыңыз кім? (Sizdiñ atıñız kim?) | Менің атым ... (Meniñ atım ...) |
Khmer | អ្នកឈ្មោះអី? (ânâk chhmoŭh ei?) | ខ្ងុំឈ្មោះ ... (khnyŭm chhmoŭh ...) |
Khoekhoe (Nama) | Matis ǀen hâ? (fm/sg) Matits ǀen hâ? (m/sg) Mati ro ǀen hâ? (cm/dl) Mati ro ǀen hâ? (fm/dl) Mati kho ǀen hâ? (m/dl) Mati du ǀen hâ? (f/cm/pl) Mati go ǀen hâ? (m/pl) Mati so ǀen hâ? (fm/pl) |
Ti ǀens ge a ... |
Kinyarwanda | Witwa nde? Nitwa gute? |
Nitwa ... |
Kiribati | Antai aram? | Arau ... Arau ngai ... |
Korean | 이름은 무엇입니까? (ireumeun mueosip nikka?) - inf 성함이 어떻게 되십니까? (sungham ee uttoke daesipnika?) - frm |
제 이름은 ... 입니다 (je ireum-eun ... imnida) |
Kpelle | íláa ɓa gbɛɛ̂? | Náa ɓa ... |
Kumyk | Атыгъыз кимдир? (Atığız kimdir?) |
Мени атым ... (Meni atım ...) |
!Kung San | !Kang ya tsedia? (>m) !Kang ya tsidia? (>f) |
!Kang ya tse ... (m) !Kang ya tsi ... (f) |
Kurdish (Kurmanji) | Navé te chî ye? (frm/sg) Navé we chî ye? (frm/pl) |
Navé mi(n) ... e |
Kurdish (Sorani) | Nawî tu çiye? (Nawt chya?) ناوت چییە؟ |
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Kven | Mikä oon sinun nimi? | Minun numi oon ... |
Kyrgyz | Сенин атың ким? (Senin atyng kim?) - sg/inf Сиздин атыңыз ким? (Sizdin atyngyz kim?) - sg/frm |
Менин атым ... (Menin atym ...) |
Ladino | inf - (Komo te yamas?) קומו טי יאמאש? frm - (Komo vos yamash?) קומו ב׳וס יאמאש? |
(Me yamo ...) מי יאמו... |
Lakota Sioux | Táku eníčiyapi he? | ... emáčiyapi |
Lao | ເຈົ້າຊື່ຫຍັງ? (jâo seu nyãng?) | ຂ້ອຍຊື່ ... (kháwy seu ...) |
Latin | Quid est nomen tibi? | Nomen mihi est ... |
Latvian | Kā tevi sauc? (inf) Kā Jūs sauc? (frm) |
Mani sauc ... |
Laz | მუ გჯოხონს? (Mu gcoxons?) |
ჩქიმი ჯოხო ... (Çkimi coxo ...) |
Limburgish | Wie heits doe? | Ich heit ... |
Lingala | Kombo na yo? | Kombo na ngaï ... |
Lithuanian | Kuo tu vardu? (inf) Koks jūsų vardas? (frm) |
Mano vardas ... |
Low Saxon | Wo heetst du? | Ik heet ... |
Lozi | U mang'i? Libizo lahao ki mang'i? |
Libizo laka ki ... Ki na ... |
Luganda | Erinnya lyo ggwe ani? | Erinnya lyange nze ... |
Lule Sámi | Mij la duv namma? | Muv namma le ... |
Luxembourgish | Wéi heeschs du? (inf) Wéi heescht Dir? (frm) |
Ech heeschen ... Mäin Numm ass ... |
Macedonian | Како се викаш? (Kako se vikaš?) - inf/sg Како се викате? (Kako se vikate?) - frm/pl |
Јас се викам ... (Jas se vikam ...) Моје име је ... (Moje ime je ...) |
Magahi | तोर नाम की हको? /t̪oːr naːm kiː həkoː/ |
हमर नाम ... है (general) /həmər naːm ... hæː/ हमर नाम ... हो (response to question) /həmər na:m ... hoː/ |
Maithili | Anhake naam ki achhi? Apne ker shubh naam? |
Hamar naam ... aichh Hamar naam aichh ... |
