Ways in French to ask someone’s name or give your own…

If you want to impress your friends and relatives with some of the French you are learning here so far, you can learn these quick dialogues. They are simple patterns you should use when asking somebody’s name and when introducing yourself:

Q: –Comment vous appelez-vous?     What’s your name?   (Here, you are being formal)
A: –Je m’appelle François Dupont.     My name is François Dupont.

Q: –Comment t’appelles-tu?     What’s your name?   (Here, you are being casual)
A: –Je m’appelle Sylvie.     My name is Sylvie.

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“Comment t’appelles-tu?” (What is your name?)

Salut!

1) First let’s learn how to ask somebody’s name:

Comment t’appelles-tu? [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

2) Now let’s learn how to answer the same question:

Je m’appelle… (your name here)[Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Now, would you tell me your name? (click on the comment link below – [...]