In
this post we will learn how to introduce ourselves.
(Hello. I am Barbara. What's your name?)
John:
Mi chiamo John. Piacere.
(My
name is John. Pleased to meet you)
Barbara:
Piacere. Di dove sei?
(Nice
to meet you. Where are you from?)
John:
Sono americano, di Boston, ma abito a Milano. E tu?
(I
am American, from Boston, but I live in Milan. And you?)
Barbara:
Io sono di Firenze.
(I
am from Florence)
In Ialian to introduce ourselves we use the verb “CHIAMARSI” that literally means to call oneself. This is a reflexive verb, so after the subject pronouns we need always to put the reflexive pronouns: MI, TI, SI, CI, VI, SI.
Let's
see now how to form the present tense of the verb:
Some
examples:
- Come si chiama il tuo amico? (What's your friend's name? Literally this question means: “How does your friend call himself?”)
- Si chiama Lorenzo. (His name is Lorenzo)
- Come vi chiamate? (What are your names?)
- Come si chiamano i tuoi genitori? (What are your parents' names?)
- Si chiamano Giovanna e Giorgio. (They call themselves Giovanna and Giorgio)