Malagasy | Iza no anaranao? | Ny anarako dia ... |
Malay | Siapa nama anda? | Nama saya ... |
Malayalam | പേരെന്താ? (pērenthā?) നിന്തെ പേരെന്താ? (ninte pērenthā?) |
ഞാന് ... (jnān ...) എന്ദെറ പേര് ... ആണ് (ente per ... āṇ) |
Maldivian | (Kon nameh kiyanee?) ކޮން ނަމެއް ކިޔަނީ؟ | (Aharenge namakee ...) އަހަރެންގެ ނަމަކީ ... |
Maltese | X'jismek? | Jien jisimni ... |
Mam | Ti’ tb’iya? | ... nb’iya ... we’ nb’i |
Manx (Gaelic) | Cre'n ennym t'ort? (sg) Cre'n ennym t'erriu? (pl) |
Ta'n ennym orrym ... Ta ... yn ennym orrym Mish ... |
Māori | Ko wai tōu ingoa? | Ko ... ahau |
Marathi | तुझं नाव काय आहे? (tujha nāv kāy āhe) inf आपले नाव काय आहे? (āpale nāv kāy āhe) frm |
माझं नाव ... आहे (māzha nāv ... āhe) |
Marshallese | Etam̧? | Eta in ... |
Mauritian Creole | Kuma ou apéle ? Ki ou non ? |
Mo nom li ... |
Meänkieli | Mikä sinun nimi oon? Mikä sinun nimesi on? Mikä sun nimi on? |
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Míkmaq | Taluisin? | Taluisi ... |
Mirandese | Qual ye le sou nome? | L miu nome ye ... |
Mon | ယၞဳေဗွ ္ဗုီလုဪေရာ? | ... သရဏ။ |
Mongolian | Таны нэр хэн бэ? (Tany ner khen be?) | Миний нэр ... (Minii ner ...) |
Mossi | Yamb yʋʋr la a boẽ? (frm) Fo yʋʋr la a boẽ? (inf) |
Mam yʋʋr la a ... |
Muscogee (Creek / Seminole) | Naket cehocefkvtē? Cehocefkv naket owa? Cehocefkv nake tē? |
... cvhocefkvt os ... vnhuehketvt os |
Nahuatl | ¿Quen motoca? | Notōcā ... Nehua notōcā ... Ni ... |
Navajo | Haash yinilyé? | Shí éí ... yinishyé |
Newari / Nepal Bhasa | छङ्गू नां छु ? (chaṅgū nāṅ chu?) छिगू नां छु ? (chigū nāṅ chu? - frm) |
जिगू नां ... खः। (jigū nāṅ ... khaḥ) |
Ndebele (Northern - Zimbabwe) | Ibizo lakho ngubani? | Mina ngingu ... |
Niuean | Ko hai e higoa haau? | Ko ... e higoa haaku |
Ndebele (Southern) | Ibizo lakho ngubani? | Ibizo lami ngu... |
Nepali | तपाईँको नाम के हो ? (tapāī̃ko nāma ke ho?) तिम्रो नाम के हो ? (timro nāma ke ho?) |
मेरो नाम ... हो (mero nāma … ho ) |
Nkore | Eiziina ryawe oryoha? | Ndi ... Iziina ryangye ni ... |
Nogai | Сизинъ атынъыз ким ди? Сизинъ атынъыз калай ды? |
Меним атым ... |
Northern Sámi | Mii du namma lea? | Mu namma lea ... |
Northern Sotho | Ke wena mang? | Ke nna ... |
Norwegian | Hva heter du? (BM) Kva heiter du? (NN) |
Jeg heter ... (BM) Eg heiter ... (NN) |
Obispeño (Northern Chumash) |
Tʸi s'ipi yaptɨ? | Yamtɨ ... |
Occitan | Cossí te dison? (inf) Cossí te sonas? (inf) Cossí vos dison? (frm) Cossí vos sonatz? (frm) |
Me dison ... Me soni ... M'apèli ... |
Ojibwe | Wegnesh ezhinkaazyin? Aaniin ezhinikaazoyan? |
... ndizhinikaaz ... (n)nindizhinikaaz ... (n)indigoo |
Okinawan | う名前や何やいびーが? (u naamee ya nuu yaibiiga?) 御所何んでぃ言ちょーいびーが? (unju nuu ndi ichooibiiga?) |
