How To Tell Someone Your Name

One of the most rewarding parts of learning French (or any new language) is being able to hold a conversation with someone who speaks the language.

It really feels like you’re making some progress when you can finally do this.

And the best part? It’s not as hard as it seems, when you learn the right phrases!

So let’s get started.

One of the easiest ways to get a conversation going is to talk about yourself. And one of the simplest ways to do this is to tell people what your name is.

So here’s how you do it:

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To say “my name is…” in French, is “Je m’appelle…” So if I was to say “my name is Nikki”, I would say “Je m’appelle Nikki”.

Now that’s how to say what YOUR name is. But what if you want to talk about someone else?

To say “His name is…” you would say “Il s’appelle…”

And to say “Her name is…” you would say “Elle s’appelle…”

After you’ve told someone your own name, you can ask them for their name.

To say “what’s your name?” you say “Vous vous appelez comment?”

And that’s all there is to it! Once you’ve learnt this, you know all there is to know about telling someone your name, and asking someone their name.