A1Basics
Wie heißt du?
What is your name? (informal)
In German
Wie heißt du?
Vee HEYEST doo?
🇬🇧 English
What is your name? (informal)
🇪🇸 Español
¿Cómo te llamas?
🇮🇹 Italiano
Come ti chiami?
Sentence Breakdown
| Word | Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Wie | How | Interrogative adverb |
| heißt | are called | Verb 'heißen' (to be called) in 2nd person singular |
| du | you (informal) | Personal pronoun (nominative) |
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Grammar Point
Verb 'heißen' (to be called), informal address
Variations
Wie ist dein Name?
What is your name? (informal)
Darf ich fragen, wie du heißt?
May I ask what your name is? (informal)