... やん (... yan) - inf ... やいびーん (... yaibiin) - frm 我ー名前や ... やいびーん (waa naamee ya ... yaibiin) - frm 我ー名前や ... やん (waa naamee ya ... yan) - inf 我んねー、 ... んでぃ言るむんやいびーん (wannee ... (n)diirumun yaibiin) 我んねー……. んでぃ言ちょーいびーん (wannee ... (n)di ichooibiin) |
Omaha | Izházhe wiwíta-tʰe ... | |
Oʼodham | Shap cehgig? | B añ cehgig ... |
Oriya | ତୁମର ନାମ କ’ଣ? (Tumara nāma kaṇa?) ଆପଣଙ୍କର ନାମ କ’ଣ? (Āpaṇaṅkara nāma kaṇa?) |
ମୋର ନାମ ... (Mora nāma ...) |
Oshiwambo | Ovelye lye? | Edina lange aame ... |
Ossetian | Дæ ном куыд у? (Dæ nom kuyd?) |
Мæ ном хуыйны ... (Mæ nom xuyjny ...) |
Palauan | Ng techa ngklem? | A ngklek a ... |
Papiamento | Con jamabo? Con yama bo? Con bo nomber ta? |
Mi nomber ta ... Ami yama ... |
Pashto | (staa num tsa dhe?) ستا نون څه | (zama num ... de) زما نون ... دى |
Pawnee | Kirike râsasa’? Kikî râsasa’? Kirikî râsasa’? |
Tâtasa' ... |
Pennsylvania German / Dutch | Was iss dei Naame? | Mei Naame is(s) ... Ich ghees' ... |
Persian (Farsi) | اسم شما چیست؟ (esm e shoma chist?) اسمتون چيه؟ (esmetun chie?) نام شما چيست؟ vfrm - (naam e shoma chist?) اسم شما چيه؟ inf - (esm e shoma chie?) vinf - اسمت چیه؟ |
اسم من ... است. (esm e man ... ast) نام من ... است vfrm - (naam e man ... ast) اسم من ... ه inf - (esm e man ... eh) |
Picard | Kmint qu'os vos aplez ? | |
Plautdietsch | Waut es dien Nome? | Mien Nome es ... |
Polish | Jak się Pan nazywa? (frm>m) Jak się Pani nazywa? (frm>f) Jak ma Pan na imię? (frm>m) Jak ma Pani na imię? (frm>f) Jak się nazywasz? (inf) Jak masz na imię? (inf) |
Mam na imię ... Nazywam się ... |
Portuguese | Como se chama? (frm) Como te chamas? (inf) |
Chamo-me ... Eu chamo-me ... |
Portuguese (Brazilian) | Como se chama? (frm) Qual é o teu nome? (inf) Qual é o seu nome? (inf) Como é o seu nome? (frm) Como é o teu nome? (inf) Como você se chama? Qual é o seu nome? (frm) Qual é o teu nome? (inf) Qual a tua graça? |
Chamo-me ... Eu me chamo ... O meu nome é ... |
Punjabi | ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਨਾਂ ਕੀ ਹੈ? / تہاڈا کیہ ناں ہے؟ (tuhāḍā nā̃ kī he?) |
ਮੇਰਾ ਨਾਂ ... ਹੈ। میرا ناں ۔۔۔۔ ہے (mērā nā̃ ... he) |
Quechua | ¿Imataq sutiyki? (frm) | X Sutiymi ... X-qa sutiymi ... Pedroqa sutiymi ... |
Rapa Nui | Ko ai tu'u 'ingoa? | Ko ... to'oku 'ingoa |
Romani | So'i tjiro nav? Sar bušos/bushos tu? Sar čo anav? Sar vikineja tu? So tutt's lav? (British Romany) |
Miro nav si o .... Me bušov/bushov ... Me sem ... Me sim ... Mandi's lav ... (British Romany) |
Romanian | Cum vă numiți? | Mă numesc ... |
Romansh | Co haveis vus num? | Jeu hai num ... |
Russian | Как тебя зовут?
