I call myself in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

Normal Speech: me yah-mo

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**Tips to Remember “Me llamo”:**
– Associate “llamo” with the English word “name.” “Me llamo” can be thought of as “name myself.”
– Think of “llamar” as the verb “to call,” so “me llamo” literally translates to “I call myself.”

**Explanations:**
“Me llamo” is the first person singular present tense of the reflexive verb “llamarse,” which means “to call oneself” in English. It is used when introducing oneself to say one’s name.

**Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:**
– “Mi nombre es…” which translates to “My name is…”
– “Soy…” followed by your name, which translates as “I am…”

**Conjugations:**
– Infinitive: llamarse
– Present: me llamo (I call myself), te llamas (you call yourself), se llama (he/she calls him/herself)
– Preterite (simple past): me llamé (I called myself), te llamaste (you called yourself), se llamó (he/she called him/herself)
– Imperfect (past): me llamaba (I used to call myself), te llamabas (you used to call yourself), se llamaba (he/she used to call him/herself)
– Future: me llamaré (I will call myself), te llamarás (you will call yourself), se llamará (he/she will call him/herself)

**Examples of Sentences:**
– Present: “Me llamo María” (My name is Maria).
– Past (Preterite): “Ayer me llamé por teléfono por error” (Yesterday I accidentally called myself on the phone).
– Past (Imperfect): “Cuando era pequeño, me llamaba ‘el rápido'” (When I was little, I called myself ‘the fast one’).
– Future: “Mañana me llamaré para confirmar la cita” (Tomorrow I will call myself to confirm the appointment).

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