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
Sentence BreakdownWord
Translation
Role
- WieHowInterrogative adverb
- heißtare calledVerb 'heißen' (to be called) in 2nd person singular
- duyou (informal)Personal pronoun (nominative)
Grammar Point
Verb 'heißen' (to be called), informal address
Variations
Variations- Wie ist dein Name?What is your name? (informal)
- Darf ich fragen, wie du heißt?May I ask what your name is? (informal)
FAQ
How do you say "What is your name? (informal)" in German?
"What is your name? (informal)" in German is "Wie heißt du?" (Vee HEYEST doo?).
Related
Good day!
Guten Tag!
GOO-ten TAHK
My name is [Name].
Mein Name ist [Name].
Mine NAH-meh ist [NAH-meh]
Bye! (informal)
Tschüss!
Choos
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
Good to meet you. (formal)
Schön, Sie zu treffen.
Shoen, Zee tsoo TREFF-en
