Article Usage with Names

Question

I know that when a person is speaking about someone with a title, the article is used, but if someone is speaking to that person, no article is used. My question is, if people are referring to themselves, as in an introduction, do they use the article? Ej1: "Bienvendios a todos, soy Doctor Smith". Ej2: "Bienvenidos a todas, soy el Doctor Smith".

Maybe it's a weird question, but I heard someone say "el" and it just didn't seem right to me. Maybe I'm wrong.

Thanks for the help.

Sincerely,

-Wookie

You should say "Soy el doctor Smith" :) - Cordobesa, Jul 5, 2012

Good question! - --Mariana--, Jul 5, 2012

Answer 1

You'd use the article if you were to introduce a "title" before your actual name:

Soy Pedro vs soy el ingeniero Pedro

Soy Josefa vs soy la psicóloga Josefa

Soy Camilo Meneses vs soy el senador Camilo Meneses

Answer 2

While not being absolutely sure on this, it seems to me that to say "Soy el señor Noetol" would be very pompous. I don't think the article is used in the first person like this.

Answer 3

I agree with Noetol. I can't imagine someone doing this in regular conversation.

I guess if a bunch of people were talking about me and said, "I wonder who that is? Is she here?" I'd interrupt and say, "Sí, soy la abogada Mariana."