(Kak tebya zovut?) - inf Как вас зовут? (Kak vas zovut?) - frm |
Меня зовут ... (Menya zovut ...) |
Rusyn | Як ся звете? (Ja sja zbete?) - frm |
Я ся зву ... (Ja cja zvu ...) |
Sakha | Аатыҥ кимий? (aatɯŋ kimij?) - inf Ааккыт ким диэний? (aakkɯt kim dienij?) - frm |
Мин аатым ... (Min aatɯm ...) |
Samoan | O ai lou igoa? | O lo'u igoa o ... |
Samogitian | Kāp tavė vadėn? Kuoks tāva vārds? Kuoks tamstas vārds? (frm) |
Mona vards ... Mōna vārds yr ... |
Sango | Ïrï tî mo nye? | Irï tî mbï ... Irï tî mbï a yeke ... |
Sanskrit | तव नाम किम् (tava nāma kim?) | अहम् ... (aham ...) मम नाम ... (mama nāma ...) |
Sardinian (Logudorese) | Comente ti jamas? Comente ti cramas? Comente ti narras? |
(D)eo so(e) ... Mi narro ... Su nomen meu est ... |
Sauk | Tân êshithoyani? Kashi châh keteshitho? |
... neteshitho |
Scots | Whit's yer name? Whit ye cawit? Whit dae they cry ye? |
Ma name's ... |
Scottish Gaelic | Dè an t-ainm a th'ort (inf/sg) Dè an t-ainm a th'oirbh (frm/pl) |
Is mise ... |
Serbian | Како се зовеш?
(Kako se zoveš?) - inf Како се зовете? (Kako se zovete?) - frm |
Зовем се ... (Zovem se ...) |
Serrano | Hiitiit metewan? | Netewan ... |
Sesotho | Lebitso la hao ke mang? | Lebitso laka ke ... |
Shawnee | Nahewa ketasefo? | ... netasefo |
Shona | Unonzani? (sg) Munonzani? (pl) |
Ndinonzi ... Zita rangu i ... |
Sicilian | Comu ti chiami? Comu ti mìsiru? Comu si chiama? (frm) Comu ci mìsiru? (frm) |
Mi chiamu… Mi mìsiru… |
Sidama | Ate su’mi ayeti? | Ane su’mi ...ti |
Sindhi | تُنهِجو نالو ڇا آهي؟ sg - (tunhinjo naalo chhaa aahe?) تَوهانجو نالو ڇا آهي؟ pl - (tavahaanjo naalo chhaa aahe?) |
مُنهِنجو نالو ... آهي (munhinjo naalo ... aahe) |
Sinhala | ඔයාගේ නම මොකක්ද (oyāgē nama mokakda?) | මගේ නම ... (magē nama ...) |
Slovak | Ako sa voláš? (inf) Ako sa voláte? (frm) |
Volám sa ... |
Slovenian | Kako ti je ime? (inf) Kako vam je ime? (frm) |
Ime mi je ... |
Somali | Magacaa? Magacaagu muxuu yahay? |
Magacaygu waa .. |
Sorbian (Lower) | Kak se Wam groni? (frm) Kak se tebje groni? (inf) |
Ja som ... Mójo mě jo ... (frm) Mě se groni ... (inf) |
Sorbian (Upper) | Kak Wy rĕkaće? (frm) Kak ty rěkaš? (inf) |
Moje mjeno je ... Ja sym ... Rěkam ... (inf) Ja rěkam ... (inf) |
Spanish | ¿Cómo te llamas? (inf) ¿Cómo se llama Usted? (frm) |
Mi nombre es ... Me llamo ... |
Sundanese | Namina saha? | Nami abdi ... |
