Expresiones Lección 1 Presentaciones con el verbo “llamarse”

My name is… You have learned how to ask and tell a name with the verb “ser.” –Mi nombre es Juan. My name is Juan. –¿Cuál es tu nombre? What is your name? –¿ Cuál es su nombre? What is your name?

I call myself The more common way to ask and tell names in Spanish is with the verb llamarse. (Yo) Me llamo Juan. = I call myself Juan. ¿Cómo te llamas (tú)? = How do you call yourself? ¿Cómo se llama (Ud.)? = How do you call yourself?

Mi nombre es… vs. Me llamo… These are both ways to express: My name is …. They are not interchangeable. Mi nombre es Juan. (literal) Me llamo Juan. ( not literal)

A bit about regular verbs You have already learned to conjugate two verbs that mean “to be.” Both “ser” and “estar” are types of irregular verbs. In Spanish, there are many verbs that are considered regular verbs because they follow rules of conjugation. The verb “llamar” means “to call,” and it is a regular verb in the present tense.

Present tense of regular –ar verbs Infinitive forms of Spanish verbs end in either –ar, -er, or –ir. They translate as “ to + verb.” (llamar = to call) The infinitive ending needs to be dropped in order to conjugate the verb to make it agree with the subject. The new ending of the verb tells you the tense and the subject (who is performing the action).

The stem of the verb tells you the meaning. –For example, the llam in the verb llamar indicates the meaning “ call.” The ending –ar indicates the infinitive “to call.” When we drop –ar, and add: - o, -as - a, -amos, - áis, -an to the stem llam we can tell the subject of the verb and that the verb is present tense.

Llamar = to call Yo llamo Nosotros llamamos Tú llamasVosotros llamáis Ud. llama Uds. llaman Él llama Ellos llaman Ella llama Ellas llaman

Translation of the present tense in Spanish is just like English. Yo llamo = I call; I am calling; I do call Tú llamas = You call; You are calling; You do call Ud. llama = You call; You are calling; You do call Él llama = He calls, He is calling, He does call Ella llama = She calls, She is calling; She does call Nosotros llamamos= We call; We are calling; We do call Vosotros llamáis = You call; You are calling; You do call Uds. llaman = You call; You are calling; You do call Ellos llaman = They call; They are calling; They do call Ellas llaman = They call; They are calling; They do call

The reflexive verb llamarse When a verb infinitive has “se” attached to the end, it is called a reflexive verb. The verb “llamar” means “to call.” The reflexive verb “llamarse” means “to call oneself.”

Conjugating a reflexive verb When we conjugate a reflexive verb, we must include the reflexive pronouns before the verb that match up with the subject. Instead of “oneself” they match up to reflect the subject to indicate: myself, yourself, himself, herself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves. Yo me Nosotros nos Tú teVosotros os Ud. seUds. se Él seEllos se Ella seEllas se

Llamarse = to call oneself Yo me llamo Nosotros nos llamamos Tú te llamasVosotros os llamáis Ud. se llama Uds.se llaman Él se llama Ellos se llaman Ella se llama Ellas se llaman

Literal vs. Not literal (Yo) Me llamo Juan. = I call myself Juan. (literal translation) My name is Juan. (not literal) ¿Cómo te llamas (tú)? = How do you call yourself? (literal) What is your name? (not literal)

Telling names with llamarse My name is Pablo. Your name is Juan. (Friendly) Your name is Miguel. (Polite) His name is Julio. Her name is Marta.. (Yo) Me llamo Pablo. (Tú) Te llamas Juan. (Ud.) Se llama Miguel. (Él) Se llama Julio. (Ella) Se llama Marta.

Our names are Pablo and Juan. Your names are Carlos and José. (friendly only) Your names are Miguel and Maite. Their names are Tomás and Javier. Their names are Inés and Ana. (Nosotros ) nos llamamos Pablo y Juan. (Vosotros) Os llamáis Carlos y José. (Uds.) Se llaman Miguel y Maite. (Ellos)Se llaman Tomás y Javier. (Ellas)Se llaman Inés y Ana.

Asking names with llamarse What is your name? (friend) What is your name? (polite) What is his name? What is her name? What are your names? (friendly ony) What are your names? What are their names? ¿ Cómo te llamas( tú)? ¿ Cómo se llama (Ud.)? ¿ Cómo se llama (él)? ¿ Cómo se llama (ella)? ¿ Cómo os llamáis (vosotros)? ¿ Cómo se llaman (Uds.)? ¿ Cómo se llaman (ellos)? ¿ Cómo se llaman (ellas)?

A Uds. les toca… It’s your turn… (Repeat 3 times, changing roles.) Compañeros 1, 2, 3 (Use friendly tú for you.) –C1: My name is _______.What is your name ? –C2: My name is ______.Pleased to meet you. –C1: The pleasure is mine. –C2: What is his name? –C1: His name is __________. –C2: Delighted to meet you. –C3: Likewise.

Práctica en parejas con autoevaluación (Include the subject pronouns.) C1: What is his name? C2: His name is Paco. C2: What is her name? C1: Her name is Marta. C1: What are their names? C2: Their names are Javier and Jorge. C2: What are your names? C1: Our names are Pablo, Susana and Juan. ¿Cómo se llama él? Él se llama Paco. ¿ Cómo se llama ella? Ella se llama Marta. ¿Cómo se llaman ellos? Ellos se llaman Javier y Jorge. ¿Cómo se llaman Uds.? Nosotros nos llamamos Pablo, Susana y Juan.