Introducing Yourself

Sharing your name and where you're from with someone new.

You
¡Hola! Me llamo Sarah. Mucho gusto.
OH-lah! meh YAH-moh Sarah. MOO-choh GOOS-toh.
Hi! My name is Sarah. Nice to meet you.
"Me llamo" literally means "I call myself." "Mucho gusto" is the standard way to say nice to meet you.
Local
¡Mucho gusto, Sarah! Yo soy Carlos. ¿De dónde eres?
MOO-choh GOOS-toh, Sarah! yoh soy KAR-lohs. deh DOHN-deh EH-rehs?
Nice to meet you, Sarah! I'm Carlos. Where are you from?
You
Soy de Estados Unidos. Soy de California.
soy deh ehs-TAH-dohs oo-NEE-dohs. soy deh kah-lee-FOR-nyah.
I'm from the United States. I'm from California.
"Soy de" means "I'm from." You can follow it with your country and then your city or state.
Local
¡Qué bien! Bienvenida a México.
keh byehn! byehn-veh-NEE-dah ah MEH-hee-koh.
How nice! Welcome to Mexico.
"Bienvenida" is for a woman; use "bienvenido" if you're a man. This gender agreement is common in Spanish.