Swahili | Jina lako ni nani? | Jina langu ni ... |
Swazi | Ungubani ligama lakho? | Ligama lami ngu ... |
Swedish | Vad heter du? | Jag heter ... |
Swiss German | Wie isch Ihre name? (frm) Wie heissisch Du? (inf) |
I heisse ... Mi name isch ... |
Tabassaran | Фицияв цІур? (Ficijav c̣ur?) | |
Tagalog | Ano po ang pangalan nila? (frm) Anong pangalan mo? (inf) |
Ang pangalan ko po ay ... (frm) Ang pangalan ko ay ... (inf) |
Tahitian | O vai to oe i'oa? | O ... to'u i'oa |
Tajik | Hоми шумо чист? (Nomi šumo čist?) - frm Hоми ту чист? (Nomi tu čist?) - inf |
Номи ман ... (Nomi man ...) |
Tamil (formal) | உங்கள் பெயர் என்ன? (ungal peyar enna?) [ml] [fm] |
என் பெயர் ... (en peru ...) [ml] [fm] |
Tamasheq | M-isəm-ənnăk? M-isəm-ənnăm? |
Isəm-in ... |
Tamil (informal) | ஒங்க பேர் என்ன? (onga per enna) [fm] |
எம் பேர் ... (em per…) [fm] |
Tatar | İsímígíz niçík? | İsímím ... |
Telugu | మీ పేరేమండి ? (mee paeraemaṅdi?) |
నా పేరు ... (naa paeru ...) |
Tetum | Ita nia naran saida? O nia naran sa? |
Ha'u nia naran ... Men dak narana ... |
Thai | คุณชีออะไร? (kun chêu a-rai ?) | ผมชื่อ ... (pŏm chêu ...) m ฉันชื่อ ... (chăn chêu ...) f |
Tibetan | ཁྱེད་རང་གི་མཚན་ལ་ག་རེ་ཞུ་གི་ཡོད། (kayrang gi minglâ karay ray?) | ངའི་མིང་ལ་ ... རེད། (ngay minglâ ... ray) |
Tigrinya | መን’ዩ ሸምካ (menyu shimka) m/sg መን’ዩ ሸምኪ (menyu shimki) f/sg መን’ዩ ሸምኩም (menyu shimkum) m/frm መን’ዩ ሸምክን (menyu shimken) f/frm |
ስመይ….ይበሃል (simey ... yebehal) |
Tokelauan | Ko ai tō igoa? | Ko ... toku igoa Ko toku igoa ko ... Ko au ko ... |
Tok Pisin | Wanam nem bilong yu? Husat nem bilong yu? |
Nem bilong mi emi ... Nem bilong mi i ... |
Tongan | Ko hai ho hingoa? | Ko hoku hingoa ko... |
Tongva (Gabrielino) | Miyiiha' motwaanyan? | Netwaanyan'e ... |
Tsotsil | K'usi abi? (inf) Jo'ote k'usi abi? (frm) |
Ja' jbi ... |
Tswana | Leina le gago ke mang? (frm) O mang? (inf) |
Leina la me ke ... |
Tsez | Довкьо ци шов? (Dowƛʼo ci šow?) |
Дāькьо ци ... йолъ (Daǟƛʼo ci ... yoł?) |
Tsonga | Hi wena mani vito? Hi wena mani vito ra wena? (frm)) U wa ka mani xivongo? (What is your surname?) |
Hi mina ... Vito ra mina i... |
Tumbuka | Zina linu ndimwe njani? | Zina lane ndine ... |
Turkish | İsminiz nedir? (frm) İsmin ne? (inf) Adınız ne? (frm) Adın ne? (inf) |
İsmim ... (inf/frm) Adım ... (inf/frm) |
Turkmen | Adyň name? | Meniň adym ... |
