A1Basics
Wie heißen Sie?
What is your name? (formal)
In German
Wie heißen Sie?
Vee HEYE-sen Zee?
English
What is your name? (formal)
Español
¿Cómo se llama usted?
Italiano
Come si chiama?
Sentence Breakdown
Sentence BreakdownWord
Translation
Role
- WieHowInterrogative adverb
- heißenare calledVerb 'heißen' (to be called) in 3rd person plural (formal)
- Sieyou (formal)Personal pronoun (nominative)
Grammar Point
Verb 'heißen' (to be called), formal address
Variations
Variations- Wie ist Ihr Name?What is your name? (formal)
- Darf ich fragen, wie Sie heißen?May I ask what your name is? (formal)
FAQ
How do you say "What is your name? (formal)" in German?
"What is your name? (formal)" in German is "Wie heißen Sie?" (Vee HEYE-sen Zee?).
Related
Good day!
Guten Tag!
GOO-ten TAHK
See you later!
Bis später!
Bis SHPAY-ter
Hello/Bye! (Southern Germany/Austria)
Servus!
SER-voos
What is your name? (informal)
Wie heißt du?
Vee HEYEST doo?
Nice to meet you. (formal)
Freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen.
Froyte mish, Zee KEN-nen-tsoo-ler-nen
Nice to meet you. (informal)
Freut mich, dich kennenzulernen.
Froyte mish, dish KEN-nen-tsoo-ler-nen