Tuvaluan | Ko oi tou igoa? | Toku igoa ko ... |
Twi | Yɛferɛ wo sɛn? | Yɛferɛ me ... Me din de ... |
Udmurt | Кызьы тон нимыд? (Kyz’y ton nimyd?) |
Монэ ӧтизы ... (Mone ötizy ...) |
Ukrainian | Як тебе звати (Jak tebe zvaty?) inf/sg Як вас звати (Jak vas zvaty?) frm/inf/pl |
Мене звуть (Mene zvuť ...) |
Ulch | Си(э) гэлбуси нгуй? Син гэлбуси хон бини? |
Мин гэлбуи ... |
Urdu | آپ كا نام كيا ہے؟ (ap ka nam kya hai) |
ميرا نام ... ہے (mera nam ... hai) |
Uyghur | ئىسمىڭىز نىمۇ؟ (Ismingiz nimu?) |
مېنىڭ ئىسمىم ... (Mening ismim ...) |
Uzbek | Sizning ismingiz nima? Sening isming nima? Isming nima? |
Mening ismim ... |
Venda | Dzina lavho ndi nnyi? | Dzina langa ndi ... |
Venetian | Che nòme gatu? | Me ciamo ... Mi, me ciamo ... Gò nòme ... |
Veps | Kut sindai kuctas? | Minun nimi om ... |
Vietnamese | Bạn tên gì? | Tôi tên là ... |
Võro | Miä su nimi om? Kia sa olõt? |
Ma olõ ... |
Wappo | Tháli’ mì yáwkhe’? | I yáwe |
Wayuu | Kasaichit pünülia? | Tanülia… ... |
Welsh | Beth ydy dy enw di? (inf) Beth ydy'ch enw chi? (frm) |
... dwi ... ydw i |
West Kayah (Red Karen) | ꤔꤟꤢꤧ꤬ ꤗꤝꤟꤤ꤭ ꤔꤢ ꤢꤨ꤭ꤕꤢꤩ꤭? [ŋɛ̤¹ mwi̤³ ŋa u³pe³] |
ꤠꤢ꤭ ꤗꤝꤟꤤ꤭ ꤔꤢ ... [va³ mwi̤³ ŋa] |
Wolof | Naka-nga sant? Na nga tudd? Noo tudd? |
Maa ngi tudd ... ... laa tudd |
Xhosa | Ngubani igama lakho? Lithini igama lakho? |
Igama lam ngu ... |
Yamdena | Ma mo ngaram ise? | Yakw ngarangw ... |
Yapese | Minii' e fithngam? | Fithngag ea ... |
Yiddish | (Vi heystu?) װי הײסטו | (Ikh heys ...) איך הײס ... |
Yolngu | Nhä nhenbal garrar? | Ŋarral garrar ...-puy |
Yoruba | Kí ni orúkọ ẹ? (inf) Kí ni orúkọ yín? (frm/pl) Kí lorúkọ ọ̀ ẹ? (inf) Kí lorúkọ yín? (frm/pl) |
Orúkọ mi ni … ... ni orúkọ mi |
Zazaki | Namey to çi yo? | Namey mi ... o/a |
Zulu | Ngubani igama lakho? | Igama lami ngu... |
Auxiliary and constructed languages | ||
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Esperanto | Kio estas via nomo? Kiel vi nomiĝas? |
Mia nomo estas ... Mi nomiĝas |
Folkspraak | Wadt bin din Namen? Hu is din nam? Hu het du? |
Min Namen bin ... Min nam is ... Ik het ... |
Interlingua | Qual es vostre nomine? | Mi nomine es ... |
Quenya | Man esselya ná? Mani naa essa en lle? |
Nánye ... |
Volapük | Lio panemol-li? | Nem oba binon ... Panemob ... |
Many of these phrases were collected by Sam Giloi
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